The Cousin From Snowy River

I had a wonderful day today at Morling Lodge, the retirement home I volunteer at. I’ve gotten to know most of the residents that come to morning activities that I help out with. So when I walk into the room I’m greeted by a steady stream of “Hello” “Good morning” and “How are you Bec?” My shortened name has gotten shorter. Becca is apparently a strange name here. Anyway, my favorite resident was back this morning! His name is Gunars and he’s the cutest little old man. He calls me lucky because once he won two games of bingo in a row when I was sitting next to him. He was away with friends for the last few weeks.

The residents I work with bring huge smiles to my face. They get so into Bingo, Bocca Ball and Carpet Bowls, it’s just hilarious. Today I was sitting by a sweet old man named Des. He was showing me pictures of his family. He came to a picture of his cousin who was an actress. She looked really familiar. She turns out to be the actress who played Jessica in The Man From Snowy River. Awesome. This Aussie film about the mountain men of the outback is a movie I remember watching with my family growing up. If you haven’t seen it, you should watch it.