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Dorothy Wallace Foisy (left) shares a tender moment with her youngest daughter Lynn Walker at Conifer Place, where Foisy now lives. She recently moved to Oregon from Florida, and has continued to sew dozens of baby blankets for families in need (below).
■ At 101, Dorothy Wallace Foisy still is sewing baby blankets
By MICHELLE TE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
Dorothy Wallace Foisy sews baby quilts — a lot of them. Often, two a day. In fact, since September, she has sewn 50 blankets. But as she sits among the blankets, folded neatly on the bed by her daughter Lynn Walker, Foisy picks up a blanket, unfolds it, strokes the pink fleece and comments, “Who made these?” She echoes the statement several
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times, despite the gentle reminders by Walker that her mother did, indeed, make them. But Foisy, nearly 102 years old, has struggled with dementia over the past five years. She can’t remember many things when asked about them, and insists it’s something else. Yet, ask her to sew and Foisy becomes a different person. The machine brings her back to life, and the rote memory of so many years seated in front of it, return Foisy, if for just a few moments, back to the person she used to be. “She used to do elaborate quilts,” says Walker, “all by hand. And she used to do all the shopping for the fabric. When she lived in Florida, she made hundreds of quilts for migrant worker families, homeless babies, unwed mothers. I wrote to them where she lived, just to verify that she’d actually been doing this.” Walker says it stems from her mother’s love for babies and children.
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“I wanted 14 children,” Foisy says. “But I only had four.” Walker says her mother doted on her four children, raising them in an idyllic setting in rural Pennsylvania with their father William Wallace. Her children are Kim (deceased), Dee Ann, Scott and Lynn. “She was a stay-at-home mom,” she says. “It was a wonderful life, we had a fantastic childhood. Children don’t get a childhood like we had. We were free, we rode our bikes everywhere. We were able to have a different kind of life back then.” The time was just after World War II, rations were lessening, money was more plentiful, and the family treasured their time together. Foisy sewed her children’s clothes – and even baby doll clothes to match, something Walker remembers with pride. “You spoiled me rotten,” Walker says to her mother. Foisy, born in 1915, lost her own mother when she was just 3 years old. Walker believes it’s why Foisy was so determined to be the best mother she could be, to make up for what she didn’t have. However, Foisy’s mother was a very good cook, something Foisy didn’t inherit. “Cookin’ isn’t one of them,” Foisy says emphatically, of the things she loved to
do. Instead, she enjoyed sewing, painting, writing poetry and traveling. Foisy’s first husband, William, died in 1976. Later, she remarried Jim Foisy and they were together for 25 years before he died about a year and a half ago, at the age of 99. At the time, they had been living in Florida. After William died, Foisy began to travel. First to Saudi Arabia, where her son Scott worked for the airlines. He was able to take his mother to India, China, Japan and England. When Walker lived in Spain, her mother visited. When Walker moved to Hawaii, her mother visited six times. “She just loved to travel,” Walker says. “She got lost everywhere, but she was so cute that everyone just helped her out.” In Florida, she had a group of 10 friends who often went out to lunch at a restaurant by the beach. Her husband Jim was in an orchestra, so she also attended many of his concerts. Together, Dorothy and Jim loved to dance. Foisy also loved to swim and, at age 85, was doing backflips off the diving board. At age 92, she went parasailing with a friend who didn’t feel quite as adventurous about going 500 feet up in the air. She wanted to go again on her 100th birthday, but this time Walker forbid it. Last year, Walker moved her mother from Florida to Oregon, to Conifer Place in Corvallis, a facility she calls a
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Dorothy Wallace Foisy has had this charm bracelet for 50 years.The charms represent all her children and grandchildren, as well as her anniversary date. She loves to look at it and reminisce.
“wonderful place. I’ve been in a lot of facilities here and in Florida, and this place is unbelievable. The love and care that (my mother) gets here is really wonderful. You just can’t fake that. This is a wonderful place, and I’m so thankful that we were led here.” It’s a relief for Walker, who’s still working and knows her mother can’t be left alone. “It’s small, intimate, and the staff takes really good care of people,” she says. “That means more than anything to me.”
But something they work on together is Foisy’s health. Both Walker and Foisy follow a regiment of holistic healing, and Walker says her mother is in amazing health. “She has been healthy her whole life,” Walker says of her mother. “She never took a pill or aspirin. Then, her husband took her to the doctor’s and they put her on a lot of medications. Now, she takes a couple pills, but it’s natural things like fiber, cranberry, probiotics and vitamins. I’ve been in-
volved in natural healing for many years, and that’s our first line of defense. We try to do everything naturally.” Walker is thankful for the time she gets to spend with her mother, especially in helping her sew the baby blankets. She picks out the fabric, brings it to her mother and together they cut up the strips to sew the blankets. She will leave the cut-up material with her mother and when she comes back the next day, Foisy already will have the top put together and ready for the back to be put on. Walker has been looking around for a worthy place to donate her mother’s blankets, and is talking to an organization called Quilts from Caring Hands, in Philomath. “I’ve called them,” she says, “waiting to see where I could put them, where they would do the most good. They put the blankets in a variety of places, and I think they’ll do the most good.” Walker sits next to her mother and wraps her arm around her. “She inspirational,” Walker says. “She’s very kind and very cheerful. She’s had a lot of sad things happen to her, but she always went to the bright side. She never burdened anyone else with her problems. She and I have been really close, but she’s close with all her kids.” With a smile, Walker then quips, “But my brother thinks he’s the favorite … and we let him.”
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Food fads seem to take up a large portion of today’s conversations about eating. There are trends seeking fusion cuisines, massive numbers of people taking photos of their food, and blogs discussing foods and fads. Over the years, and through vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, sprouts have become one of those fads. But sprouts have come and gone — and come again; and often there are problems associated with them. Too often, the high temperatures required to grow them, combined with the humid and wet growing mediums, create the ideal conditions for bacteria and other pathogens that create diseases for humans, says Brooke Edmunds, who represents the Oregon State University Extension for Linn, Benton and Lane counties. Sometimes even the seeds contain pathogens. Edmunds holds a doctorate in plant pathology diseases of vegetables and ornamental plants. One new trend, she says, uses the sprout idea without the problems. These are called microgreens. Sprouts take about three to five days to germinate and then are ready for eating. But microgreens are young, tasty vegetables that take 10 to 14 days, can be grown at home or in a greenhouse, or bought at a grocery or specialty store. They are smaller, and contain more concentrated nutrients than their mature, older brothers, but typically aren’t used in large quantities. Unlike sprouts, where the entire plant is used — including the root system and the greens – only the microgreens’ green growth is used. Additionally, these nutritional vegetables offer diners taste, delicacy and distinctive flavors, according to Wikipedia. There also are a number of varieties from chard and amaranth to cabbage and kohlrabi, and from basil to beets, chia, cilantro and clover. Also called vegetable confetti, microgreens are typically grown differently from sprouts. Much younger in usage than sprouts, microgreens began their trend in San Francisco in the 1980s, and started a growing trend in Southern California in the 1990s. Since then, the small greens’ popularity has moved across the country and is grown on farms, in homes and commercially. Early varieties consisted of arugula, basil, beets, kale and cilantro. These now include chard, two kinds of amaranth, mizuna, cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, chia, clover, tat soil,
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Eventually water seeks its own level And so it is with people, or should be We go off in so many directions Seeking the best way to live And thinking we have found it Then try to make everyone go our way, Now, if we were all alike it would be very simple But God made us all different Different sizes, shapes, colors, genders, nationalities with different talents, tastes, needs, etc. We are all individuals No two are alike, not even twins So it stands to reason We should be free to choose what to do, How to dress, where to live, what to eat, Our friends, our simple pleasures and our religion
No matter what you choose to believe All ladders lead to God You are free to choose the one you want It is foolish to even try to convert everyone to go only one way, Especially when they all lead to the same place It may be different but no better We are all Equal in God’s eyes So let everyone be at peace With the ladder of their choice To climb to God their own way Don’t knock the rungs out of my ladder Take care of your own ascension Let me go to God my own way As I give you the same privilege Only then will we have “Peace on Earth” Besides … One ladder won’t hold us all! Amen!!
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soak, for example cilantro takes one to two hours; others, like beets, require longer soaks. Some of the problems associated with them are spacing, over or under watering, water pH and light sources. For example, not enough light yields pale or spindly plants. If you need advice, or want to review the process, check with any local extension officer or a Master Gardener, “who know where the resources are,” Edmunds says. Finally, these tasty greens can pack a punch in nutrients. These young plants have more concentrated nutrients and the tastes are subtler, she says. Most, especially cilantro, have higher levels of carotenoids than mature plants. There also are higher
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With the downsizing of the Armed Forces in 2008 and 2014, Veterans Affairs has been inundated with an influx of veterans. Along with this influx, Veterans Affairs reported in 2012 that veterans’ suicide rates have increased with 22 veterans committing suicide each day. Seeing the great need, Samaritan Health Services has launched a program that provides advocacy to our veterans and their families. Samaritan Veterans Outreach provides military veterans with resources, support and advocacy for optimal health and social well-being. We will provide the resources needed or will work with our community partners to find answers.
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Before serving as a veterans navigator at Samaritan, I served six years with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, first Marine Division, at Camp Pendleton, California. During that time, I was a corpsman, or “doc,” and deployed twice to Iraq. After graduating from Oregon State University, I brought my passion for serving veterans into my current role at Samaritan. Veterans often lose their sense of identity, purpose and camaraderie when they discharge out of the military. Samaritan Veterans Outreach wants to
help build these among veterans and family members in our community. We hold biweekly peer support groups and monthly community service events. The peer support groups cover topics such as triggers and how to manage them, among others. Each of our community service projects has a military connection through the location we volunteer at, including places like Fort Hoskins, Camp Adair and the Crystal Lake Cemetery. Samaritan Veterans Outreach is happy to explain how your medical insurance works. One of the biggest requests thus far has been with Veterans Choice Insurance, which allows veterans to be seen in the community. Many disabled veterans have received a card, but still need to check their eligibility before seeking care. As a navigator, I
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can help streamline this process if a veteran is eligible and interested in seeking community care. Samaritan Veterans Outreach is a program that is based on the needs we hear from the community and through proven healing modalities. For example, organizations around the country, like the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, have shown how art positively affects patients. Because of this, Samaritan Veterans Outreach will be holding a number of ArtsCare events for our veterans and their families in 2017. We would love to hear from you. If you are a veteran or family member and have a question, issue or suggestion, please contact us at veterans@samhealth.org or 541-768-7800. ■
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providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. Glenwood Manor, LINCOLN CITY OCEAN 1687 NW Division St., FRONT, fantastic view, Corvallis. 541-753-3408. fireplace, TV/VCR/DVD, 2 bdrms, kit/dishwasher, HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS no smoking, no pets. for senior citizens 62 or Very comfortable. 503- older, disabled and/or 843-3157. Email: holton handicapped. Accepting @macnet.com. applications at this time. We are committed to LINCOLN CITY OCEAN providing equal housing VIEW. Historic Wecoma opportunities. All utilities neighborhood. 3 blocks paid. Millwood Manor, to beach. 2bdrm, 2ba. 2550 14th Ave SE, AlFully equipped kitchen. bany. 541-928-2545. DISH TV/VCR/DVD. No smoking. Pets maybe, HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS with deposit. Email: de- for senior citizens 62 or hamer7848@msn.com older, disabled and/or for rates & pictures or handicapped, available at call 503-399-7848. this time. We are committed to providing equal Units for Rent housing opportunities. All utilities paid. SurfHUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS wood Manor, 4545 SW for senior citizens 62 or Hwy 101, Lincoln City, older, disabled and/or 541-996-3477. handicapped, available at this time. We are comMiscellaneous mitted to providing equal housing opportunities. LIFE AFTER DEATH? Find All utilities paid. Briar- your own answers. Read wood Manor, 643 Man- Spiritual Wisdom On Life brin, Keizer, OR 97303, After Death by Harold 503-981-8614. Klemp. www.eckankar. org, www.eckankar-oreHUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS gon.org. for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or Cemetery Plots handicapped. Accepting applications at this time. CEMETERY PLOT IN BELWe are committed to CREST Park, Salem, OR.
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Lot 1, BLK 36, section 6. VINTAGE CADILLAC $2000. 503-463-5311. WANTED, 1949 to 1979. Rust free, nice cars only! BELCREST MEMORIAL No major projects. Prefer PARK MAUSOLEUM: Fleetwood Sedan. jlp1 Niche, $2500. Call 503- 20k@hotmail.com/503871-7923. 538-8096.
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DIABETIC TEST STRIPS WANTED. Paying top MUSICAL INSTRUME- dollar! Free local pickup. NTS WANTED. Portland Call Sharon, 503-679Music Co. always buy- 3605. ing! Reputable since 1927. Free appraisals. CASH FOR GOOD CONDI531 SE M.L.K. Blvd. Ask TION reloading equipfor Doug. 503-226-3719. ment & supplies. 541905-5453. CASH FOR PRE 1980 sport & non-sport gum BASEBALL & SPORTS or cigarette cards, model MEMORABILIA wanted. kits, comic books, old Buying old cards, pentoys, old car or?? Pri- nants, autographs, phovate collector. 503-3137538. 32 YEARS REPUTABLE BUYER! CASH PAID for old magazines, brochures, catalogs, greeting cards, letters, manuals, books, slides. Photos thru 1970’s, buttons, perfume, etc. Please call 503-422-8478. NOTICE: Oregon state law (ORS 701) requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. An active license means the contrctor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website www.hirali censedcontractor.c o m or call 503-3784621.
tographs, tickets, programs, Pacific Coast League, etc. Alan, 503481-0719. HIGHEST CASH PAID TODAY FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS GUARANTEED! Free local pickup since 2010. We will beat anyone local by 20%! Call us NOW to get the MOST CASH TODAY!! Help others. CALL 360693-0185. MILITARY ITEMS WANTED by collector. WWI, WWII-present. War souvenirs, trench art, medals, helmets, swords. Mike 707-3380477.
Are you looking for a VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY? If the answer is yes, Timberhill Place Assisted Living Community in Corvallis may be the right place for you. We are looking for a few good volunteers to enhance our activity program. If you like working with seniors and have one or two free hours to spare each month this could be the opportunity that you are looking for. Must be 18 years or older and willing to submit a criminal background check. If interested, contact Ashley at 541-753-1488 or send an e-mail to tmbrpl@proaxis.com for more information.
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DIGGIN’ IT!
By GRACE PETERSON MASTER GARDENER
Am I the only one who thought spring would never get here? What a winter it’s been. I lost count of the number of days I saw snowfall and there weren’t nearly enough of those warm intermissions that tide us over until the next storm. Even the weather experts have declared it a wetter and colder-than-normal winter — the La Nina effect. Now my fingers are crossed that we’ll have a normal spring. No more of that arctic stuff, please. The lawn is already growing and needs a weekly mowing. Utilizing spring rains, we can don our rain parka and sprinkle fertilizer on our water-soaked lawns. Bare spots can be sprinkled with lawn seed and will have plenty of time to fill in before summer. Weeds are much easier to tackle now, when they’re small, easier to pull. And you’ll thank yourself later for getting rid of them before they spread their seeds all over. After they’re pulled and disposed of, a fresh layer of mulch over the area will help keep the area clean and neat. My pruners always get a lot of use this time of year. The early-blooming flowering shrubs such as rhododendron,
April in the garden
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Photo by Grace Peterson
Pruning clematis vines, such as this “multi-blue,” can be confusing, but it’s wise to prune right after the bloom fades, about six inches from the ground.
camellia and azalea can be pruned right after they are finished blooming. This will give them enough time through the spring and summer months to grow next year’s blossoms. If I haven’t done so yet, I will also trim my summerflowering Hall’s Honeysuckle vine to keep it from taking over the neighborhood. Speaking of vines, clematis vines can be one of the most confusing of vines to prune. The standard practice is to determine which “type”
you’re growing and prune according to that type’s needs. However, I’ve found that the same principle that applies to shrubs also applies to all clematis types — prune right after the blooms fade. I prune mine all the way back, to within six or so inches from the ground. With an application of fertilizer/compost and a good soaking, the plant should put out fresh green shoots. Often it will rebloom. Additionally, this means the
gardener won’t have to deal with that brown tangle of death that can accumulate if left unattended for any length of time. The one drawback to this method is that you won’t have any of the fluffy seed heads to enjoy but if you’re like me, you prefer to see the flowers over the seed heads anyway. There are early veggies that can be started from seed. Arugula, spinach and other salad greens grow easily in containers and I’ve found that this method helps keep hungry slugs at bay. If placed under a patio cover, the rain will be unable to batter the poor things and splash soil upon their leaves, which means less grit to wash off at the kitchen sink. Seeds of peas, onions, carrots and brassicas can be sown now or purchased as seedlings and planted out. Just watch for slugs. And, needless to say, keep an eye on those weeds. In April, one must keep vigilant to nighttime temperatures. The garden centers have marigolds, petunias and other summer bedding plants for sale but a single night of cold temperatures can wreak havoc on one’s best intentions. Instead of risking it with these frost-sensitive plants, I focus on repotting and grooming my
wintered-over container plants such as fuchsias, begonias and hardier root-bound perennials such as New Zealand flax, ferns and ornamental grasses. Rosebushes can use a dose of fertilizer and a top-dressing of compost. If you haven’t done so yet, you can prune them back now or wait until they’ve finished with their first round of blooms. Remember to check the new growth for hungry aphids. They can be squished with gloved fingers. Or a spray of water will do them in. Ladybugs consider aphids the finest of delicacies so if you see ladybugs on your rosebush, allow them to do their work. April is such a beautiful time. Yes, there are garden chores to do but we shouldn’t get bogged down with tasks without taking time to enjoy nature. Breathing in the freshness of the air, gazing at the beauty and intricacy of spring bloomers, listening to birds as they go about their nest-building, watching bees buzz from one flower to another — these are all reminders that nature is alive and well and we humans are the recipients of a grand and awesome gift. With the world seemingly on edge, nature reminds us of what’s really important. ■
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