All this talk of roasts seems to have caught on. I agree with the delight of parsnips – the only way I ever seem to eat them is roasted, but they are my favourite roast veg by far.
As a kid I grew up with the rule that you had to eat everything on your plate. The way I accomplished this was to save one favourite thing until the end, so I could get through the less liked portions of the meal. With Sunday roast I always saved a roast parsnip until the end.
JJulie – I did go look at a few aged care facilities, but it wasn’t the deciding factor. Something I found very useful ask around for personal recommendations. I wanted to know other people’s experiences (especially from the family members who had to deal with them). Because I was looking in the Adelaide Hills this was fairly easy, because I had relatives that have lived in this area for nearly 100 years. My aunt knows all the locals and all the gossip, I asked her what she’d heard about the local aged care facilities and she asked around. She also knew someone who was a carer in one of them and she rang her so I was able to ask her some pertinent questions – I got a very clear idea of which places to rule out. Luckily a place became available quite quickly in my preferred place which was close to my home. Although Dad initially hated the idea of aged care, once he got there he was actually quite happy and so much less lonely than he’d been at home. When it comes to aged care, I don’t trust government rating systems (they only see them when they’re on their best behaviour), or the material published by the facility, or what the administrators say, I want personal opinions from those who’ve had extended contact with a facility and have no reason to lie to me – I want a “warts and all” report.
10:45 am
24 Oct 17