Hello everyone from your Advisory Board May this Passover and Easter Sunday bring all eQ residents, family and friends, love, peace, happi-ness, health and every blessing from above.

Wishing everyone a Happy Easte r & Passover

While physical distancing is the right thing to do, coming together to support one another is the most important thing we can do to keep our com-munity strong. We’re sending out this special edition of our newsletter, with a few ideas of things to do, and to show what people in our community are doing to brighten each others day, in spite of not being able to celebrate with family and friends. Thanks to those who have sent in ideas. As men-tioned in our April 1st Update we have drawn from among the contributors and are pleased to award gift cards to: Val and Ron Jackson , 26 Regalia Way Rick Baker, 243 Royal Landing Gate Bob Larochelle, 90 Equinelle Drive Congratulations!

New Items posted on our website. While most resident club activities have been in-definitely suspended, the Board is continuing its deliberations and progress on various initiatives. For members who like to keep current, the follow-ing items are now posted on the RESOURCES page of our website: - the minutes of the last Board meeting that took place on February 18, 2020 - the summary of the member survey conducted last Fall.

On Easter Sunday, be inspired as Andrea Bocelli will perform live from Milan’s empty Duomo cathedral. The concert will start at 1 pm Kemptville time.

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Haven’t lost a ball yet

AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Cheers from the ‘Chair’:

Practice physical distancing . . . even during cocktail hour!

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Fish n Chips Drive-by was a great success! Thank you to the whole working team, our community really appreciates it!

I read that 4,153,237 people got

married last year. Not to cause

any trouble, but shouldn't that be

an even number?

Relationships are a lot like

algebra. Have you ever

looked at your X and won-

dered Y?

The pharmacist asked me my

birth date again today. I’m

pretty sure he’s going to get

me something. Money can’t buy happi-

ness, but it keeps the kids

in touch!

Stray thoughts . .

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Many enjoy solving riddles and many may have seen the ones below: if so, pass them on, if not, enjoy! 1. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world?

2. If you were running a race and you passed the per-son in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

3. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?

4. Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

5. Why is it against the law for a person living in New York to be buried in California?

6. You throw away the outside and cook the inside.

Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

7. Which month has 28 days?

8. 2 fathers and 2 sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring home only 3 fish?

9. A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

10. Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?

11. Many have heard me but no one has seen me. I will not speak until spoken to. What am I?

12. What can you hold in your right hand but not your left hand?

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. . . Submitted by Rick Baker

Rick’s Riddles or Baker’s Dozen

Wackie WordiesFor those who enjoy twisting our brains in unfamiliar directions, here are a few word puzzles. If you enjoy these you can find more by searching “wackie wordies’ . ( Solutions on Page 6 )

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. . . Thanks to Val and Ron Jackson for the sweet recipes

Best Date Loaf 1.5 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda

¾ cup pitted dates ½ cup butter ¾ cup water ½ cup brown sugar * 1 egg

Boil dates, butter, sugar until soft take off stove, add baking soda, (does puff up so make sure to use good size pan) add to flour and add an egg, mix well. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 325 for 45 minutes. Enjoy!!!

* Note: I used brown sugar twin.

Apple Cake 3 cups diced apples 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup pecans 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups flour 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda Mix apples, sugar, oil, pecans, 2 eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda to other ingredients and stir well. Grease a 13x9 pan and pour in cake batter for 50 min. Toothpick clean when done. If you like you can top with sour cream with a bit of sugar in it. YUMMY and healthy too.

From the Cauldron of “Wicked” Jackson

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GOOD READSAuthor TitleMitch Albom Finding Chika

Camron Wright The Rent Collector

Stuart McLean Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe

Adam Higginbotham Midnight In Cherobyl

James Patterson & Peter de Jonge Miracle on the 17th Green Miracle at Augusta Miracle at St. Andrews

Heather O’Neill Lullabies for Little Criminals

Beverley McLachlin Full Disclosure

Bill Browder Red Notice

Jose Andres We Fed an Island

NETFLIX FAVOURITESBurden of Truth •Hachi •Coach Carter •The Terminal •Megan Leavey •Fried Green Tomatoes •Lion •The Wrecking Crew •

Answers to Rick’s Bakers’ Dozen 1. Mt. Everest. It just wasn’t discovered yet 2. Second place 3. A river 4. Meat 5. He is alive 6. An ear of corn 7. Every month has 28 days, so 12 8. Because the fishing group comprises a grandfather, his son, and his grandson – hence, just three people. 9. Short 10. He is dead 11. An echo 12. Your left hand

Many videos have overwhelmed the internet and we have seen and shared our fair share. Many will have seen this series, but if you haven’t, check it out: a smiling m o m e n t with your morning coffee! Just google ‘Pluto Living’ and ‘Pluto Breaks the inter-net’…several brief anecdotes worth watching. Enjoy!

Solutions for Wackie Wordies 1a Alphabet soup 1b Seeing eye to eye 1c Help is on the way 1d Total recall 2a Mid-Life crisis 2b Standing room only 2c Once bitten, twice shy 2d Odd-man out 3a Borderline insanity 3b Top of the heap 3c Lay it on the line 3d Look both ways before crossing 4a Can't see the forest for the trees 4b Stir crazy 4c Joined in holy matrimony 4d Drawn and quartered

We all have different tastes in books, movie genres and various leisure activities, so while the lists below are in no way exhaustive and may not be ‘your cup of tea’ we offer suggestions that may peak your interest or at least encourage research….

SERIES FAVOURITESHomeland - political intrigue •Bloodline - Family drama in the Florida Keys •Broadchurch - British Crime Mystery •Arrested Development - Sitcom •Boardwalk Empire - Prohibition era in Atlantic City •Mad Men - Advertising Agency Sitcom in the 60s •The Crown - Follow the Royals •

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Thanks again to our sponsors, who will be looking for our encouragement once they are able to offer their services again,

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