Glass Matches By Rick Weber, Becketwood Member Some kids were really lucky with the Cracker Jack prize. In the 1950s most of the prizes were tiny molded animals or paper decal transfers meant to mimic tattoos or a small spinning top, but still…there was always hope. Rudy hit it big with his prize one September […] Read more
By Ruth Halvorson, Becketwood Member I am grateful for the dedicated effort Becketwood is making to have everyone who comes to our community, guests or residents, feel welcome, included, and at home. In light of this important work, I decided this might be a good time for me to share a personal experience I had […] Read more
By Pat Cummings, Becketwood Member My landline phone rang, I saw that it wasn’t a number I recognized, I let it ring; Later, I saw that I had a voice mail message, I punched in the 11 numbers to retrieve it, And heard a robotic female voice say, “You did not reveal yourself as a […] Read more
By Iric Nathanson, Becketwood Member Ebi S was disheartened as she sat at her apartment window staring out at the falling snow on that winter night. A month earlier, in November, she had moved into Becketwood full of hope after a seven-year wait on the Ready to Buy list. Now she was starting to wonder […] Read more
Wooden Matches By Rick Weber, Becketwood Member Little boys are attracted to the story of Jesus on the Cross and, in the church pews where the Catholics among us started school each day, we knelt before a life-sized crucifix where a somewhat bloody Jesus was nailed and held a wandering eye and dreamy reverie through […] Read more