A Tasty Herbal Hint

Does your food sometimes taste bland? Maria Harris suggests that we take a sprig of basil, parsley, chives, or any other herb from the orange container in the Lounge (next to the newspapers), or visit the Herb Garden on the Terrace. Chop or use whole, add to your sandwich, entrée, salad, tea . . . creating a gourmet experience!

Cooking at Kendal is salt-free by design. A herbal addition will more than make up for lack of salt and, best of all, our own garden- grown herbs are available without cost.

Add a little herbal love to your life.

Meal Pick Up or Delivery: A Choice

As Kendal slowly (and thoughtfully) emerges from the coronavirus restrictions, there is a change in the system of getting meals to residents.

While residents can visit the Bistro to choose and pick up meals, delivery to apartments is still available from 4:00-4:30 pm Monday-Saturday (10:30-11:00 am Sunday).

To get meal delivery, residents must complete the weekly menu order form in advance and return it to the Menu Basket in the Residents Lounge by Noon on Friday. They can choose delivery for some nights and carryout for others.

Pickup enables residents to decide what they want to eat at the last minute and see the food on offer, a plus for some people. In addition, it allows people to get out of their apartments for a little walking exercise.

P.S. No eating in the Bistro as yet.

Education Committee Request

Fran Kelly, Co-Chair of the Education Committee noted that, in addition to Zoom courses sponsored by the Education Committee, some residents are participating in online courses through organizations such as One Day University.

We are creating a directory of continuing education courses open to the general public, with or without a subscription fee. If you would like to recommend such a resource, please contact Fran.

It’s important that we have as much information as possible so that it can be shared with everybody.

Library News

A sign of normalcy.

As of Monday, August 3, the library will be officially open and staffed at the usual hours of 10 am-12 noon and 2 pm-4 pm Monday - Friday.

The newspapers will also be returned to the table in the seating area shortly.

Please note, a maximum of 5 people plus the desk volunteer may be in the library at any one time.

We will continue to return books to the Warner Library and pick up new ones on Monday afternoon, if possible. All returns must be received by 11:30 Monday morning.

Indoors & Outdoors

Lynn Brady, the curator of “Indoors and Outdoors” the 2nd Virtual Art Show is now on this website in DID YOU SEE (DYS?).

To view the show, go to www.kohudres.org. Click on the 3 bars in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. In the drop-down menu, click on INFO. Then click on DID YOU SEE.

The gallery of artworks will appear. Scroll down to see each work, or click on each artwork to highlight it. Thanks to Caroline Persell, Arthur Brady, and all the artists for making the Virtual Art Show possible.

Make it your business to give the show a look. All the artwork is done by resident artists, pointing out the talent of those who live at Kendal.

P.S. When you see Lynn, give her a thank you for all the work she has done on this project.

Reminder from CAFA

Marilyn Bottjer, the CAFA Chair, wants us to know that it has come to the notice of the Common Area Furniture and Art Comittee that more and more, residents are moving and/or adding furniture and decorative arts as they please, especially in the elevator lobbies.

The lobbies are for the use of all the residents on a hall, and furniture and decorations have been placed by CAFA as best suits the area. If you wish changes to be made, please see your building CAFA representative or consult Marilyn.

Also, if you have placed or are caring for plants on the windowsills in the elevator lobbies, please be sure the plants are put in waterproof saucers to protect the windowsills from damage. Terracotta plant saucers are not glazed so are not waterproof. This is especially important now that the halls and window areas are being painted.

It is important that we pay attention to CAFA (made up of fellow residents) if we are to have a beautiful and cared-for Kendal.

Scam Alert

Police are alerting Greenburgh residents to a scam falsely claiming to be reputable companies. According to a Greenburgh Police Department spokesman, there has been an increase in fraud involving people who say they are with companies such as Con Edison, Apple, and Amazon. The same scams are focusing on Sleepy Hollow.

These crimes can be committed via telephone or email, police said.

Quite often the scammer will claim there is a security issue with the victim's computer or that the victim is behind on their bill and needs to make a payment to prevent an interruption of their service.

The victim may be asked to click on a link sent via email that will, without the victim knowing, allow the scammer to access the victim's computer.

They may also try to get the victim to send money via wire or in the form of gift cards.

Police said that residents should screen their calls and emails carefully.

If you have any doubts, police said you can always hang up and contact the company directly by calling the number listed on their bills or through the company's website.

Authorities said if you suspect you've become the victim of an internet or phone scam you should report the incident to the police, your bank, the Social Security Administration, and credit reporting agencies to place a fraud alert on your accounts.

A Bit More Normalcy

We all know that we live in the most abnormal time. The last few months (and probably many more to come) have been like an unhappy dream. Like most dreams, they slowly ebb away, and very slowly reality comes into focus. However, when the possibility of even a smidgen of real life is possible, it is most welcome.

During the time of coronavirus, the Administration of Kendal has been very careful with strict adherence to the NY State Department of Health rules, mixed with an excellent dose of common sense as to what we can and should do in order to keep us all safe.

The time has now come for another “baby step” toward a normal life. Starting on Monday, July 27, the “cubbies” on Main Street will again be used to distribute important announcements and routine communications to residents. Since “Main Street” is where the mailboxes are located, we will have the benefit of getting out of our apartments and exercising by walking down to the first floor of Mary Powell. An added plus is being able to see other residents mask to mask (face to face is out these days).

Residents are reminded to remember the Basics to Protecting YOURSELF:

✓ Wear your mask over your nose and mouth ✓ Maintain a 6-foot social distance ✓ Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer

Ain’t normalcy wonderful?

The Masking of Poetry

Without any question, among the Kendal residents there are many with varied talents.

Take Anne White for instance. She has become a local activist on the issues that are of importance not only to Kendal residents but also to the overall community of Sleepy Hollow.

Having a considerable facility with numbers, she has become the Treasurer of the Residents Association.

To make her financial reports something special, she peppers them with wonderful poetry. We thought you should see her latest product.

Proper Etiquette for a Pandemic

“How are you today?” a common greeting as we pass each other in the hallways.

But now the question that we often want to ask instead is “Who are you?” as masks leave only eyes and shaggy hair in view.

Normally that question might be viewed as rude, embarrassing, a sign of fading memory.

But here at Kendal we’re a sociable community. So let’s agree, when faced with some uncertainty concerning the identity of someone passing in the hallway, please don’t hesitate to ask: “Who are you?”

Repeat Kendal Zoom Activities

Kendal on Hudson, very much like other organizations (as well as individuals), has come to rely on Zoom for meetings, classes and just plain old person-to-person communication. To give you an idea of the activities we continue to have at KoH even during the summer, the week’s schedule follows:

Fitness: Stretch and Balance with David: Monday & Wednesday at 9:30

Pilates with Regina: Tuesday at 10:00

Yoga with Rochelle: Thursday at 11:15

Zumba Gold with Amy: Friday at 11:15

Call Cathy DiSomma for Zoom links to Fitness Activities.

Contemporary Issues Discussion Group Thursday at 10:00. Contact Gene DuBow.

Classes: (if enrolled)

“Exploring Power: Three American Leading Ladies” with Kate Farrington: 3 Tuesdays in August

“Sapiens by Yuval Harari” with Yoel Magid: 4 Wednesdays in August and 2 in September

“Climate Change” with Prof. Paul Olsen: 4 Fridays in September.