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Reading Ireland in North Hill’s Library
Was Oscar Wilde right? Did the Irish make the English language beautiful? The land of poets and storytellers; myth and magic; rebels and saints has produced some of the world’s greatest writers dating back as far at the 6th century. You can decide for yourself if Wilde was right by browsing North Hill’s extensive offerings […]
Meet Lynn Bloom
She writes. All the time and about everything, breaking barriers with every word. In fact, at age 6 when most children were learning the alphabet, Lynn Bloom wrote her first play, staged it in a tissue box, and brought it to school to entertain her peers. At that time, inspired by joyous Dr. Seuss, she […]
Meet Wally Tucker
Butcher? Baker? Candlestick Maker? No, Wally Tucker hasn’t been any of those, but his versatility is a real asset. He left his musical career more than 40 years ago to begin work as a janitor before the North Hill campus even opened. In just two years, he moved to housekeeping, maintenance, substitute driver and finally, […]
Wishes for the World
From Jessie Rodrique Program Director at North Hill, October, 2023 Today we take our wishes for the world and plant them at the root of a brand new tree. As this magnolia grows and spreads its branches, so will our wishes grow. But wishes are only that: ideas imagined, that evanescent “thing with feathers that […]
North Hill Reads – The Daughters of Yalta
You can tell by the book covers illustrated on the right that North Hill residents have traveled the world through books. They’ve been to Burma (now Myanmar), India, and revisited the devastating Dark Tide that flooded the streets of Boston with hot molasses. They shared in the drama of an American president’s assassination and the […]
Meet Phyllis Gibson
Meet Phyllis Gibson. Her mother came to live here at North Hill in 1984, making Phyllis a “second generation” resident. “She had a wonderful experience and …never looked back,” says Phyllis. “Why wouldn’t I come? Like most people who resist a major move, Phyllis was happy in her home and not eager to make a […]
Meet Stan Fisher
Stan Fisher and his wife Jenny Wilder moved to North Hill in 2019. They have myriad interests and stay so active on campus that he once joked that he and Jenny are so busy now that they’ve moved here, they need to find a place to retire from North Hill! Stan’s most passionate interest is […]
For Art’s Sake, Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was an Austrian expressionist painter whose very short life didn’t inhibit his prodigious talent. He created the painting below, House with Laundry Hanging in 1917. A print of the painting can be seen on the 4th Floor of North Hill’s G wing. The original sold at Sotheby’s England for $40miilion in 2011. […]
Rob Fox talks Thanksgiving
Executive Chef Rob Fox discovered his love of cooking early. Here are some expert tips from him to help with your Thanksgiving meal. “As a kid I use to always help my Mom cook at home. I’d pull up a chair to the counter and mix, roll, & shape whatever I could get could get […]