Aged Woman's Home Blog

The holiday season descended upon us here at The Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown on the second Tuesday in December, when several elves (aka members of the Town and Country Garden Club) completed their annual holiday decorating of the Home.       As they...

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Home was indeed sumptuous, complete with welcome visitors as well as delicious morsels. A Guest’s grandson gave out hugs all around, and a granddaughter in colorful pigtails shared a delightful assessment of what tasted best (the cookies of...

On October 28, 1868, here in the Nation’s Capital, President Andrew Johnson proclaimed, “I therefore recommend that Thursday, the 26th day of November next, be set apart and observed by all the people of the United States as a day for public praise, thanksgiving, and...

Peggy Reimer, possibly the longest-ever tenured resident at the Aged Woman’s Home, passed away at age 92 on Tuesday, September 17, after a brief illness. Peggy first came to the Home in August of 1993. Born in January 1932, Peggy’s formative years were war years,...

Here in the Nation’s Capital, we have hurtled past the summer solstice, honored our vets on Memorial Day, and are fast approaching America’s 250th birthday, also known as the semi quincentennial or, aka, “the Big Two-Five-Oh”. The crepe myrtle’s have bloomed a bit...

Like many of you, on Monday, April 8, 2024, at around the 2 pm hour, we at the Aged Woman’s Home donned our eclipse glasses and headed out the back door to stare up at the sky for an hour or so.  We found excellent solar eclipse viewing while sitting on the Home’s...

It has happened again! Spring has sprung in the DC Metro Area. We are reeling a bit, as some gorgeous warm weather caused our beloved cherry blossoms (and their best friends the forsythia) to reach peak bloom two weeks early. Not since 2003 have the cherry blossoms...

Here in the DC area we have not had an appreciable snowfall in two years. That is until—voila!—this week. Two to five inches of the white stuff fell, schools were closed, and with the temperatures bouncing up and down around freezing, some treacherous icy spots added...

Tis’ the season of giving, and several groups have again shown their generous spirit at the Home in the past few weeks. First, six freshman students from Georgetown Preparatory School used their community service hours to lug box after box of decorations down from the...

GivingTuesday, November 28, 2023, will soon be upon us. We hope you will consider donating to The Aged Woman’s Home in this season of giving.  Madeline, our newest Guest, arrived at the Home this past Monday, just in time for Thanksgiving. Madeline describes herself...