“We would say that a big reason we are happy to be here now is that we feel safe and well cared for. We have not had to figure out how to get groceries or manage home maintenance at a time when every service people need seems to have been affected by Covid in one way or another. During the early part of lockdown, every conversation with friends still living in their own homes centered around how to get groceries safely or whether it was safe to have cleaners or repair people come into their houses. No worries here at EM! We are so grateful to have had EM manage our vaccinations – as well as many other challenging aspects of our daily lives! And for us, being part of a lively community is key. Meeting folks in the corridors, even masked and distanced, is a chance to chat and catch up and to meet new people. For us, getting outside every day (even snowy ones) on our gorgeous campus makes us happy. In these winter afternoons, we often join friends in the “beaver claque” to cheer on our industrious resident beaver. We hike into the Preserve with the Saturday hiking group. All spring and summer and into the fall, we gathered with folks in the Residents’ Garden to enjoy that glorious spot, gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Several times we joined friends in the gazebo for “distanced” cocktails. Although things are different during this Covid time, our involvements in the EM community have not slowed down. We are never bored here!” – Janie Peterson