Last week, I was upset because an elderly, traditional artist got nasty about drawing on my iPad.
Yesterday, I experienced the opposite.
A woman who shows signs of Alzheimer's (she shyly confided in me that she suspects that is her problem), and a 95 year old who is just plain bored, sat on either side of me as I drew on my iPad in the lounge. Both of these ladies are chatter boxes. For almost an hour, they were transfixed as I zoomed around on my iPad.
As time went on, I asked them for suggestions. Both offered input that I incorporated into the drawing. They were delighted.
As a society, we have conquered the problems of health, nutrition, housing, mobility, and loneliness.
Boredom needs to be next. Some of us learned early on to entertain ourselves. Some people did not.
Margaret
Yesterday, I experienced the opposite.
A woman who shows signs of Alzheimer's (she shyly confided in me that she suspects that is her problem), and a 95 year old who is just plain bored, sat on either side of me as I drew on my iPad in the lounge. Both of these ladies are chatter boxes. For almost an hour, they were transfixed as I zoomed around on my iPad.
As time went on, I asked them for suggestions. Both offered input that I incorporated into the drawing. They were delighted.
As a society, we have conquered the problems of health, nutrition, housing, mobility, and loneliness.
Boredom needs to be next. Some of us learned early on to entertain ourselves. Some people did not.
Margaret