We Have A SponsoR!!1!

Yes D.S fans, that's right, we have a sponsor!1!!

They are helping us buy goods such as foods, medical supplies, and other supermarket things that are advertised on this show!

Given by the clue (advertised on this show!), you can guess what company it is that's sponsoring us!!

Yep, you guessed it!1 It's Brand Power!!1!! If you can't remember what this company it shows us that you haven't been watching the television (as the youth call it - you might remember that we are trying to get you oldies and other D.S fans to use the youth terms to feel younger!) Anyway, back to the topic of 'if you can't remember Brand Power (!1!!)'. It either means you haven't watched the television as part of your daily schedule or you are just developing some form of memory decay! LOL (in this case lots of love, from Cherie B, not laugh out loud).

Either way, heres a picture of their logo!

Their logo is "Brand Power, Helping You Buy Better"

But here at Derrawarry, they haven't given us too much money for our goods to buy, or much variety either, just things like Gaviscon, Fish Oil Lollies and other random stuff (as the youth say - or is it rad - short for radical LOL - laugh out loud). 

So what we've done is used our editors photoshopping skills and made it this:

ANd the logo for this one should be:

"Bland Power, Helping You DIE Better!1!!"

LOL! (LAUGH OUT LOUd!) We said 'LOL' then because it is a retirement village, and oldies can die here LOL!1!! (No offence D.S citizens!) ANd also because it says bland instead of Brand!

A lovely Christmas song!!1!1

Here's a great Christmas song that all our citizens love.
You'll love it too! this singer is an inspiration to everyone at D. S making her comeback album "Wild One" all you have to do is copy this link into your web-address bar which will lead you to Metube. then you can just sit back, relax and let the christmas cheer fill your house!!!111!!!!111!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Ng1HbOAKs

Merry Christmas from Derrawarry Springs!!!!!!1!!!!!

DErrawarry Radio!!1

In this post, aknowledge the recent deaths.
Trudy Mallunarn and George Vallufuoffs.
We also cover the topic that we call 'Don't Die at Derrawarry!'
YOur host will be Sharon McLAren.

If the video isn't there, know that we are still trying to put it on!! Technical difficulties are occurring..

We are putting it on MeTube!!!

Click Here!!!

http://youtu.be/bPBluj6niNc

If you can't click it, copy and paste it into your web-adress bar!! Wowee!! We are the great techies of the aGe!1!!

Crafternoon at Derrawarry Springs!

On saturday, we had a crafternoon here at DS!
Thats right! We spent the whole afternoon doing arts and crafts and what a blast we had!

We found out what citizen Mrs. Georgia Brown's hidden talent is...she's an amazing artist!



We made some terrific stuff! From paintings to paper lanterns.

DS Radio today!!!

Here is the latest plug in of Derrawarry Springs' very own radio station. With your host, Trudy Mallunarn. Brought to you fresh from DS!!1!!

Derrawarry Springs Cup Carnival

Wowee! The race that stops the nation has begun! Unfortunately we could not afford to send our residents to it. So, at DS we decided to host a Cup Carnival of our own!!!! The race that stops Derrawarry Springs.
Because we couldn't afford horses either, we selected a few lucky citizens to dress up as jockeys to race around the track riding mops instead of horses.
Also, the ladies got crafty, making their very own fashionable fascinators. As well as picking out their best dresses hoping to win our very own fashion on the fields (otherwise known as the bowling green) competition.

                                                Sandy, Pru and Sandra looking  "Soopa" in their
                                                Racing outfits!

The Competition is Finally Over!!1!

Hi D.S citizens and public!1!
We are really excited here because we finally get to reveal the mystery guest! Firstly we will reveal that it is a SHE! Secondly, we will reveal that she has a small job at Derrawarry so it can't be me (Cherie Burteneleigh)! And lastly, we can reveal that she is a radio host!! That's right! It's Sharon McLaren!!! The D.S citizens sounded and looked somewhat dissapointed  but we think that must just be the side effects of being a senior! ANyway, the arrival of Sharon will be in one week's time!
It's quite funnY how none of the citizens guessed that is was Miss McLaren! (yes, I said MISS wink, wink, nudge, nudge, hint, hint......other stuff to say that someone should be dating her!!) They all thought it would be someone even remotely famous! What a joke! They expect too much of us sometimes....

LOL (lots of love)
Cherie B!!!!111!\]

Keep Guessing Derrawarry!!!11!

At D.S, the competition is still on as to who the mystery guest is...and remember, this person has to do with Derrawarry Springs (slightly)! Here are some comments made by 2 D.S citizens:

A comment from a fellow citizen of D.S:
"I think it is Michael Bubbles (we think he means Michael Bublé)because he is always on the top charts of today!" Gregory Kitson
We hated to inform Gregory that he was wrong because Mr. Bublé had nothing to do with Derrawarry Springs and he isn't even Australian...we think.

A comment from a fellow citizen of D.S:
"Oh, it must be that fancy new Lady Gogo because EVERYONE loves her!1!! But I don't want anything to do with that flibbertigibbet.All she does is sing, sing, sing and dance and wear strange things like meat. Back in my day, no one would waste a good carcass of beef, especially the steak!I also would never, ever, EVER sit in an egg like an unborn chicken and...."Regina Carols
We had to stop Ms. Carols there because otherwise it would've taken up too much space!And of course we had to tell Regina that she was wrong! Keep guessing citizens!!

Keep on guessing D.S!!!11! We have a grand prize waiting for you*

*The grand prize is a warm "congrats" (as the youth say)!!!!

"Mystery Guest' at D.S!!!

A surprised Georgia!

At D.S, we are so excited because we have a mystery guest coming! Of course, the office ladies and Cherie know who it is but it will be a grand surprise for our seniors! This 'person' will be arriving in 1 week and during that time, there will be a competition held! Whoever can guess who is coming wins*!
To kick the "comp" off, we will give everyone a clue... this person has a slight association with Derrawarry!!!1! Let the competition start!




*Winning in D.S just means everyone says a well deserved congratulations!

There's a new citizen at D.S...

New Citizen at D.S!1!
We have a new citizen here at D.S...Mrs. Gale Windbottom.
Make sure that you make her feel warm and welcome here.
Remember your first day's at Derrawarry Springs? Everyone was so nice.
Warm regards,
Cherrie

To Gale,
we welcome you to our warm facilities,
where new friendships are made every day. We would love you to come and be with us here.
Lots of love,
All the D.S citizens.


Mrs. Gale Windbottom

Derrawarry Radio - Sharon McLaren

Today's edition of D.S Radio includes a great "Whammy" of a great host, the all new Sharon McLaren, an interview with a very, very special guest, and a great hip-hop song from the music of Today!!!11!!
So sit back, relax and of course, enjoy....

P.S: Happy birthday to Morris!

As most citizens of Derrawarry Springs know, we have our own newsletter, the Derrawarry Springs Dart, which we are now using to write down everything that is said on D.S radio, for those who can't hear properly and for those who can't read properly, well just listen to D.S radio!

D.S radio!

We are very excited here at D.S,
because we now have a radio station!!
It will keep you updated on the latest news, songs
interviews and much much more.
Here's just a sneak peek of what you'll be hearing when you log onto you high-techno computer, go on our blog and listen to it!
(Remember, its just a sneak peek so you won't be hearing the whole thing!)

D.S Movie Marathon

 Ok, ok
 We know what you're thinking
"Enough about technology!"
 And Technology week is over on monday, so lets speed things up a bit
 and make Techno week finish today. (Sorry citizens of D.S)
 Because we have more fun things to do to finish the week and month of.
As the citizens might have already noticed, we have got lots of new great movies to watch
for our... MOVIE MARATHON!1!1!
Great movies such as...The Sound Of Music
                                     The Wizard Of Oz and many Shirley Temple movies!!1!
                                      (And many more!1!)

To finish it off, we have our new shared coloured Telly/T.V/Television!!1!
So who's excited about the D.S movie marathon????

                                
WE ARE!!!!!! 

More Additions to Techno Week!!!

In Techno Week, we make sure that our "Golden Oldies" get the best package of all the latest technology! At D.S, we take pride in installing a brand and grand new COLOUR(!1!!1!) Television!

Olivia watching the "T.V!!"

But the only downfall of this brilliant techno-wiz is that we fear that our seniors will get caught up in this new world of tech! To stop this, we have put a lock on the "T.V" so that the seniors can strictly watch 1 hour of T.V a day and although we have a satellite Television, which can reach channels all over the country, we make sure that the only channels to be viewed are channels with only "Infomercials" and "Educational Television" so that our citizens don't see explicit T.V such as "The Simpsons" and "Home and Away" and get caught up in all that flibbertigibbet.

Until next time,
Cherie B!
(Cherie Burteneleigh)

FRiday the 13th!!!!!11!!!

Gee-Wiz!! What a FReaky Friday the 13th it was!!! Last night was full of fun and joy! DEspite some\ of the oldies getting scared,  (Geneveve was missing for a few hours but we later found her hiding under a rose bush - OUCH!) we had a great party with SCAAAARRRRRYYYY costumes (although we made sure they weren't too scary e.g. ghosts)!!! 

Here are the "gals" twistin' in their costumes!

From left: Mary (daughter of Cherie), Susan, Gladys and  Georgia

Have a SCARY SCARY DAY!!!!!11!!!!

But not too scary because...then...that is too sCAry!

D.S Techno Week!!1!

 We are very excited here at Derrawarry Springs this week, because this particular
week is the Derrawarry Springs' Techno Week!1!

There will be computer games, itunies music e.g, the latest songs by Nicky Webster (a singing sensation for the youth) and many more things!

For those citizens who are not in the techno text group, here's some of the things we have been learning...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Yes, we have had great fun in the TT group!
                             If you are not a member we insist you join today!

:) = happy

:( = sad

 :D = smiling

Here is a comment on how fun the TT group is from Petunia

"Well, I think it is amazing and lots of fun to learn about the technology of today!
It is very ingenious that the youth can come up with such useful symbols to
use, but it does take a while to learn if you're like me! My girlfriends and I are addicted to texting each other with these radical symbols! Wow-wee! The technology of today! P.S, we love the new windex computers, or whatever the gizmos are called!" 

Derrawarry Easter

We know it is I a bit late to post this, but the funny thing is…WE FORGOT TO!1!

MAYOR’S MESSAGE:

Wow-wee! What an Easter it has been!

This month’s dart is to keep you updated with all the Easter fun we have been having, and all the “Awesome” (as the youth like to say) events we have coming up!

Hope all of you citizens of D.S have had a spectacular time and very happy Easter.

As usual, we had our amazing egg hunt on Easters day.

But not chocolate eggs…our hunt has a twist!

Whoever finds the most chocolate, gets three eggs to make an omelette for breaky!

Well, you know the drill!

This game is original and fun!

Glad’s team were the winners!

Warm regards,

Cherie Burteneleigh

Cherie.B

A very proud Kathleen wearing the grand prize of the annual Easter Bonnet competition. 

I am not certain if Bill's biscuits are really chocolate, though they were quite a treat!

We Have A New Business Card!!

At Derrawarry, with the help of our brand new Windy Computers (or Windex or something or rather...) we have created a brand new hip "Business Card!" because all of the GOOD companies have them! So here is a sneek peak (as we like to say) well not really a sneak peak, but a good look!!!

A note from the Director:

"Sorry for the inconvenience, but my name is actually Cherie Burteneleigh. The techie of the C.P 'hub' mixed me up with his dead, 6 ft under, I mean 'late' mother! Poor, poor Darren... "

And while we're at it, here's a picture of Isabella on one of our "Laptops!" Yes, we have installed little things called "Laptops" and you will never guess, but you can carry these gizmos around! Anyway, here's Isabella...

Technology Catch Up @ D.S

At D.S we have built a brand new computer hub building.
We installed some brand new windows P.Cs to kick start this new building and we had the opening yesterday. Because at D.S we are always catching up with the latest technology, all our oldies were glued to the amazing full colour screens.
Here is Frederick "chilling" in front of our brand new computer:

Derrawarry Choir

Once again, the Derrawarry Senior Choir will be competing in the Southern Highlands Choir Eisteddfod. We have recently seen a short video of a senior choir from somewhere (although we're not sure if they'll be competing) but they sure look DA BOMB (of course, the youth say that! Laugh Out Loud or LOL if you're a youth!!) Anyway, here's just a peak of what could soon be the no.1 on iTunies or whatever it is that the youth use...




By all means, we do not own this gizmo but we found it on a brand new website called 'YouTube'. I'm sure we can get lots of use from this fun new technology!!

Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Wow-wee it's Kylie!

Our favourite pop sensation has once again topped the charts with her amazing new song!!11!1

Everyone is grooving to it at D.S! In fact it's the only song we are going to be playing at our Derrawarry disco, because it's the only song we can afford! Oh and of course it's a brand new fab song that everyones got playing on their walkmans this winter!! So celebrate, because Derrawarry's Favourite celeb, Kylie Minogue has made another come back!! 

There's No One on the Corner with Swagger Like Us!

At D.S, There is no one on the corner (or whole area) with swagger (as the youth like to say!) like us! We train the golden oldies to do modern dances like salsa and the Nutbush! As well as our talent show, we compete in the Southern Highlands Senior dance contest! We also listen to the top-of-the-chart songs and artists like Shakira (whoever she is) and Rehab by Amy Winehouse (RIP - LOL [we are getting really into this youth-of-today wording and phrases])

Derrawarry's got talent!

Derrawarry's Got Talent!!!!!

At Derrawarry Springs Retirement Village, we are starting our very own talent show! From bingo intuition to dancing the fox trot! Come along and watch! Tickets
will sell fast! More updates coming soon.

Last year's techno party group!!!!

Going Into Winter at Derrawarry!

This fun "young" lady is having a jolly old time playing with fall the leaves as they fall off our famous oak tree!
"Oh I have great memories playing with leaves at my old house which was in...oh somewhere in Australia, I can't remember! Wait it was Sydn–..... no Melbo–...oh no it was...." Bathilda (87) 
She went on for about another hour, she did! She must've been to a lot of places as a child!

Our Motto/Logo and our promise to you!

At Derrawarry Springs, we make sure your last laugh is full of enjoyment. We also make sure that you can play your last game of Bingo with only the best of luck and best of friends. We also make sure you die peacefully and not murdered...you have nothing to worry about!

A Trip Down Memory Lane

At Derrawarry Springs, we believe that making a village for the elderly should bring back the memories of the good old days. From the decor of our houses, to the respect and care for each other. We believe that every memory should be shared in the Derrawarry Springs' way of living.

Summer Time at Derrawarry Springs

It's a whole new year, so why not make a bold new start and join the fun for the young at heart in our fantastic village with "state of the art" high techno entertainment and machines, quality accommodation and many "awesome" events.
Just to name a few of the marvellous activities in Summer 2012.............. Annual Cricket Bash, Twistin' by the Pool (or drinking fountain), Summer Series Talent Search and Bold and the Beautiful marathon.
"Gee-Wiz, it's summer time!!" Anne Harinton 87. 
"Look out for the flibbertijibbets twistin' by the drinking fountains!!!!!!! [as the youth say]" Donald 93.  

Derrawarry Springs- Narrated By Cherie Burteneleigh