Summer is just around the corner!

Summer is just around the corner and the grounds here at Westminster Canterbury are in full bloom with a wide array of colorful flowers and landscaping which residents can admire right in our own backyard! It is nice to enjoy a garden without all of the strenuous work involved.  We do not have to worry about trips to the hardware store to buy mulch, potting soil and flowers.  The best part of living at Westminster Canterbury is you can do as much or as little as you like.  Some residents simply wish to sit out with a great novel on our terrace and take in the beautiful scenery of our grounds and the Chesapeake Bay.  Others prefer to get “their hands dirty” and have joined our resident-based buildings and grounds committee where they help maintain our gardens or simply take pride in growing their own vegetables.  Ivan Cook, who has lived here for 8 years, takes an active part in our landscaping. Earlier this week he was spotted sharing his green thumb out on the terrace.

 

Was Saturday's Derby Day Fun? You Bet!

Hundreds of Westminster-Canterbury residents and guests gathered to watch the Kentucky Derby on a movie-size screen in the Anderson Bayview Room. Fans cheered their favorites, sipped Mint Juleps, snacked, and applauded the many Parade of Derby Day hats worn for the occasion  - quite a few of them fashioned by “milliners extraordinaire” in our Creative Corner.  Lots of laughter!  And the only "nags" were the ones onscreen! 

Mornings on the Bay

In the spring, all of nature seems designed to get you outdoors. Westminster-Canterbury residents respond in dozens of different ways.  Whether you stroll, stride, jog or simply grab a beach chair and watch the sandpipers do their crazy surf-defying dance, it’s the best of spring tonics. In a mile’s bayside walk from Lynnhaven Pier to the Chesapeake  Bay Bridge-Tunnel, you’ll be in the company of seagulls, pelicans, fishing boats and other friendly neighborhood people, out for some sun-dappled exercise or relaxation. You’ll love the experience. It’s only natural! 

Come try your wings.

A sentiment heard again and again from new residents at Westminster-Canterbury on the Bay is  “I had no idea!”  There’s amazement at all there is to see, do, share and explore here.  Book clubs. National affairs forums. Painting classes. Poker and billiards tournaments with nearby retirement community players. Morning sessions of Tai Chi. Evening songfests in the living room.  Spirituality supper groups. A baker’s dozen or more programs of fitness, exercise and strength training.  Take a word from the birds that greet you at our front door, the David Turner seagulls.  Come explore. Find your interests. And prepare to take flight! 

Take a walk on the sunny side

At Westminster Canterbury on the Bay, the warm weather brings a dozen different picture postcard views of seaside gardens. At every turn, there are strolling paths and bench seats from which to savor the colors and fragrances. And if you like to keep track of your walking, there are lists that tell you how the mileage adds up on various paths and shoreline strolls. Come see how blooming beautiful spring and summer can be here on Virginia’s sunny side! 

More Miles, More Smiles -A resident’s reflection

"Before moving here, I hadn't

realized how narrowed-down life

alone had become. I was going out

less: too much trouble, easier to

just stay home and call or email.

Here, everything is at hand -

accessible by a sprightly walk out

into our community. For mail. For a

sandwich at lunch. To an art class.

To the Saturday night movie. To a

stroll by the bay. Exercise is built

right into life here, in do-able

doses! At every step, I collect 

smiles and hello's. It's hard to 

feel down when you're smiling. 

Not just hard. Impossible! 

LOOK WHAT THE TIDE BROUGHT IN!

One of the best parts of living at Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is the changing seascape that greets you from windows and balconies. What an adventure it is to get yourself some binoculars and check out the passing parade of naval vessels, tankers, cargo ships, cruise liners, tugs, fishing vessels and pleasure craft. It gets even better if you go online and look up www.marinetraffic.com. 
You'll see a map, which shows our coastline with icons representing all the different types of vessels. Click on one, and up comes a picture of the vessel, where it's bound, and its nation of origin. Try it! Take a look at what amounts to a view that changes by the month, the day, the hour! www.marinetraffic.com