For this episode I interviewed Arlene Mulder, a recent new resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Arlene has come to Riverside Glen, for a new chapter of life learning to live with Parkinsons, after many decades spent living in and raising a family in Limehouse ON. Right out of high school she got to work at Smith and Stone (a factory many people in the area will be familiar with) and worked right up until the birth of the first of her three daughters. She has a fantastic work-ethic, and a determined spirit, recognizing the value of parents' sharing wisdom and guidance, but not pushing their children to make choices (and how "You can't put an old head on young shoulders" She shares the story of how she met her husband (who emigrated to Canada from Holland as a teen) and their hard work to buy their first house in Georgetown, their further work to build a new family home on a one-acre lot in Limehouse, and the many times over the years that the hard work and patience was able to see them reach life-goals, such as getting a cottage up north, and her husband being able to start his own wood-working business a few years before he passed away.
She's also played the piano since she was twelve years old, having gifted her piano to her granddaughter when she moved. In her interview she shared that her current dream was to play the piano at the sermons at Riverside Glen and we found out that she got to do this just a short time later! Truly beautiful. Thank you Arlene for sharing your story!
This interview was originally recorded on Feb 2nd, 2022
