In the Neighborhood

We are happy to preview a new Facebook weekly post that will introduce you to the residents and staff at Springmoor. We hope that you will add us to your friend’s list so that you can see all of the events and activities that are part of what makes Springmoor such a wonderful place to live. There is always something fun happening … in the neighborhood!
This week we introduce to you – Betty and Hugh Charlton. We had lots of laughs as we played our 20 questions game with them. Stay tuned for more fun in the weeks ahead!
If you were a professional athlete, what sport would you play?
Betty: Basketball
Hugh: Touch Football
I could not live without _____________________ (one word answer).
Betty: With a little thought, Hugh says “Careful now!” and she replies “HUUUGH”
Hugh: With a very quick reply, “Betty! After all we’ve been together for 63 years!”
What is the farthest location from here that you have traveled?
From both: Italy
What is your comfort food?
Betty: Soup
Hugh: Steak
If your friends gave you a nickname, what would it be?
Betty: Betty Boops
Hugh: Little Blue, because my dad was always known as Big Blue.
What was your favorite book when you were a child?
Betty: Little Women
Hugh: The Biography of Robert E. Lee
What do you want to be when you grew up?
Betty: An interior decorator, but my dad wanted me to be a tree surgeon because I was always up in the trees!
Hugh: An airline pilot so that I could fly.
If you could be any animal, what would you be?
Betty: A Persian cat
Hugh: An eagle
What’s your favorite dessert?
Betty: Pecan pie
Hugh: Ice cream
If you could live one day in the life of any profession, what would it be?
Betty: Pop singer
Hugh: An actor
What is something about tomorrow that you are excited for?
Betty: The arrival of a new chair for the bedroom
Hugh: A walk to Harris Teeter with Rupert (the pug)
Where did you go on your last vacation?
Betty and Hugh: A sailing trip in the Chesapeake Bay and a trip to Maggie Valley
What was your favorite subject in school?
Betty: English Literature
Hugh: Physics and Literature
Where were you born?
Betty: Fredrick, MD
Hugh: Richmond, VA (in the same hospital where Betty did her clinical study for her nursing degree)
 Have you ever been horseback riding?
Betty: Yes, once!
Hugh: Yes! I love to ride farm animals.
Can you sew on a button?
Betty: Certainly!
Hugh: Sure. My aunts taught me to sew and knit.
What is your favorite sandwich?
Betty: A Reuben
Hugh: A ham sandwich
Have you ever won anything? If so, what did you win?
Betty: Yes, lots of things! Roses, vases, a book, and candy through the garden club.
Hugh: Yes! I won pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, and the prize was candy.
What is your favorite thing at Springmoor?
Betty: The people
Hugh: The people. They are so interesting and helpful. Oh, and the quietness of the campus.
Have you ever been camping? Where?
Betty: Oh my, yes! We hitchhiked out west before the children. And with the children, we all slept in a tent on many trips out west.
Hugh: We canoed down the Potomac River too.
 
Betty and Hugh joined the Springmoor community in October of 2015. Welcome!