Page 22 - PGA Community News - February '22

Page 22, PGA C.A.N.! February 2022 February 2022

Bruges The Bridge from page 21

Brugge depends heavily upon tourism as an economic
base. As a rail and canal junction, the area now produces
ships, electronic equipment, dyes, yeast and industrial
glass. But it is still the native handicrafts that draw tourists.
Spinning, weaving and lace making are the traditional
skills passed down through the ages to today.
The lace work that is produced in the city is truly
amazing. I developed an appreciation for this skill
several years ago while watching an elderly woman

The picturesque docking area for the city’s tour boats
Photo by Don Kiselewski

tying lace with more than 50
individual wooden spools of
thread being incorporated in
the pattern. About two years
later I again visited the shop
to inquire about the artisan
that I had previously seen
tying the pattern. The shop
owner advised that, at 103, the
master lace maker was starting
to slow up, only visiting the
shop periodically. Hopefully
The Church of Our Lady her artistry will not be lost.
Photo by Wolfgang Staudt Brugge is not one of
those places you can truly
appreciate in a two-hour
Attention: shore excursion. However,
if given the opportunity, any
time spent in the city is well
PGA Residents spent. If traveling on your
own, I suggest starting on
Of Mellowing Years the perimeter of the canal
that surrounds the city and
walking through history to
A single phone number may help you to live Halles market plaza. The
confidently and gracefully in your own home. canal that surrounds Brugge
Now there is a volunteer senior ambassador is oval-shaped, only .54 miles
within PGA community who is well-schooled from east to west and .82 miles
from north to south. Whatever
in resources available to help with problems direction you take will present
of elders. The Alpert family and Children’s the feeling of walking back in
Services has been helping seniors do just that time.
for many years. A typical city street
• You have questions? We may have answers. Bruges The Bridge on page 23 Photo by Don Kiselewski
• You don’t know where to go? We can guide
you.
• You don’t know what you need? We’re
well-versed in that problem.
• Do you know a neighbor who needs help?
Don’t wait. Call now. Dorothy Weiss, 624-
4035. Let’s keep connected with each other as
a community. All you need is the desire to live
comfortably in your own home.

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