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do errands together.”...Patricia Carmichael Waugh of Mattapoisett, Mass., is “still in my old family home, built by my great-great grandfather in 1850. I manage alone most of the time; still drive and go out with friends several times a week. I text often with Sally Morris Thwing.”... Kay Dill Taylor writes that she and Gene ’56 still “wake up each morning grateful for each other, for our families and friends, and for the always amazing privilege of living on an island, where the sea constantly reminds us of life’s patterns of ebb and flow. Mucking horse stalls while chatting with friends has helped keep me sane through the COVID restrictions. At the same time, I find it so hard to balance my personal contentment with the anguish I feel for our country’s political divisions and culture wars, and for the wider world’s suffering.”...John Fresina recalls that “when we got married, some 61 years ago, Pat Lysaght was teaching at the Perkins School for the Blind, and I was beginning a 35-year career at MIT.” They lived at Perkins in a one-bedroom apartment in a dorm for elementary-grade pupils. “We had a bathtub but no shower; a rabbit-ears TV but no cable; no dishwasher, stove, microwave, or smartphone; and no elevator or housekeeping service. We had our meals family-style in the first-floor dining room with a bunch of sweet blind kids. Now we live in a one-bedroom apartment in an assisted-living facility, but we have an elevator, Dish TV, Internet, smartphone, microwave, electric stovetop, walk-in shower, and housekeeping. We eat in the first-floor dining room with a bunch of sweet wheelchair- and walker-using, mostly hard-ofhearing, and mostly lovable seniors.”...Carol Gibson Smith returned from Massachusetts to her little house in Florida for the winter. “Summer in Plymouth was pleasant. I enjoy the snow-birding life,” she says. “My family visits me in both places.”...“Life is good,” states Judy Granz Yennaco. “In December I was surprised by an early 85th-birthday celebration. Bob and I spent Christmas with the entire extended family, and celebrated our 62nd anniversary before leaving for Florida for the winter.”...Betsey Gray Kirsch and Jim are still enjoying life at Riverwoods in Exeter, N.H. “Jim is at the gym three days a week, plays horseshoes and bocce, and keeps involved in community offerings.” Betsey’s favorite activity is the art committee. “I get to interview residents who have lived very interesting lives. Many are willing to share their stories, treasures, hobbies, and talents. I then get to display them in large lighted windows for all the residents to enjoy.” The Kirsches, who continue to summer in their Kennebunkport cottage, keep in contact with
John and Pat Lysaght Fresina, Peter and Jane Anderson Post, Gail Larocque Schroder, and Marti Boardman Swift….Paul Hoffman continues reading in English and translating from German. He is the head of the Great Books Program at the library in Skokie, Ill. His wife, Joy, is a professional harpist, and Paul has an important position as harp husband, which includes driving her to gigs and carrying the harp….Demas “Dick” Jasper and Manolie “live in Lindon, the best location in Utah, our home for the past 40 years.” Thanks to his early discovery of some skin cancer, both are healthy and active. Dick’s work can be found at www.hubpages.com under the pen name Perspycacious…. Colleen Jenkins Huckabee writes: “I must have been a good old girl last year because Santa brought me what I wanted most — in-person time with all my family” during the winter holidays. She adds, “My newest interest is our Lifelong Learning Institute for seniors in concert with Ohio Wesleyan University. No homework, no tests, no pressure — just interesting presenters and the pleasure of learning.”...Kay Johnson Howells is getting better at Zoom but tired of masking where required. Her new hip is fine. She’s grateful for the many opportunities to continue friendships in Salt Lake City, where she lives, and Hawaii. During the winter, her son and his wife moved into a new home — “a major project. One I’ve been avoiding!”...Alan Kaplan and Nancy “enjoyed Thanksgiving with children and grandchildren. COVID has limited visits with our great-grandson, but we are getting to know each other.” Despite a brush with omicron after Christmas, “life is still good at our CCRC.”...Sally Marden Nero has “three wonderful children, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Have retired to my favorite place in Maine and feel very grateful. Bruce passed away in 2016.”... Ruth Melzard Stewart is still a real-estate broker with Coldwell Banker in Topsfield, Mass. “I’m enjoying seeing my dozen grandchildren grow up. Pitcher Ryan Kennedy may make the big leagues this year. One granddaughter is on Boston Univ.’s crew team, and another is an emergency-room nurse at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport.”...Marilyn Miller Gildea’s six grandkids appreciate the Grandma’s Memories book that she compiled for each, but the purging of files that it prompted has unfortunately slacked off. “My exhausted and frustrated county-epidemiologist daughter-in-law finally succeeded in retiring, and my daughter joined her as part of the Great Resignation. Their older son is thriving at Boston Univ.”...
