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Take Note picture produced probably 30-plus years ago. The filming is interesting, but the sound track is marvelous in helping understand the written word. Someone told Jane you should not die without having read Proust and the entire Bible. “Well we will see,” she says. In the meantime, they are limping around and enjoying the literature. Heloise Bacon Power writes of the lovely reunion she had with Dorothy “Dottie” Hirsch Loebl and Hannah Griffith Bradley at Hannah’s home at
Sandy Land Beach, CA, where Hannah’s garden is outstanding. Heloise says all is well in her land, but somewhat chipped away as the historic rangeland has become a crowded wine-tasting, grapegrowing destination and touristic. Sarah “Sally” Darling Wimmer and Hope Griggs Turner (fourth-form roommates) remain in touch. Hope says she is slowing down because of a middle ear problem. She spends a lot of time knitting children’s sweaters for World Vision, making more mistakes as her vision dims. However, she has made
many new friends through various new knitting groups. Sally says Hope’s 92year-old husband is helpful and that the Turner children come to dinner weekly.
Molly Bell writes, “On the home front,
A note from Dottie Hirsch Loebl sharing news from Penelope “Penny” Hall Porter says that Penny stays in touch with Theodosia “Teddy” Smith Casey. They love to talk on the phone. Teddy’s husband is in his 90s and still rides off into the sunrise every morning. I gather he rides back every sunset. Penny is still writing her memoirs, which she hopes to finish this winter. She enjoys revisiting all those memories including a horse named Shanghai, which showed at Walker’s. The horse was originally owned by Penny’s father.
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work teaching spoken English to NonEnglish speakers at The English Speaking Union. Her grandchildren range in age from 1½ to 25 years. The oldest is living in Charleston, SC, an architect; one is at The Art Institute of Chicago; one in the College of Charleston, and the only girl at Denison. Payne added she had a lovely visit with Amey Amory DeFriez in Maine this summer. Janice Tompkins Spurr says
fortunately she is well and still able to drive to her summer home in Maine from Pennsylvania, both places dear to her heart. This summer she was invited on a two-and-a-half-week cruise in the Mediterranean from Istanbul via Egypt and Israel. She remarked on the fabulous scenery and delicious food. All her four families are doing well. The eldest grandchild is out of college and working in England, four are in college, one in the military, and the rest in high school. Julia “Julie” Jackson Young says she is still going strong in spite of a recent back operation. She now lives in a senior apartment in Washington, DC, but goes to her home on the water at St. Michaels, MD. She writes that she has a large family, three daughters, two stepdaughters, four husbands, four grandchildren. The Marine is safely back from Afghanistan. One is getting a post-
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doctorate at Harvard. Elizabeth “Liz” DeLong Kuhl ’44 has moved near her so Julie sees her a bit.
I am still working full time, enjoying family plus lots of theater. Grandson Andrew Bell (the Westminster student) was part of a trip to Thailand this summer. He travelled to the northern part of the country where he met and swam with an elephant. He ate the local fare, which consisted of a lot of fried insects. Hope to hear from more of you ladies!”
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Leonor Lobo de Gonzalez shares,
“Violet Wait, my English teacher during my junior and senior years at Walker’s,