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1941

Lois Loehr Brown
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Myra McCormick Cole of Temple, Texas, wrote that, at her age, physical activity is limited, but she uses her computer, crochets afghans, makes kitchen towels with crocheted hangers, walks to Wal-Mart, and does puzzles to keep her brain working. Several family members have moved to Tyler, Texas, so Myra was considering moving to an assisted living apartment there. Myra is grateful to her older daughter, who, knowing how much she still misses husband Harry after three years, had been staying with her, but she was to travel on business. Myra was in touch with Dorothy Shaw of Buffalo, N.Y.

Dorothy had to cancel plans to spend two weeks in Sussex, England, because her traveling companion was unable to go. Dorothy spent the winter at the same address she had when she was at Mary Washington and said that living is harder but nicer in the country. She planned to return in April to her cat and two Cardigan Welsh corgis. They were to be joined by the goats, and Dorothy hoped for kids in May. She finds the midwife part scary, but the moment the little goats arrive and are healthy and active, she’s happy to have them around. She is in the kennel club, goes to tai chi, plays with early music groups, and hosts a monthly “goat lovers” breakfast.

Dorothy remembered a close call I had returning from Europe years ago. My mother and I sailed from New York City on an Italian ocean liner in the summer of 1939. It was a wonderful cruise with overnight stops and tours at each port, including Boston, Spain, Gibraltar, and Italy. We traveled from our last stop, Trieste, by train to Budapest, where we stayed for most of the summer, and to Germany and Austria. At this point, my mother felt that all was not going well in Europe and, with great difficulty, was able to exchange our return tickets for an earlier sailing date on the same liner. How wise she was! No ships sailed from Europe after that date. The U.S. sent ships to rescue those stranded in Europe, and some of my friends were on one that was sunk by the Germans. I am thankful they survived.