Class Notes

Few responded this time. I hope all is well.

One of my sons came from Utah to stay with me for a while. He’s interested in buying my house so he keeps it in good shape. One of my daughters and her fiancé have an apartment upstairs but plan to marry in October and move out. We had a summer family reunion in Ocean Grove, N.J. My grandson, who’s been living in Germany, married a lovely German girl in December and couldn’t make the reunion but came at Christmas. I welcomed great-grandson Gabriel in December; I now have two girls and a boy. I play bridge, am in the choir, and do volunteer work. I still drive during the day but not at night. My back is my only physical problem. I don’t walk as much and use a cane in ice or snow, but I feel fortunate to take only vitamins.

Anna Austin Ware commented on how we’re all turning 90! Not driving nights, she misses the library; she enjoyed MWC’s Browsing Room. She’s been reading her abundance of Colonial Homes magazines and has visited many of the homes in them, so it’s like armchair traveling. Anna planned to start her garden. Daughter Arraminta was busy with tax season.

Nancy Gravatt wrote to Anna that one of her grandchildren was on a cargo ship in the Pacific on its way from Japan with a load of toys. Another grandchild was to train with the diplomatic corps. Others hold various jobs, and at least one graduated from Virginia Tech. Nancy is doing OK but, like many of us, relies on a little help.

Mary Ellen Starkey still lives in the same place, and someone helps her during the week. They go out for lunch every day at her son’s Waldorf, Md., restaurant. Stepson Greg and wife Anne are in the Air Force in Colorado. Donny and his wife planned to visit their 4-year-old granddaughter in England.

I hope those who didn’t contact me with news will keep in touch. Have a great rest of the year.