1958

Dear Classmates, we’ll call this “news”, but actually it’s a reiteration of what we are all going through right now during this pandemic and our resilience in dealing with it –lots of books, lots of walking, more phone connections, and for some bridge. Lynn Pfohl Quigley, reminiscing on her 50 years in her Forest Hills,...

Green Class of 1958   From her aerie condo in Reston, VA, Barbara McGeary Marhofer jump-starts these notes again with her poetic thoughts on “Being in a Special Place in Our Lives”.  Extolling the senses, she writes that she is “Experiencing a new sense of being.  Colors more intensely.  Beauty, composition everywhere.  Comfort from ladies...

“At our age, we’ve beaten the odds. Now we play with the house money, So enjoy THIS day, every minute, breeze, cloud, friend. Time to breathe, laugh and see the wonders around us.” – Barbara McGeary Marhofer Taking my lead from Bobbie’s wonderful ode to contentment, I’ll zero in on my favorite part – taking...

Rumor has it that most of us are turning 80 this year, but you wouldn’t believe it from the ambitious itineraries – Dubai, Barcelona, Alaska, Angola, the Dalmation Coast, Rome, Paris, Singapore and Connemara! How many can say they have visited 100 countries?  Gina Pleus MacKenzie and Bob reached that goal last November, when they met with...

Great news from my questionnaire this year! Overwhelmingly, no one has time to be bored. What was not so successful was my questionnaire format, which seemed to limit responses instead of producing quotable thoughts. To satisfy your curiosity, however, I will summarize the winners from a few categories. What makes you mad? “Rude drivers” and...