She did fall chasing one in December and broke her perfectly good hip (no arthritis or bone loss), but she is recovering nicely, although not dancing for a while. Her highlight after COVID was to get two mini-Nubian goats, which love to snuggle, are very expressive and go for walks into town on halters and leads. and had the best show ever for their company, On the Isle Productions. Polly Miller wrote that her “most fun” news was playing her grandmother, Marian Longstreth Thayer, in the musical “Titanic” on Nantucket. But, as I say, it could have been much worse, and at least I have a physically quieter wintertime to get fit to enjoy a hopefully more normally active ‘outdoor season.’ And considering all the things that some of my friends have had to deal with this past year, I’m still a very lucky person.” Unfortunately, it interrupted my intentions of submitting some of my writing to possible outlets before the end of 2022, so I’ve had to accept setting a newer time plan (with some interior grumping and grinding of teeth). All seems to have gone well so far, and have now started helpful PT, and am back playing Sunday services. decided on surgery, since it is my hopeful intention to stay active for at least the next 10 years(!) Tibby was one of my ‘angel’ friends who came down to spend a few days with me after my mid-November surgery. Miraculously no bones broke in my full-frontal splat onto the granite floor, but I did do serious damage to my right rotator cuffs. How lucky we are!”Ĭynthia Weinrich wrote: “I had a good summer mostly out of the city, but unfortunately tripped over a misplaced Amazon box in my building lobby in mid-September. And finally, I continue to marvel at the strength and longevity of our MFS connections over the years. I’d forgotten what a fabulous city it is. I traveled to San Diego in October to see a dear college friend - no hitches, no contagion, phew. Happily, the message is loud and clear at PDS. I hope we are all demonstrating and supporting, each in our own way, the value of a liberal arts education. I continue to serve with pleasure on the board at Wells College as the nation tries to figure out where it stands on higher education - don’t get me started. The New York String Orchestra Seminar, with which I have been associated since 1976(!), and which optimistically reconvened in December 2021 only to be canceled halfway through due to COVID, had its full ten days of orchestra rehearsals and chamber music coaching sessions and performed twice at Carnegie, as usual, which was a joy for all concerned. Fiona Morgan Fein wrote: “I have been sooooo happy to participate in the new normal performing arts life in NYC - especially the music.
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