Everything is status quo at 4650 San Sebastian. Lucia is enjoying her job at Sybex-getting a lot of kudos of late. I am healthy with the exception of that hormonal thing that happens when one reaches a certain maturity. Lucia and I are more than healthy (if you get my drift). We haven’t done a lot of leisure travel this year, except for an all-women’s cruise to the Western Caribbean and my birthday weekend. We did manage to go camping once.

Luther the cat died this year from hyper thyroid complications-he’s gone to kitty heaven and is buried with Max in our backyard. Patches still lives in the basement, she will be 18 years old, but she is preserved - Dorian Grey. Billy, the youngest still proudly brings us presents. Can’t wait for the gifts of poor decapitated newts this winter-what an animal! Luke fell ill, but is well now and is under medication for congestive heart failure.You wouldn’t know it, he’s as feisty as a puppy. Lucy is healthy but getting a bit senile-staring at the wall sometimes.

New this year is my volunteer work as a docent for third graders at Hamilton School. I am teaching them about our environment.

Haven’t much had time for my Multimedia Studies with new projects and travel-have had to postpone it for a semester.