Local and not so local news

It was so good to see Jim and Kay back from Florida. The sunshine state agrees well with them; they look wonderful.
Mr. and Mrs. M. are back from Egypt -I do hope they'll share their videos and pix with us.
Addy returned safely to Paris from London. She sure packed a lot of sightseeing into 5 days. And from the pix she emailed, she has certainly mastered the use of her new camera.
Jenn and BF Sean spent a day in Boston - and somehow found themselves in the midst of a peaceful protest. They never experienced a protest before. They report "it was cool." Reminds me of how far back in time the 60s are, with all the marches, sit-ins, be-ins, vigils, etc being so common on all our campuses.
Jenn says she feels like a real college student, tons of reading to do, papers to write, meetings to attend, and she's out of pocket change. Her near immediate goal is a successful trip to India. She has a lot of people supporting her in this, and we are grateful for her taking part in this service trip.
As for my wonderful birthday brunch, we'll have to do it again when we are all back together.