Joyce Manbeck MacKellar, M.S.’00
301-964-6677
joycemackellar@yahoo.com

Patricia Kidd
609-737-3656
pat.kidd@hotmail.com

Hope all of you have experienced a gorgeous fall and are enjoying whatever kind of winter weather you prefer! Dot Herdle Files wrote that she retired this past summer and promptly started doing more music at church. Eben and Dot took a month-long driving trip out of Texas and saw lots of family and the solar eclipse outside Nashville. They look forward to more trips in the next few years and to hosting an eclipse party in 2021. Beth Guertler Godfrey writes a blog of nature observations. Lots of gorgeous pictures included. Beth says that blogging keeps her head centered in the wacky human world. You can read along at https://onamorningwalk.wordpress.com. Her book, The Pigeon and The Seagull, is still available on Amazon. It’s a memoir about her passionate, imperfect parents and the effects their secrets had on her. Patricia Loser Godwin left California in April on a cross-country drive. Before starting her return trip and arriving home in July, Patti made a two day stop in Frederick. Jennifer Fifield, Beth Guertler Godfrey, Elizabeth Rittenhouse and I met up on campus…even touring Meyran…before heading downtown for lunch at LaPaz. We all remarked how vibrant downtown Frederick is compared to our college years. Lots of unique shops and wonderful restaurants. Fall is my busiest time with eBay sales as buyers do their holiday shopping. No complaints from me as I know January will be a much slower pace. Please keep sending your news to either Patricia Kidd or to me. We’d love to hear from you!