Our last letter was from Paris. That seems so long ago. So much has happened. And this time, it's not all about us!
Let's start farthest afield. Annie and Sankar finished their two-week class on permaculture. And part of the class was drawing up a plan on what they intend to do with their new land. And even more, they have promises from other people in the class to come visit, and even help! Anyone else ready to join them?
Closed to home, a lot's going on with the Illinois clan. Andrew and Lur went up to Milwaukee to watch a Brewers baseball game with Claire, the first game of the year for any Dickson, I believe. And guess who they were playing? That's right, the Cincinnati Reds. And guess who won? Easy. The Brewers, or the Cerveceros.
There are some new jobs, we can report. Leonor has a new job, and so does Jeffrey. She got a job with the development bank where she used to work, and Jeffrey, I understand, is the CEO of a law firm that help veterans get benefits. Congrats to you both. I will let them fill in the details. Also on the job front, Margaret, Joe, and Andrew still have theirs! Also congrats.
Back to Illinois, where Andrew and Lur saw Billy who had come east for a work trip. And Daniel was on the move, heading to London for a class!
Back to DC, where everyone is enrolled in some kind of sports activity, soccer, tennis, swimming, ballet. I'm sure I missed one somewhere. Baseball?
And over to New York, where David has been busy working with his old insurance firm, on a consultancy retainer. I thought he was retired, but why retire if you enjoy it?
Down to Florida, where Marilyn's recovery from knee surgery is going slower than expected. She and John also are helping Timmy on his house search in Florida. They also sent us a video of Sage's final concert at Berklee College of Music. That went fast.
We are heading to Florida at the end of the month for a quick visit. Because, it was snowing here today. The weather is tricking us and the poor daffodils. One day, up in the 60s, and then snow. We are ready for full on HOT!
And here, in Pittsfield, we are playing host to Leonor and the children, during their spring break. I bet they wished they had headed south. But so far, it's still been fun, with activities every day. Mary had flown down on Friday and drove back up here with Leonor and the children. We're calling their spring break Camp Avo Mary, since she has arranged for swim lessons for the two boys every morning. Joe, who is, as you can imagine, very busy at work, will fly up this weekend and spend Easter with us.
Did anyone notice that yesterday was tax day? We did, because we already got our refund, even though we filed just five days ago.
One highlight for me was to do a book talk with Sarah Vowell for the lifelong learning institute. She wrote a book about Lafayette, and she has a very entertaining approach to history. And she was both informative and entertaining in the zoom talk that 250 people joined, from all over the country.
That's a lot, and I'm sure there's more in each of your households. Happy Easter, and love from up here.