I took this photo this past summer - five years of working in this courtyard garden and I have transformed it, I am proud to say.
I came back to live here in August of 1999... so it's a little over 20 years. I've been teaching at Mount Saint Mary's University for 20 years.
So yesterday and today, I went back over, not my journals, which I have been very lax in keeping up, but my "At a Glance' appointment calendars. That was an eye-opener for me.
Here is my very long list. All the classes taught and many other things are not listed. Just the "social" things. This may be way too much information for most of my readers, but it's a place I can keep this list for my own reference. I'll reflect on them in a later entry.
So, starting in 2000,
Highlights:
From my weekly planner:
2000:
1.
Midnight Mass in the Basilica for the New
Millennium. Celebrated by Dan Nussbaum
2.
New Years Open House at Guillemin House on
Wilkens Ave. in Baltimore
3.
February 2: Mohs Surgery & Pedicle Flap on
my nose Dr. Renfro, Annapolis
4.
At the
Years Elbow published by Mellen
Poetry Press
5.
Feb. 15
Dad went AWOL from Little Sisters; found him in West Chester
6.
March 4-11 Spring Break Campus Ministry Service
Trip to L’Arche Mobile ALA
7.
April 4-10
Charity Connections Trip to Santa Fe.
Tommy Guss commits suicide in West Chester
8.
May 3 – Prairie Warbler in Marriottsville
9.
May 19- Gall bladder surgery at Providence
Washington
10.
June 25-30-
Indiana University Writers Conference – Kate Daniels
11.
June 22- 30:
Princeton Retreat - Joe McClain
12.
August 17-19
- First Mountward Bound
O’Dwyer Retreat House, Sparks
13.
September 20-24: Cape May
14.
December 23:
Judy Collins in Hagerstown
2001:
1.
Feb.21-25
Art & Soul Conference at Baylor University, Waco Texas. Meet Jane Hirschfield
2.
March 4-10:
Cape May
3.
April 20-22:
Charity Connections meeting , Convent Station NJ New Jersey
4.
May 3-6: Seton Legacy Conference- Cincinnati
5.
May 29-June 10:
Retreat in Evansville ( I give it)
Kate Daniels visits there
6.
June 26
: Mark’s Kitchen in Takoma Park
with Peggy McGarry
7.
June 29-July 1:
Dorothy Mabey visits
8.
July 5-8:
Seton Legacy Conference in Emmitsburg Janet Gildea sings
9.
July 27-August 10: Los Altos Hills, California retreat
( I give it)
10.
September 8: First Annual National Book Fair,
Library of Congress. Also, Angele’s
Jubilee
11.
September 11:
Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
12.
October 10-14:
Seton Legacy Conference at Convent Station, NJ
2002:
1.
March 28: visit Josephine Jacobsen and Susan Abbott
2.
April 17-21: Calvin College Festival of Faith
and Writing Grand Rapids Michigan
3.
May 17: visit Josephine and Susan
4.
June 1-5: West Chester University Poetry
Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
5.
June 16-22: Provincial Assembly, Emmitsburg
6.
June-
applied for Medicaid for Mom and Dad ( continues into September)
7.
July 19-29:
Federation Retreat in Halifax Nova Scotia
8.
October 6-8: visit Dorothy Mabey in Rutherford
NJ
9.
October 8-10
Cape May; visit Josephine and Susan
10.
November 6:
I give poetry reading at West Chester Book Center
11.
December 6:
Susan died
2003:
1.
January 2-5: Catholic Campus Ministry
Conference, Orlando
2.
February 15-16
big Blizzard 54 inches
3.
March 17:
major eye surgery in Frederick
Dr. Tash
4.
May 8:
visit Broadmead, birding with Dot G.
5.
May 14-22:
Princeton retreat
6.
May 31-June5
: Cape May
7.
June 5-7: West Chester University Poetry
Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
8.
June 16:
major eye surgery in Frederick:
repair detached retina
9.
July 10: dinner with Elizabeth McDonough
10.
July 24-27:
Provincial Meeting in Emmitsburg
11.
July 28-
August2: Renewal in Emmitsburg
12.
September 4:
memorial Mass for Josephine at
College of Notre Dame
13.
October 5: Mass at Carmel with Beth Spires
14.
October 15-18
Cape May
15.
December 29- major eye surgery in Frederick infirmary until Jan 14
2004:
1.
Jan.24-28:
Snow, sleet, ice event closes MSMJ
2.
May 15: Mom and Dad’s 60th
anniversary celebration at Little Sisters
3.
June 6-8
Cape May
4.
June 9-12:
West Chester University Poetry Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
5.
July 1-9
Retreat – Princeton
6.
August 14-15:
Jeanne Sanna and daughter visit
7.
October 1-19:
Heritage trip to Paris, Lourdes, Florence
8.
October 21-23:
Christianity and Literature Conference in Dayton OH
9.
December 21: Cataract surgery ( left eye)
infirmary until Dec. 25
2005:
1.
Jan. 5:
visit Beth Spires
2.
Jan 6-7
visit Barb and Punchie Guss in West Chester
3.
January 9:
Heart Attack. ER, then overnight
in G’burg ICU, then to York Hosp. for stent insertion
4.
Jan.10-13
: in York Hospital. Back to
Infirmary Jan 13-17
5.
March 16-23 Cardiac rehab Gettysburg Hosp
6.
April 1-3
SJC Reunion
7.
April 19
- new Pope – Benedict XVI
8.
May28-June4:
Cape May
9.
June 4-5
MSM Reunion
10.
June 8-11:
West Chester University Poetry Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
11.
June 6:
drive Teresa Ann to visit brother in Philadelphia; I visit Ann Maureen
Gallagher IHM
12.
June 27-30: Rehoboth Beach with Patty Branson
13.
July 27-31
Provincial Mtg. Emmitsburg
14.
September 16-18:
SJC Board Mtg and 8 women stay with me in White House, Museum side
15.
October 7-9 : Rehoboth Beach with Patty and Bob
16.
October 11: Goucher College: poetry reading WS Merwin
2006:
1.
January 30:
Al Kauffman’s funeral- Christiana PA….cousins lunch…. The Fisher Book
2.
March 9:
Mom broke her hip – hospital and surgery til March 15
3.
April 20-23: SJC Reunion weekend
4.
May 5:
lunch with Karen Keely
5.
June 3:
Dad in St. Agnes Hospital until June 6
6.
June 7: Breakfast with Glenford Kauffman and
sibs at Diener’s in Soudersberg
7.
June 7-8
West Chester with Debbie and Randy
8.
June 9-16:
Cape May
9.
July 12:
visit Kauffman cousins – stay with Ellen Eby and family in Gap PA
10.
July 20-23:
Vincent 3 conference at St. John’s University, Queens
11.
July 27-31:
Provincial Mtg. in Eburg
12.
August 7-13-
Retreat – Princeton
13.
August 14-17:
Rehoboth Beach with Patty
14.
September 15-17: SJC Alumnae Board mtg and women stay with me
in WHMS
15.
October 11:
Bethesda at Patty’s
2007:
1.
Jan 7-9 visit in West Chester with Debbie and
Randy
2.
Jan 12-12:
Maryann Lesso visits in Eburg
3.
Jan 26:
visit with Glenford and Amish cousins at Glenford’s overnight
4.
March 7:
snow
5.
March 16: heavy snow
6.
April 12-15: SJC Alumnae Reunion at the IKE
7.
April 28:
visited Amish cousins – lunch at their home John Kauffman, Be and Rebecca Kauffman
8.
May 27-June 3:
Cape May
9.
May 5:
Dad accepted into hospice at Little Sisters
10.
May 6-9:West Chester University Poetry
Conference
11.
June 24-July 2: Retreat in Evansville
12.
July 26-
bus trip to Buffalo for Provincial meeting
13.
July 27:
Dad died
14.
August 7: Dad’s Memorial Mass at Little Sisters
15.
August 31:
John Herley’s ( cousin) wedding in Philadelphia
16.
Manuscript
for Scattered Showers in a Clear Sky
accepted by Plain View Press
17.
September 13-16:
Cape May
18.
September 18
: meet Patricia Hampl
19.
September 21-23
SJC Alumnae Board mtg and women stay with me at WHMS
20.
October 19
Joan Gormley dies
21.
November 6:
dinner with Gene Whissel at Tasting Room in Frederick
2008:
1.
January 3-6 : West Chester- visit Barb and
Eileen – stay with Debbie and Randy; Delaware Museum of Art with Barbara Harris
and Deb and Randy
2.
Jan 13: West Chester: Communion Breakfast
Shanahan and visit with Toni Lutz
3.
January 31- Feb. 3 New York City: AWP Conference; shared room
with Susan Bright;supper with Suzanne and Brian Smith; supper with plain View
Press bunch; brunch with Annie Bien
4.
January 7- 10
Domestic Assembly, Eburg; I have
the flu
5.
Feb. 20-22
Snow and Ice
6.
March 7-9
Harvey Cedars NJ Work in Progress
Retreat Deborah Humphries
7.
March 14:
Sr. Raymond Newell dies suddenly
8.
March 26-30 :
SJC Reunion Weekend the IKE
9.
Take Bob Kalas to Hopkins for his radiation
treatment; visit him at Hopkins May 19
10.
May 24-31; Cape May
11.
June 3; I
give poetry reading at Miller Cabin DC
12.
June 5-7
West Chester University Poetry Conference stay with Debbie and Randy
13.
July 8-16: Retreat, Emmitsburg
14.
July 20-27; Provincial Assemly, Emmitsburg
15.
August 8 – 10: Cape May, then Harvey Cedars,
poetry reading at Maris Stella
16.
Sept. 11 : dinner at Carriage House with Maureen
and Charlie Smith
17.
Sept.13
SJC Board Mtg.
18.
October 24-26 : Saint Louis Our Lady of the Snows meeting
19.
October 29:
gyn exam with Dr. Ellsworth; tumor is malignant
20.
November 11:
York Gynecology: Drs. mcGuinness, Miller
21.
MRI, PET Scans, etc.
22.
Dec. 8: York: D&C, Hysteroscopy, exam under
anesthesia
23.
Radiologist consult Dr,Shokek
Dr. Narang, Port inserted
2009:
January 6- Feb.26: radiation and chemo and brachiotherapy in
Gettysburg and York
Feb.6: Hospital ER: blurred vision, dehydration,
etc. in our Infirmary until April 3
April 16-19: SJC Reunion at the IKE: Debbie and Barbara
here ( Randy’s cancer diagnosis)
April 27: Pick It
Up and Read manuscript accepted by
Finishing Line press
May 30-June 7: Cape May
June 26-28: Jody and Lib visit; stay in White House Guest
Side
July 16-19 Federation Meeting “70’s and Beyond” in
Leavenworth KS
July 20-28 Retreat Emmitsburg
August 7-9 Barbara Harris’ birthday; visit Debbie and
Randy; overnight at Barbie Guss’
August 16: Maple Grove Mennonite
Church 100th celebration, Gap PA
overnight at Ellen Eby’s
September 18-29 Maryann Lesso overnight; SJC Board Mtg.
October 28: manuscript for How the
Hand Behaves galley mailed to
Finishing lIne Press
November 4: exam under anesthesia at York Hospital –
short stay
December 10: port removed
December 19: major snowstorm
2010
1.
January 6:
Bethesda – at Patty’s
2.
Jan 8-10:
Pennsylvania: visit Aunt Jane
Kauffman, then on to Debbie and Randy’s
3.
Jan. 13:
visit Teresa Cero in College Park
4.
Feb. 5-12 snowstorm followed by big blizzard
5.
March 6: G’burg: supper with Marty and Jane
Malone and Robert Ducharme
6.
March 11: with Patty – Dana Gioia at Georgetown
Visitation
7.
March 23: MSM – poetry reading and book signing
8.
March 27:
dinner with Glenford and Martha Kauffman at Hickory Bridge Farm
9.
April 8-11 SJC Reunion at the Wyndham
10.
April 21:
poetry reading at Patty’s in Bethesda – Marty Galvin and Rod Jellema,
etc. here
11.
April 29:
manuscript for Digging for God
accepted by Wipf and Stock.
12.
May 23:
visit with Maureen Beitman
13.
May 26-27: visit Dorothy Mabey in Rutherford
14.
June 9-12
West Chester University Poetry Conference – stay with Debbie and Randy
15.
June 13-18:
Cape May
16.
June 22-July 6:
I give retreat in Los Altos Hills California, then visit Mary Ann
Shattuck in Twain Harte
17.
July 8-11:
Provincial Meeting in Emmitsburg
18.
August 4:
visit Patty in Bethesda
19.
August 9-16:
Retreat in Emmitsburg
20.
September 10: visit Mom – overnight at Little
Sisters
21.
September 23-26:
Cape May
22.
October 2:
Dinner with Marty and Jane Malone
23.
October 6:
Mom died at 11:10 PM
24.
October 20:
my poetry reading/book signing at MSM
25.
October 29:
Mom’s funeral at Little Sisters
26.
November 13 :
Marty Galvin reading at Politics & Prose; overnight at Patty’s
27.
December 19: Lunch/dinner with Teresa Cero and
Seton girls
28.
Dec. 21:
passed out in Villa Hall; ambulance to ER in G’burg; 2 pints blood
overnight in hospital
2011:
1.
February 2-6:
AWP Convention in DC; stayed with Maryann Lesso
2.
March 4-6:
Mud Sale and visit Amish cousins; overnight at Glenford’s
3.
March 29: supper with Maureen and Charlie Smith
4.
March 31-April 3: SJC Reunion – Wyndham
5.
April 16:
BSHS Class reunion : Concordville Inn
6.
May 29-June 5
Cape May
7.
June 9-12:
Cincinnati: Federation Meeting
8.
June 30:
dinner with Judge Jenny Anderson in Bethesda
9.
July 6-14:
Retreat in Emmitsburg
10.
July 24:
dinner with Teresa Cero
11.
July 28-August 1: VFM meeting in Baltimore – forming new
province
12.
August 5:
I give poetry reading at Ragged Edge in G’burg
13.
August 27: lunch with Teresa Cero, Charlotte,
and Paula
14.
September 22: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. I host
women in WHMS
15.
October 13-15 : visit Debbie and Randy in West
Chester
16.
October 22:
Seton HS class of 1976 reunion in Balto.
17.
December 26: lunch with Teresa Thacker and
children
2012:
1.
January 27-29:
SJC Reunion planning mtg. I host
in WHMS
2.
Feb 14:
lunch with Teresa Cero
3.
Feb. 26-28: West Chester: overnight at Barbie’s,
then Tom and Roz Abbotts
4.
March 27: dinner with Maureen and Charlie Smith
5.
April 4:
final meeting with ES
6.
April 8:
Maureen Beitman died today
7.
April 11: Ellen Bryant Voigt at Gettysburg
College
8.
April 12-14
: Marty Dermody here
9.
April 21: lunch with Teresa Cero
10.
April 22: Hanover: dinner and poetry reading
with Jane and Marty Malone
11.
May 27: Gettysburg: cookout at Gary Ciocco’s
12.
May 28: lunch with Teresa Cero
13.
June 4-11: Cape May
14.
June 30- July 2: West Chester: visit Debbie and Randy; visit Tom and Joanne
McNaney in Newtown Square
15.
July 19-23: Provincial meeting – Indianapolis
16.
July 23-August 6: Retreat in Syracuse, then visit Maureen and
Charlie Smith in Adirondack NY, then visit Jack and Mary Higgins in Middlebury
Vermont
17.
August 31-Sept.2: Reunion planning mtg SJC in WHMS
18.
September 21-23: SJC Board Meeting- host in WHMS
19.
October 9-11:
Cape May – stayed at Cape Harbor Motor Inn
20.
November 2-4:
SJC Reunion planning – I host in WHMS
21.
Dec. 28:
BJ Harris, Barbara’s son, found
dead at his home
2013
1.
Jan. 3-7
West Chester: stayed with Debbie and Randy; BJ’s wake and funeral
2.
Jan 9: lunch with Teresa Cero at Baughers
3.
Feb. 1-3:
SJC Reunion planning: I host in WHMS
4.
Feb 6-17:
flu
5.
April 3-7:
SJC Alumnae Reunion at the Wyndham
6.
April 18:
meet Fr. James Martin SJ at MSM
7.
April 21:
lunch with Seton girls
8.
April 24:
lunch with Patty Branson in Frederick
9.
May 2:
funeral Mass for Sue Ciotta
10.
May 17-19 ;
visit in West Chester
11.
June 1-8: Cape May
12.
June 20-July 3:
visit New Orleans; stay at House of Charity; visit Angele; Retreat in
Covington
13.
Vexed Questions published
14.
July 25-28:
Nightsun Writers Conference in Frostburg
15.
August 15-18
SJC Reunion Planning: I host groupin WHGS
16.
September 6-8
Provincial Mtg.
17.
September 20-22
SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. I host
group in WHMS
18.
October 20:
West Chester: Kay Ryan reading and reception
19.
November 4:
Rochester NY: Cousin Jared
Klepacz’s funeral; travel with Dave Higgins and wife
20.
November 29:
Mechanicksburg PA visit at Dave
Higgins’ house: Tom and Pat, Mike and wife.
21.
December 20-22:
visit Debbie and Randy in West Chester
2014
1.
January 4
4 degrees. Drove to Leola and
visited Glenford, in search of a Snowy Owl
2.
Jan. 16-20:
SJC Reunion planning. I host group in WHMS\
3.
Feb. 9
lunch with Teresa Cero
4.
March 20 Reconnaissance
accepted by Texture Press
5.
March 27-30
SJC Reunion at the Wyndham
6.
April 3-6:
drive to Albany, then Middlebury VT.
For Jack Higgins’ funeral.
7.
April 12:
to West Chester to see play “Dear Elizabeth” with Debbie
8.
May 1:
see play “Henry IV Pt. 1” with Bob and Patty in DC overnight there
9.
May 2:
First Friday poetry reading- Emilia Philips
10.
May 3:
Birding at Holt Park, Balto.
Visit Teresa Cero and her brother
11.
May 17 :
I give poetry reading at LitMore in Baltimore
12.
May 24: lunch at Carriage House with Tom Leonard
and Karen Mattschek
13.
May 25-June 2:
Cape May
14.
June 3-7:
West Chester University Poetry Conference, stay with Debbie and Randy
15.
June 22-28: Saint Louis: Provincial Assembly of the Province of Saint
Louise.
16.
June 28-July 9 -
very sick with bowel obstruction; in Gettysburg Hospital for four days
17.
July 11-19 – private retreat in Emmitsburg
18.
July 26-28 – West Chester for Memorial Mass for
Lonnie Rusling Pietro
19.
July 29:
dinner with Marty and Jane Malone
20.
August 2-11:
Santa Fe/Albuquerque: Glen West
Workshop
21.
September 22: fell down stairs at MSM and broke
foot
22.
September 25-28: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg; I host women at WHMS
23.
October 16: lunch with Patty Branson in
Frederick
24.
October 18: dinner at Marty and Jane’s
25.
Mailed manuscript of Life List to Finishing Line Press ( accepted later)
2015:
1.
Jan. 1-4 Sick with bowel obstruction
2.
January 16-18
SjJC Reunion Planning; I host group in WHMS
3.
February 19-22: Los Angeles – Catholic
Imagination Conference
4.
March 5:
big snowstorm
5.
March 19-22
SJC Alumnae Reunion at the Wyndham
6.
May 15-17:
visit Jerry and Anne Klein at Sea Isle City
7.
May 24-31: Cape May
8.
June 1: I
give poetry reading at Café Muse in Chevy Chase: Jean Denney, Patty, Mary Vincent
9.
June 14: Gettysburg ER: IV fluids for dehydration
10.
June 25-July 2:
Retreat, Emmitsburg
11.
July 6-8
West Chester, visit Debbie and Randy
12.
July 12-17:
bowel obstruction, in hospital
13.
August 24: lunch with Teresa Cero
14.
September 25-27: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. I host women in WHMS
15.
October 20:
Mohs surgery on right temple – Dr. Iorizzo, York
16.
November 18:
overnight at Patty’s in Bethesda
17.
December 28-30: visit Debbie and Randy in West
Chester
18.
Dec.31-Jan.13:
sinus infection
2016
1.
January 14-17: SJC Reunion planning: I host in
WHMS
2.
January 23 : Blizzard: three feet of snow
3.
Feb.14: I
give poetry reading at IOTA in Alexandria
4.
President Newman resigns at MSM
5.
March 31-April 2: SJC Alumnae Reunion at the Wyndham
6.
April 19: I give poetry reading at the Curious
Iguana in Frederick
7.
May 8: Mothers Day dinner with Gene Whissel and wife
and children
8.
May 24-28:
Poetry by the Sea Conference in Madison Connecticut
9.
June 3-8; 12-16
Cape May
10.
June 8-11:
West Chester University Poetry Conference – stay with Debbie and Randy
11.
June 24:
supper with Marty and Jane Malone
12.
July 7-17: I give retreat in Evansville
13.
July 21: visit Surreybrooke Gardens with Debbie
and Barbara
14.
July 29: funeral Mass for Lou Herley in West
Chester
15.
August 7-15:
my retreat in Albany NY
16.
September 15-18:
SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. I host
group in WHMS
17.
September 22-25
Cape May
18.
October 11-13:
Cape May\
19.
October 21-23:
BSHS 50th reunion in Downingtown. I stay with Franny Roberts Pierce
20.
October 27-30: ALSCW Conference at Catholic
University; I give reading
21.
November 6: I give reading at WCU Poetry Salon
in West Grove
22.
November 7:
car crash on the way home; I am
sick with chest cold all week
23.
Nov. 8
Trump wins election
24.
December 27:
party at Ed and Teri Egans
2017:
1.
Jan. 12-16: SJC Reunion planning: I host girls
in WHMS
2.
January 13:
I get hearing aid
3.
February 8-11: AWP Conference in DC: I stay at
Providence House; breakfast with Kate Daniels
4.
Reconnaissance
published
5.
Dinner with Maureen Corrigan – she was here for
the Ducharme lecture
6.
March 23-25:
SJC Alumnae Reunion
7.
April 5: poetry reading with Bill Jones at
Curious Iguana – Scotch is there
8.
April 26-30: Catholic Imagination Conference at
Fordham; I’m on panel. Gary Vena, Patty,
Barbra come.
9.
May 28-June 3: Cape May
10.
June 7-11:
West Chester University Poetry Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
11.
July 10-18: I give poetry retreat in Albany
12.
July 20-22:
SJC Reunion planning with Class of 68 WHMS
13.
August 4: lunch with Teresa Cero
14.
August 8-16
Retreat in Emmitsburg Franny
Tobin visits on Aug. 10
15.
September 14-18: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. – I host
women in WHMS
16.
October 10:
visit Patty Branson in Bethesda
17.
October 20-22:
SJC Reunion planning with class of 73 – WHMS
18.
MSM President Tim Trainor inauguration
19.
November 24-27:
in Rehoboth Beach with Patty and Bob
20.
December 11-14:
Bowel Obstruction – Gettysburg ER
2018
1.
January 12-15: SJC Reunion Planning – I host in
WHMS
2.
February 2-4
: visit Leslie Blackshaw and
husband in Bel Air
3.
Feb. 9:
Patty Branson here
4.
Feb.26-March 22: Paris!
International Retreat at Motherhouse, etc.
5.
April 12-15: SJC Alumnae Reunion at Wyndham
6.
April 19: dinner with Marty and Jane Malone
7.
May 27-June 3: Cape May
8.
June 6-9: West Chester University Poetry
Conference: stay with Debbie and Randy
9.
June 19-22:
Rehoboth Beach with Patty and Bob
10.
June 27:
poetry reading- Joe Ross in Lancaster ( went with Marty and Jane)
11.
July 8-11: SJC classmates celebrate our 70th
birthdays – I host in WHMS
12.
Jul7 21-22:
Kauffman Family Gathering: overnight at Janet’s and then Glenford’s
13.
August 11: lunch with Patty at AyseMeze in
Frederick
14.
August 17 -
begin ESL tutoring with Brenda PS in Frederick
15.
August 29-
overnight at Patty’s in Bethesda: Marty Galvin’s wake
16.
Sept. 18-20
Bowel Obstruction; Sept 21-23: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg. host at WHMS and GS
17.
Oct. 15: Manuscript for Not
Only But Also accepted by Duck Lake Press.
18.
Dec. 5: I give poetry reading at Catholic
University - Suzanne, Mary V, Greg
Friedman there
19.
Dec. 20 -24:
Bowel Obstruction - in Gettysburg
Hospital
2019
1.
Jan 4:
supper at Sarah Stokeley’s with Marty and Jane; I’m featured reader at
Ragged Edge
2.
Jan. 6: Brunch at Marty and Jane’s
3.
Jan 16:
Carriage House lunch with Debbie, Randy, and Barbara Harris
4. Jan.
22: Book Club Reading Group in
G’burg: Jane, Nancy Whitman, etc. Composing
a Life.
5. Jan.
24-27: SJC Reunion Planning – I host at
WHMS
6. Jan
28-Feb 1- snowstorms and very cold
7. Feb.
8: dinner at Marty and Jane’s
8. Feb.
10: lunch with Teresa Cero
9. Feb.13-16: major surgery – Small Bowel resection ( Dr.
McKee) G’burg Hospital
10. Feb.
28-March 4: Snowstorms and cold. (No
teaching this semester.)
11. March
9: Tom Baumgartner’s funeral in
Baltimore
12. March
18-21: Marty Dermody visits, then, SJC classmates visit WHGS
13. April
4-7: SJC Alumnae Reunion at the Wyndham
14. April
14: visit Diane Sagnella in West
Chester; overnight at Debbie’s
15. April
29: lunch with Patty in Frederick
16. May
26-June 2: Cape May
17. June
5-9: West Chester University Poetry Conference – stay with Debbie and Randy
18. July
17: dinner in Balto with Teresa and Charlotte; lecture on Bees at Natural
History Society
19. July
22-26: SJC girls at Rehoboth Beach with
Patty
20. August
2: picnic supper at Catoctin Breeze Winery with Susan and Ron Valenti
21. August
3: dinner at Marty and Jane Malone’s
22. August
10-19: Retreat in Emmitsburg
23. August
24: visit here with Debbie, Randy and Barbara H
24. August
31: National Book Festival at
Convention Center DC – Bus from MSM; RuthBaderGinsburg interview!
25. September
21: SJC Alumnae Board Mtg.
26. October
10-11 : visit Patty in Bethesda
27. November
6: I give poetry reading at Curious Iguana, Frederick ( Patty, Kathy McNaney there)
28. Dec.
27: lunch with Teresa Cero
2020
1.
Jan. 11:Atlas Obscura event: Raptors of the
Nations Capital (Fort Meade area.)
2.
Jan. 12:
poetry reading in Balto at Bird in Hand Bookstore with Marty and Jane
3.
Jan 16-20:
SJC Alumnae Reunion Planning – I host in WHMS
4.
Feb. 7: I
give poetry reading in Northern Virginia -
overnight in Bethesda with Patty
5.
Feb. 21:
visit at Ed and Terri Egan’s house ( Irish Setter!)
6.
March 4: retirement dinner for Kristen Urban at
Nancy Whitman’s house
7.
March 11:
COVID PANDEMIC QUARANTINE BEGINS. Last day of classes on campus for me.
8.
June 8: I ushered second set of Mallard chicks
out of the courtyard!
9.
June 29-July 8:
Retreat in Emmitsburg
10.
July 11-16:
Provincial Assembly – ALL ON ZOOM
11.
September 25-27:
Cape May
12.
October 3: SJC Alumnae Board ON ZOOM
13.
October 9:
I voted!
14.
November 3:
Election Day – Biden wins
15.
November 7:
Lockdown in our house begins
COVID TESTS FOR ALL
16.
November 23:
MOHs surgery on tip of my nose-
Dr. Iorizzo in York - skin graft
17.
Dec. 21:
Sr. Mary Catherine Warehime’s funeral in Emmitsburg
