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Dawn and me. She spent a good part of the day with us. We had lunch together (pizza) and she brought a very interesting low-sugar apple pie, apple slices perfumed with Cinnamon and Allspice, cunningly arranged in a shapely dough casing.

Dear Friends and Family,

The time change has not yet been absorbed by my body, and I was still in bed when Arthur phoned at 7:50 (today's time that felt like 6:50). Usually, I would be up at 6:50, the old time, but I went to sleep late last night.

Dawn, Merwin and I had fun together on Saturday. She works very hard not only on her classes but also on her dissertation. And she is a NEMLA officer as well. Always bubbly and optimistic, she is a pleasure to be with. She is one of only two former NCC students who has remained a strong part of our lives. (Rick is the other dear almost-child.) As she was leaving, Lincoln arrived. He had been working all day on bugs and such. We are very proud of his achievements.

On Sunday, we had a Hillwood concert, and I was able to sit through the entire event without having to raise my feet. Merwin wanted very much to sit in our usual seats, 4 steps up, neatly tucked at the start of the first row of the balcony where the sighting is perfect. We heard a very young group, the Daedalus Quartet, an international mix indeed. If you get a chance to hear them, take it. The music was familiar (Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann), but it is enhanced by seeing the performers and hearing them directly. We enjoyed the way they put their whole bodies into the performance. The Schumann was an unusual piece, a duo for piano and cello.

After a nap I was able to return to the horrible news from Japan and to horrible news from Libya. And also to hamletworks.org. I am adding missing elements and asking Jeffery to fix a few things. The big news is that Jesús has completed his modernized version of the Enfolded Hamlet, my invention for showing the main differences between the Second Quarto and Fist Folio texts of Hamlet. My version is in the old spelling and orthography of the period, which could make searches difficult for people. Jesús's work will be a wonderful addition to the site.

We are thinking of our dear friend Michèle and the ordeal she is going through with surgery on her gums. This has to be more painful than anything I am experiencing. Heal quickly, dear friend. Raymond forwarded us an adorable video of one of their grandchildren by one of the grandchildren that showed his attempts to get to the high notes of the tune he was playing. This has to cheer her. Paul, the trumpeter, is growing up.

Onward to work!
Love to all,
Bernice