Francie Palmer Christopher and her husband, Franklin, have spent the last 2½ years cruising between the Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas on their 48-foot trawler. Now they’re back on land, visiting their seven grandchildren (all under the age of three!), dividing their time between Boston, Annapolis, and Norfolk. They’ve owned property in Roatan, Honduras, for eight years and try to sneak away there when they can. Francie hopes to make it to Waterville for a reunion. * Like all of our lives, Nancy Piccin’s life has been altered by the coronavirus. She’s thankful to have been telecommuting for the past 20 years, and she’s counting down the two years until she can officially retire. She’s very worried about everyone—friends and acquaintances—and misses the simple pleasures, like listening to live music and eating at local restaurants. Nancy is glad she was able to move her mother from an independent to an assisted living facility just before “the madness hit.” She learned a lot about all the factors involved in this big life change. Sadly, her daughter had to cancel a long-planned trip to Japan. On the bright side, she’s getting more organized, scraping old wallpaper, and making soups. Nancy still hopes to travel someplace warm after Thanksgiving. * Jeff Wheeler encourages us to stay in contact with classmates and friends, and he stresses the importance of helping each other at this time. * Fortunately, Pam Cleaves Devine works for a company, Business Learning Institute, that runs executive seminars, conferences, and training courses. It’s had remote and cloud capabilities for a few years, so working at home is not an issue, a good thing as she’ll be busy for the next few months. She asks us to “please stay safe, healthy, strong, and positive!” Last fall at Colby, John Devine attended the C Club Man of the Year dinner (honoring Sandy Buck) with Jim Cook, Doug Giron, Larry Hill, Henry Kennedy ’80, and Jeff Wheeler. Kim ’06, Pam and John’s daughter, and her family recently moved from Princeton, N.J., to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They’re living a mile from Pam’s childhood home. * It’s hectic in the Mathey Landry house! Jack and I have been going through mountains of our “stuff” in anticipation of downsizing once this crisis has ended. We’ve (well, mainly Jack has) made numerous trips to the dump or the storage unit. There’s been lots of time to look through closets, the basement, and attic and to wonder: “That’s hideous, what were we thinking? Who bought all the snow globes? Ah, there’s the rest of Devin’s drum kit. Boy, Nate had a lot of shoes! Why are there 10 duffle bags—we’re the only two here. Another umbrella? C’mon, really?” It’s been interesting and prompted lots of old stories and memories. The house is getting neater and the storage unit is almost full. * Congratulations to Jane Brox and Gerry Boyle, both winners of a 2020 Maine Literary Award. Jane was honored with the award for nonfiction for her book Silence, while Gerry won in the crime fiction category for his book Random Act. How fun to have two Maine-based writers recognized for their talents!