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way to Florida in the fall. After returninghome for the holidays, they went backto Florida and the Bahamas. CecilyClark is putting up a windmill that willrun power back into the grid. She saysthe wind is strong where she is, and itshould work well. Cecily is still showingher art work at the New Exit Gallery inVinalhaven, ME. Let the winds blow!Lucy Faulkner Davison had a bonefusion and spent 12 weeks in a castfrom her toe to her knee. She claimsshe had “castrophobia” being unable tomove around as she wished. Shemissed our 55th due to her ankle problem.However, from her wheelchair shecared for her garden and got her canningdone. Good work “Old Shoe.” JeanPhillips Kelly will have a great-granddaughterby the time you receive this.“Thank you all for your congrats. She’llbe born in Phoenix . . . more traveling. Iwas asked to play the piano at one ofthe CA reunion parties last June, and Iwas delighted to see DianaFrothingham Feinberg and Lee DodgeSylvester. We had fun together. Gerryand I had two trips to Europe this pastyear; one on the Rhine River and theother to Burgundy.” Jean DunbarMaryborn had a busy year working onStep it Up ’07 (an effort to wake up thecountry to global warming), DemocracySchool, and the Alliance for Democracyconvention in Arizona. Her children andthe grands are fine. Joan WatsonMcCabe is still working full-time atBrigham and Women’s Hospital’s healthinformation service. Jacie and her husbandhave started a real estate investmentcompany. She says they are busywith rehab of a place in Jamaica Plain.The children and five grandchildren arefine. Harriett Smart Moorman worksfor political groups, and is active in herchurch, dancing, and dating. JacquelineWalker Smith reports everything is finewith her family. Three grandchildren arein college and now she has more coming!She’s added a 3-year-old, a 6-monthold,and is expecting another in August.Jac and Led have been married for 53years. It was wonderful to hear a voicefrom our past as Nancy CrockerStewart got in touch after all theseyears! She was in our class for the seventh,eighth, and ninth grades. She liveson Cape Cod and has just retired after10 years from nurse’s aide homecarework. Nancy is busy with her dogs andremodeling a guest house on her propertyfor the grands. She would love tosee anyone at her place in YarmouthPort. Thanks for coming back to us,Nancy! Lee Dodge Sylvester writes:“Ben and I are lucky to be living on theedge of a small lake in Connecticut, sowe don’t travel much.” However, theyswim and row often and would welcomeguests. Anne Christian Tedeschiis painting a lot and working at a coopart gallery. She says we can read aboutthe gallery at crawfordcountywi.com. Toread about Anne, click on “Artists of theDriftless Area” and go to artists’ profiles.Anne and her husband had a funtrip to Italy with three grandchildren. Allseven have now been to Italy to seetheir grandfather’s childhood home. Shesends us best wishes. Amy FryeThorndike is busy and loves seeing herthree children and five grandchildrenoften. She continues in psychiatric nursing,but has given up horse training andshows. She misses her two Arabianhorses, however she still has four dogsto watch over. Amy sends her best tothe Class of 1952.1953 55th reunionClass Secretary: Joy Hamann Shaw, 120Musketaquid Road, Concord, MA 01742,gojoy.shaw@verizon.netClass Secretary NeededAnne Mize Barnett had a fascinatingtrip to Peru last February and would goback in a heartbeat. She is retired after25 years in real estate, but is not findingany leisure time — there is such a dearthof volunteers. Anne is enjoying work asa Eucharist visitor. She sends her best tothe class. Carol Parks Bernhardt had asecond knee operation in anticipation ofa trip to Scandinavia and St. Petersburgthis summer. Janet Ward Stevenswrites that life continues to be full ofmusic, reading, exercise classes, andspecial friendships. Janet’s summers arefilled with five granddaughters visiting inMaine. Her latest endeavor is tai chi.Lavinia Vicky Davis Downs and Rayhave turned over their mountain cabin inJapan to their son, which feels verymuch like the end of an era. In Seattle,she is playing tennis and writing bookreviews for the Seattle League ofWomen Voters magazine. Lisa JenneyPaige is dividing her life between thefarm and Brunswick . . . peace andquiet, gardening in the summer, andbright lights, movies, friends, and activitiesduring the long winter. She is stillpainting, traveling, and doing a littlepoliticking. She went on a Smith alumtrip to Tanzania, partly safari, partly interactingwith local tribal women in thetraditional settings. It was a WOW trip!She adds that it is sad to think thatMarcie Gates Iszard and DebbyRobertson Clinch are no longer with us.Diane L’Etoile Hood took a month-longtrip visiting her son in Germany andgetting some sun on the Canary Islands.On her return she started her seventhchemo drug; she already has a numberof guiding jobs lined up this spring. FromTootsie Wyman Thomas comes thehappy news that their son, Donald, wasmarried this past October to SarahPerkins, whom he has known for 10years. It was a joyous occasion. Tootsieis still working full-time as the Conser -vation Commission director in Weston,MA. Lefty is semi-retired and loving it.Joy Hamann Shaw writes: “It is withgreat sadness that I am filling in forDebby Robertson Clinch, who died inJanuary. I seem to be doing a lot ofbabysitting lately, but I am so lucky tohave my grandchildren living so close. Ifinished my ‘barn’ addition in CenterSandwich, NH.” Howsie JenneyStewart and Tim moved from a condoback into a house and love it. She is easingup on boards and volunteering soshe can visit nursing homes and hospitalsmore often with her Cairn terrier,Willoughby. Last fall they cruised fromEngland to Italy and enjoyed the beautyof that part of the world. Tim is still playinga sharp game of tennis (as is LisaJenney Paige). Grandchildren range from24 to 6 years and all live within visitingdistance. Check this out! Howsie says:“Polly, the middle daughter wants tomove to Yarmouth so she’ll be here totake care of us.” WOW.For more Class Notes, go towww.concordalum.orgCONCORD ACADEMY MAGAZINE SPRING 2008Harriet Smart Moorman ’52 Anne Christian Tedeschi ’52 with family in Pisa, Italy Jane Fletcher Geniesse ’5446