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The party for my cousin Bill Kaelin, who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, finally happened this past weekend. It was postponed twice due to the pandemic, but we got to celebrate last Saturday. I only took a few pictures and they didn’t come out well, but here they are, such as they are.

This is the view of the tables and the glittering settings as we entered the dining room.

This is my and my sister-in-law Robin Horn in our gowns.

A shot of one of the gowns I loved (there were many, I love fancy gowns, it turns out).

This is the Nobel Laureate jumping up and down for joy at the end of the evening (we were all dancing). That is my brother Douglas to his left. It was a magical evening, and my cousin is such a lovely person.

The Choral Society of Grace Church has resumed rehearsals! Masks are optional, but I’d say most people are wearing them. I’ve been struggling with my glasses fogging up. I bought a spray called Fog Away, and that definitely helped. I also noticed that the fogging just stops at a certain point. Not sure how to explain that. Something equalizes in the small environment behind my glasses?

It’s heaven singing with other people again. I don’t think I sound very good, but I’m hoping I’ll sound better as time goes on. For now I’m just trying to make sure no one hears me. Ha.

I posted details for our Christmas concert in December under events. Because it’s an indoor event people have to bring proof of vaccination.

Except crows are cute, not scary.

Saw these beautiful busts of John Lewis, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor in Union Square yesterday. Sadly I’ve read that people have thrown paint on the one of George Floyd. They hate him for … being murdered? I adored John Lewis, and we need him so badly now.

These statues were so beautiful close-up. They shimmered.

I don’t see this a lot. We’ve managed to achieve a mostly stable detente, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them all calmly sitting in the window like this. Probably mutually planning the death of some poor bird. They’ll work together for that.