2023 allowed us to get settled in our new surroundings. Mimi is well cared for and comfortable at Torbrook Manor. It is a small group home of 12 residents, so she has an opportunity to be friendly with the other guests. I visit her several times a week and take her out to lunch periodically. Early in the year she fell twice and refractured her femur which she first did in October 2022. She now requires the support of a walker and continues to receive physical therapy. There are planned activities at Torbrook that keep her occupied and happy.Torbrook has a very nice Thanksgiving celebration with the residents and their families. Pam visited during Thanksgiving week and was able to spend time with Mimi.
This May, Paul took Pam on a 16-day trip to Italy, visiting Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Lucca, Cinque Terre, Florence, and Venice. It was a wonderful Tauck-led tour with only 20 guests, great guides, and great restaurants. The restaurant below is operated by a wonderfully friendly family with an 80+-year-old mother as the head chef.
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Paul and Tracy continue to enjoy their lives and business activities. As executive director of End Well, Tracy’s organization promotes end-of-life experience that matches an individual’s values and goals. One of their major activity just completed which brought people from all over the world together in Los Angeles and the internet.
Pam has a new job as Vice President of Finance for Garrett Leight, LLC. This is a small international eyeglass designer and manufacturer of high-end eyewear based in Los Angeles. She is enjoying her new position with a smaller company with lots of responsibilities and challenges.
I continue to enjoy having a second home in Flagstaff. Now settled at the Vi, I’m able to enjoy visiting Flagstaff weeks at a time in the summer and have shared getting away from the Phoenix summer heat with friends. I’m still maintaining my golf membership at Aspen Valley Golf Club in Flagstaff but I haven’t been playing as much as I like. My New Year’s resolution is to golf more in 2024.
May your fondest wishes come true this holiday season and let 2024 be your best year yet! You are very much appreciated, and we love visitors. Bless you all.
We have a new car in the family, a 2024 BMW 740i. Just received delivery in mid-November. It handles and drives better than all the previous Beemers I’ve owned. The electronics, display, safety, and entertainment options are so numerous, that I’m considering going back to Duke for an electrical engineering refresher course. It will be great once I learn about all the options.