Today Winedale was alive with kids from ACE Academy (Austin) spread across the fields sounding out sonnet lines, then going into the barn to perform them. It was a very special treat. But the best treat was meeting Alice there, talking in the sunshine, checking out Virginia's roses (they are doing fine), wandering in the theater to watch the kids, having lunch together in Carmine, unhurried. So unhurried in fact that we forgot to talk about what we met for: the proposed Newsletter. We will get going on that. We also talked a bit about memorials for former Sh at W students who have left us. It is time to do that. I'm thinking about 8" x 10" Texas cedar pieces routed with names and dates, placed in the theater "vestibule" along the horizontal beams supporting the roof supports. My first thought was to plant trees for each of them, but I am concerned about the daily care of those. I thought also about remembering folks whose contributions we remember with great love: Miss Ima, Delphine, Virginia, Rosa Lee, Rollie. I learned only today that Edith Klump, who cooked for us at Lauderdale, died last Friday, was buried on Sunday. Edith was Ronnie Klump's mom. Please send ideas.
Cheers,
Doc