Dear Alex and Winnie,

Thank you for your recent e-mail letter.
I hope the visit to MGH was - or will turn
out to be - helpful in the rehabilitation of
Alec's wrist. Please tell him that we think of
him often.

Our life continues its uneventful routine. My
practice has dwindled to the point where I have
started to make drawings for a small addition to
the house in which I would see what few patients
will be left in the months and years to come.
I am undecided whether such an investment would
be worthwhile.

Margaret, Klemens, Laura and the children are all
well and I am enjoying my third childhood playing
with the children. (My second childhood occurred
years ago playing with Klemens.) All eight of us
plan to drive to Virginia at Christmas.

Before we go, I hope finally to have gotten
the kitchen ceiling put back together. I made the
mistake of trying to paste a new covering over the
vinyl ceiling paper that I applied years ago. It
won't stick and I shall have to strip the old paper
before the job will look acceptable. I expect to
start on that tomorrow.

I finally finished cleaning up and painting the
basement, and celebrated by buying a Xerox copier,
something I have wanted to many years, so as to 
give me some tactical advantage as I face the
bureaucracies that are assaulting me from all
sides.

I showed Margaret your letter on the computer monitor.
She tells me she did receive the things you sent her,
and you will doubtlessly hear from her, in due time.

              Love, Margaret and Jochen