Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:48:20 -0700 (PDT) From: cynthia behrman Subject: Re: March 18, 2009 To: Ernst Meyer Dear Jochen I read your essay carefully. I liked it a lot. How old were you when you wrote it? The teacher's comments are very good, I think.=A0 They are not fundamental criticisms, but small matters of style which would have strength ened the prose. If I fault him at all, it is that I think ALL comments on students' papers should start with the positive--what he liked about the essay--before swinging into corrections of diction or word order. Send me some more, please. Elizabeth and her two students arrived in their rented van from Pittsburgh at 10,30, We had an early lunch and then they set off for the long drive to Wichita at noon, taking Jo and her luggage with them. The conference had been fun, apparently--Elizabeth's paper went well, and the boys enjoyed ed their first taste of academic scholarship. Jo phoned at 2 a.m. to say they had arrived safely (I got the mssg this morning), so all my bad dreams about accidents caused by sleepy drivers were put to rest. Now I am left with an empty house and a mountain of laundry. I do hope the judge does not impose such a fine! I attach a picture of the lake under three inches of snow, taken in January= Cooling to look at, especially as now things are blooming. Fondly Cyndy