Dear Marion,

Thank you for your letter. I picked up Judge Macdonald's order
from the docket sheet via the Internet while I was on the boat
to Nantucket for a quick one-day trip last Tuesday.
Here's his docket entry:

No.	 	Docket Entry:
1 MEMORANDUM AND PROCEDURAL ORDER Re: Appeal of Plumbing Inspectors
2 Report dated June 9, 2011-to perserve the appellate rights with
3 regard to the Inspector's Report, the plaintiff shall file within 45
4 days of the entry of this order an appeal with the Board of State
5 Examiners of Plumbers and Gasfitters; any defense to the appeal on
6 grounds of timeliness is deemed waived, provided that the plaintiff
7 files his appeal within the above timeframe; the Court reaffirms its
8 order retaining jurisdiction of the case (D Lloyd Macdonald,
9 Justice). Copies mailed 4/9/12
 
and here's my reply which I just now completed and will mail tomorrow:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ej1meyer/diary12/Board_appeal.pr
It's not the most brilliant of my legal efforts, but more than 
adequate for the plumbers who won't understand, no matter how eloquent.
I had anticipated days, if not weeks of work. I'm pleased to have
dispatched this obligation so quickly. We're off to Konnarock a day
later than planned, on Saturday morning. We'll arrive Sunday afternoon,
a day before Klemens, Laura and Leah. Rebekah is staying in Belmont.
A secretary at the plumbing board suggested a hearing date of June 7.
It's likely that Margaret and I will stay in Virginia until early in
June, then return for the hearing. Thereafter we may return to Virginia
for as much as 2 months. On August 29th, Judge Macdonald has scheduled
another status hearing for which we will surely be in Belmont.

Margaret and I are much aware of the ordinary difficulties of day-to-day
existence which Klemens, Laura and the four grandchildren encounter
now and in the future. We wish we could do more to help; but the most
we can do is not to cause trouble. I've deliberately interrupted my
writing for the past two weeks. Perhaps when we're in Virginia, I'll
find the leisure to resume work on the novel. Meanwhile, tomorrow,
I must print and mail insurance forms for the few  patients I've seen
so far this year; then start packing. There will probably be many items
forgotten or overlooked. We do the best we can. I'll write again from
Konnarock. Stay well and be happy.
Jochen