I heartily recommend it if you are thinking of changing your domicile. The Quadrangle has somewhat the atmosphere of a college campus for the older set with a preponderance of liberal-thinking retired academics, artists, and movers and shakers.

COVID-19 messed up studio time and life in general at Quadrangle Independent Living, where I moved in fall of 2019, but things have thankfully pretty much opened up again. I am hoping that I will see some acquaintances from Brown at the Philly show, and I’ll even give you one of my little brown jug minis as a memento of Josiah if you drop by to say hello.

I am in two shows this year: Haverford Guild of Craftsmen spring craft show, as well as the miniature show at the Philly/Cherry Hill Hilton in November. Thus this note to Brown hoping that others will commemorate his birthdays, perhaps with a gift to his university. (I guess forgetfulness happens with octogenarians, but I sent off a small donation celebrating his life in any case.) Who knows if I’ll be around for his real leap year birthday in 2024! Josiah has always been dear to my heart, and I am always sad when fellow alums do not post on his Facebook page. Our group is an example of the power of friendships developed during college years.”Ĭarolyn Nygren Curan writes: “I remembered it was Josiah’s birthday today as I was in the studio making mini replicas of some of the examples of ancient pottery he used in his lectures years ago, but I was two years ahead. Over the years, our friendship has grown deeper as we supported others through the many ages and stages of life. We still reminisce about our time at Brown but also have good conversations about books, current events, and family members. Yet we are constantly amazed and thankful that in our mid 80s, we still have eight members who anxiously await monthly Zoom meetings (husbands included). From left to right: Martha White Keister, Joanne Tenedine Rees, Marjorie Tingle, Barbara Jones Nicholson, Elaine Tetreault Smith, Minna Saxe, Suzy Werber Dworsky, Hope Cranska, Barbara Little Jaffe, and Peggy Durham). (The photo was taken in August 2014, the last time all 10 of us were together. Sadly, two members, Martha and Hope, have recently departed. In following years, memorable meetings were planned at destination sites across the country. Fiftieth birthdays were celebrated together at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York. Marjorie Tingle writes: “Ten members of our class have met regularly for over 60 years! For the first two decades after walking down College Hill the group gathered annually at a member’s house large enough for growing families.

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