Another year, already! Hopefully this note will reach you before we are too far into 2003. It was a good year, including music and friends and cycling and work and a very loving satisfying ongoing evolving relationship with Davis. Hence this greeting will also evolve, into a joint message.

The year started, for my third time, in Jimena in southern Spain with a week of chamber music (with Jane's "Musical Passages"). I had practiced more, and seem to have improved somewhat. I stayed with Jane for several days after the end of the official music week. There was some more playing, some just hanging out together, and a lovely trip to Cordoba.

Several trips were made to and from Oswego (where Davis teaches in the Communication department of SUNY/Oswego), including two to hear him perform in the college/community orchestra (he's a violist). These were a Valentine's Day dinner dance (waltzes), and then an end-of-year concert (Stravinsky).  Amtrak has been supported.

The beginning of July found both of us at Colgate College in Hamilton, NY, where SummerTrios was held for the second time. There were numerous acquaintances from last year, and some new ones. Good playing (at least enjoyable for me who was playing not listening). I didn't do quite enough towards helping Summertrios with computer things, but Davis and I did attend an envelope stuffing event at Lily's in the fall.

Elaine, from London, visited during the summer (always a pleasure). Davis ran ethernet into the back bedroom (now also a study) so it was a well-connected visit. Bookshelves are planned. And Cynthia also finally saw me in my natural habitat.

I have begun to meet Davis' family, as he has mine. We were in Maine briefly in the summer to collect his repaired Honda, in Boston, and then Maine again at Thanksgiving. The latter is the Foulger family traditional annual Christmas-related get-together. It even included skiing; I believe that it has been over 20 years since I last did that, and find that much has changed including the shape of the skis. Lots of fun, and a few spills.

There were also some trips associated with conferences (Davis working, me touristing): Seattle, New Orleans.  We managed a few days of post-conference hiking in Seattle, and some wandering around in New Orleans at spare moments (great food, and a first visit for me).

I have been learning some new skills: first, knitting socks (having been prompted to start knitting again to contribute two sweaters to a fund-raising auction for Tim's Choral Arts Society, and then socks because of a book that I purchased at a yarn store in New Orleans). Second: riding a bicycle!  I'd always wanted to do that; my mother was convinced that I'd get hit by a car (I was raised in Brooklyn) and so I never graduated from tricycle to two-wheeler. But Davis has been an encouraging and patient teacher.  Our longest trip thusfar has been down the bike path along the Hudson to Battery Park. There's one hill I have never managed to pedal all the way up, at the exit from Riverside Park on 91st Street. Perhaps next year!

Davis and I had our Christmas dinner in New York with Tim, Jackie, and Steve (you can see us at http://briefcase.yahoo.com/joandyer).

May the coming year be one of joy, health, and peace, followed by many more of the same.