I sent out my usual Christmas letter, but forgot to post it on here. Here it is: Dear Friends, It certainly seems like winter with all the gray days and cool temps. The Christmas season seems to be getting closer all the time, so it is time to get this off to you. This will be another very general report. Nothing major happened to me this past year. I am still happily retired, and doing some part time work as a substitute teacher at City Adult Learning Centre. I also sometimes get a few marking/grading assignments related to students entering university. My health remains good. I managed to get down to Charlottesville, Virginia twice this year.....five days in April and 2 weeks at the end of June and early July. I traveled with my friend Vince who had some work there. The town is very familiar now to me, and I always enjoy it there. In August, I flew up to Thunder Bay to join my sister at the Red Rock Folk Festival. Again, the festival was a lot of fun, and the weather was good. Most of my sister’s kids were there so there was a small family reunion. This past April, my sister Sally turned 80 and she is still doing fine and keeping very active. There will be some changes in the coming year. Back in 2007, I put in an application to live in the City Park Co-op apartment complex. I was told then there was a 10 yr waiting period, but I have just arranged to move there next month. It has taken just over 5 years. This is a complex of three high rise apt bldgs built back in the 50’s, just to the north of the old Maple Leaf Gardens. It has become a housing co-op subsidized by the Government of Ontario. It is a bit of a downscale, but the rents are a lot more reasonable, so that will be welcome. I have to move into a bachelor, and then once I have been there a year, I can apply for a 1 bedroom apt. Because it is an older building, the apts are larger, so the bachelor I am moving into is about the same square footage as the 1 bedroom I am now living in. I know a number of people who live there, and they rave about it, so I am hopeful it will turn out to be a sensible move. I will send out my new address and phone details as soon as they are finalized. I should be moving later in January.