I had an appreciative note from Bob Feller because I have tried to keep ’41 alive in this column! He’s just a kid! He had his 98th birthday last December—as I write this I am already 99 years and 26 days old!

We are still enjoying swimming weather, and that brings the northern family down to visit. Four of them have done their first swimming in my pool and that gives me great pleasure. I got a new black bathing suit for my 99th birthday!

Do you know the game of Rummikub? A friend and I play at least one game a day. We keep a monthly score, and the loser buys two thick milkshakes for the winner. High stakes and great fun. Try it!

This column has lost a fine correspondent, Millie Steel, Bill Steel’s widow. She was so loyal to the class and dear old Dartmouth! I thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Paul Mahoney’s son and wife.

Dum vivimus vivamus!

—Jane Hanks, 2630 Kings Crown, Fort Myers, FL 33908; jhanks1@gmail.com