Martha says: This photo was taken atop Baldy Mountain, one of several moderate hikes we took in August from Camp Timberlock. Other travels this year included snowy Rochester, NY in January, skiing with the kids in New Hampshire on Valentine weekend, scuba and snorkeling with Bob in Little Cayman in May, and visiting family in Minneapolis in June and the San Francisco Bay area in early September. I finished quilting “Spring Nosegay” the last of the 4 seasons wall hangings for our living room and continue to make gift quilts for friends and family celebrating special occasions. I’m now in charge of the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, which continues after more than 15 years with no end in sight. In the coming year our data will be added to the national Quilt Index so research on quilt history can be done from anywhere on the web. And twice a week I’m still volunteering in the New England Quilt Museum library directing other volunteers and meeting visitors from all over the world.  I look forward to becoming a Bubi next summer after helping Ben and Lori move to a larger apartment near her school.

Bob says: Another year, another 75,000 miles in airplanes, including another round-the-world trip. That's actually down from 2009, and I think the travel will ease further in 2011. However, I'm off on another round-the-world trip soon, to visit my teams in China, India, and Austrlia.
      I've just completed my second year at Unisys, and I'm enjoying it more than ever.  The company has turned its financial fortunes around and is entering 2011 with new-found confidence in the future. [I'd like to say that I played a pivotal role, but the CEO, who joined about the same time I did, was the key driver.] My work in Engineering has included both technical innovation and organization revitalization.  Both aspects are working out well and are very fulfilling. Also, I'm now working from home, which gives me, in effect, an extra hour per day.
      I've also kept up my with my hobbies in computer simulation, diving, and anime, although there's less time to devote to them with all the travel. Martha and I went back to Little Cayman last May for ten days; my first diving trip in a couple of years. The Caribbean has been invaded by lionfish from the Pacific, as a result of an aquarium spill during Hurricane Andrew back in the 1990s.  Lionfish are beautiful, but they're voracious predators of the reef fish, and they have no local natural enemies. The dive masters are trying to train the local groupers to eat lionfish, but it's slow going: groupers are not the brightest bulbs in the pack. Perhaps the best hope for a local predator is man.  Lionfish are quite tasty, and both the dive masters and the local residents will catch and cook them whenever possible.
    2010 was capped, of course, by the wonderful news that Lori and Ben are expecting a child. I'm looking forward with great anticipation to being a grandfather.  But I have to wonder: with the family background, at what tender age will the little tyke start working with, and becoming entranced by, computers? Or have a Facebook page of his or her own? Times have changed, indeed.

Ben says:  Ben says: Lori spent the summer in Beijing, China, caring for and researching birds at the Beijing Raptor Rescue Center. She is now mid-way through her second year of veterinary school at Tufts. My work at Laminar Research continues to be quite busy, with additional employees joining the company and the release of X-Plane for Android smart phones.

Lori and I are expecting our first child this summer; I am sure the pets will be very excited by the new addition to the family. The picture above is from apple picking with our nephew Zachary, who is now five.

Jonathan says: We've been in Carlisle a year now. We've added a two-stall run-in shed, and most importantly, gotten horses (pictured above). Isabella (right) is a 20-year-old thoroughbred with a sweet disposition who loves attention. Jazzy (left) is a 20-year-old quarter-horse appaloosa cross with an active and independent mind and no fear of expressing it. There's nothing like waking up in the morning, looking out the window, and seeing these majestic animals nearby. We're really enjoying the rustic town we grew up in, and having all the animals here, and happy. Jonathan's work at Funkitron continues apace -- Slingo Quest Egypt shipped with me in the first slot on the credits page, and I am deeply immersed in the next project, not yet ready to be disclosed. Larissa was promoted to full software developer at Genarts. The cats and dogs are active and healthy. Larissa is getting good at skiing. We're looking forward to vacation at Camp Timberlock with the family next summer.