1979 Horton Christmas Letter

"It wouldn't seem like Christmas

If we couldn't get in touch

And extend the Season's Greetings

To those we like so much!"

We are on the threshold of the '80's!!  Has '79 been good to you?  My the years are flying by . . . may we make every minute count!!

Bill and I seem to have a set pattern for living -- year in and year out.  So the same Xmas letter could be sent every year!  Ha!  (Hope you burnt last years).   We visit our "kids" two or three times a year -- keep up with our church activities -- Bill is on the golf course every week-end and other days when he can slip out of the office.  For fun we go to Bert Reynolds Dinner Theatre and Lake Worth Playhouse, Civic Music Series and play some Bridge (a lot of improvement needed).  How do you feel about the "Soaps"?  Ha!  When I'm home I "flip" the channels . . . but my favorite is "Young and Restless" and tune in "Days of Our Lives" occasionally, primarily because I got "hooked" years ago  -- the drawing card being they were ALL HORTONS!  HA!

Highlight of the year was our trip in May to England, Wales and Scotland.  We went with another couple and travelled on our own.  We went by train and auto.  The country-side was beautiful -- so green and many lambs on the hillside.  I loved Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon (only warm days we had -- 5 out of 23), also Bath, Chester and Coventry, all in England, were most interesting.  As Bill's parents came from Staffordshire area we looked up one of his cousins and spent a pleasant PM with her.  Amazingly, she looked like his Mother.  Edinburg is a unique town with the old castle on top of the hill.  From there Bill and I went to St. Andrews on a one-day trip . . . the home of Golf.  A historical, old, college town.  We stayed in "B & B's" and enjoyed meeting the hosts and other guests.  Those bkfs really fortifies you for the day!!!  Some of the Spring flowers were in blossom and the parks lovely in London and South England.  Quite cool to us Floridians and the thermal underwear sure felt good!  Ha!

We wish you a HAPPY and HEALTHY 1980!!

'Gettin' close to Christmas

With its message ever new.

Here's my hope -- that Christmas joy

thrills you through and through."

Love, 

Bill & Mary

[Personal Note:]
Just sent Jean a Birthday Note - No News to add!  Nothing new here in this paper but I've plenty of copies!  Ha!  (It's a xerox world)  In way it would be good to get away for Xmas!  How do you plan so well?