[Magdalen] Listgiv!

[Ann Markle]

It was lovely to read of a Listgiv arriving -- always an occasion of
celebration and gratitude!

So sorry about your car.  It was hard for me to give up Celeste, my
beautiful Honda Accord that I bought in 2004 - but having lived her
earliest life in Miami (FL), and then in TN, I knew she would not like a
Buffalo winter.  Having demanded a new battery for my 2013 Honda Fit
(bought new), I'm thrilled with how it's serving me in a more urban (and
much colder!) environment.

I also had a Kia for a short time, till it was totaled in 2004 prior to
buying Celeste.  I loved it, too, though it had a standard transmission,
and I was glad to exchange that for automatic for mountain driving.  Taking
off from a stoplight at a less-than 45-degree angle (facing uphill) with a
gearshift was quite a challenge.  This little Fit is automatic, too -- but
if I ever buy another new car, I may well go for standard again.  Shifting
gears makes one feel so useful!

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:09 AM, flyingfish224--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Lesley
>
> Sorry for the slow speed of Santa's sled in the Guise of the Postal
> authorities.  I am thrilled you like the pendant - I made it.  One of my
> hobbies is working with glass
>
> My daughter lost her faithful Tribute at Christmas 2013 after a number of
> years of faithful service.  She has a Kia now, and is very happy.
>