Peter loves to play poker and is generally a good poker player. He has one poker flaw which is really a human being plus quality. He has faith in his friends, which he carries over in a poker game. This can be fatal in poker. We play a game with two cards, one up and one down. If Peter has an ace up, which is normally a winner, all you need to do is to raise Peter's bet and he will assume that you have a pair of tens and fold his winning hand. This went on for years. By now he knows better but he still folds half the time. He may lose a few hands, but to me each time his good-natured faith causes him to lose a hand, it makes him a winner to us. We love him.

From Art Brantman

We remember going to Le Francaise with Peter and Mary and how much fun we had together! The extra attention we garnered came about because we were in the company of Dr. Senn who was very much at home in this palace of gastronomy! The whole evening was a standout for us and we felt that Peter and Mary had shared a part of themselves with us.

We have recognized and respected the opinions given by Mary on a wide variety of topics because she has the ability to blend outstanding judgment with an amazing store of information. We have particularly enjoyed Mary's smile and giggle, as well.

An indication of Peter's personality is highlighted when one realizes that, despite the time and money he spends on fishing, his joy is complete when he releases the fish that he captured.

Congratulations, good friends, and here's to the next five decades! May they be happy ones for you both!

From Henry and Vivian Coretz

I'll never forget my first Christmas with the Senn family.

Christmas has never been a very big deal in our family. When I was a kid, we celebrated with our neighbors a few times. But as I got older, we celebrated less and less. Then I married Martha!

It was 1991. Martha and I went to Peter and Mary's around noon. We couldn't get past the front door; we had to use a shovel to make a path into the house because of all the presents! OK, I'm exagerating. But there were a lot of presents.

Now in my family, I think we were expected to be psychic. A present was supposed to express some deep insight into the receiver's character. We would never consider telling each other what we wanted; that would be like cheating. You were supposed to know the person so well that you didn't need to ask what they wanted; somehow you were supposed to intuit it.

The Senn approach to gift-giving is exactly the opposite! The nicest thing you can do is to tell someone what you would like, and even where to get it! This ensures that people get what they want or need, and the giver doesn't have to go wandering aimlessly for hours/days/weeks on end, searching for the "perfect" gift.

Martha and I had just moved into our newly purchased 2-flat, prompting all sorts of thematic gifts; a roll of duct tape, a screwdriver set, a pair of work gloves...lots of small, thoughtful presents, each individually wrapped! Now I understood how there could be so many presents under the tree. It was like a leisurely meal; each gift was like an appetizer, a main course, or a dessert.

I left that Christmas as I leave all the meals I have eaten with Peter and Mary...satisfied beyond measure, grateful for the bounty of the universe, and wondering how I will ever eat again!

Thank you, Peter and Mary, for being such generous and demonstrative in-laws. Have a Happy 50th Anniversary!

From Mark Rubenstein