Just back from a very interesting visit with Marion Leathers Kuntz. I went with Anita and Mary Sydney. Dr. Kuntz lives off Ponce de Leon and her house was on the tour of homes in Druid Hills. I was supposed to be a docent for her house, but had jury duty for a murder trial in DeKalb County, so had to bow out. Anita and Mary Sydney were docents, and enjoyed meeting Dr. Kuntz and arranged to go back for a visit. They invited me to go, too.
We took a bottle of nice Italian wine and some appetizers and arrived about 3:30. She is in her 80’s, and truly brilliant and amazing. She was dressed in a lavender blouse and purple skirt,
with gold high heels and lots of jewelry. She has an apartment in Venice where she researches manuscripts for her next book. She has written several books and has taught classes as recently as 2 years ago at Georgia State (as well as other colleges). If you google her, you will see all of the books she has written. She is a Latin scholar and has translated books written in the 1500’s. I don’t know how many degrees she has, but she has plenty! I could not find anything about her on Wickipedia, and that is curious. She adores her 2 sons and 2 grandsons. She also has 3 granddaughters and truly enjoys all of her family. She can only stay in Venice for 2 months at a time so that she can come home to be with her family for a month in between each visit.
Dr. Kuntz seemed to enjoy our visit very much. We did not leave there until 7 p.m. as she was reading parts of her latest book to us and showing us the illustrations. Her house is a showcase with wonderful collectibles and umpteen sets of china. I’ll post a picture or two of our visit.
What fun! We plan to go back in August when she returns from Venice. She insisted!
