It’s been at least two Christmas’s or so ago that I remember (and my memory is not good) seeing Alice Horton at the Christmas tree ornament party…I think for the past few years they’ve written the story line that she’s been up stairs resting. Not sure how Frances is doing, last I read on a web site, her health was frail, but her BD is 12/09/09 – I think she’ll be about 94 or 95 this year. Wonderful actress!