I was lucky; Cate Lux was able to squeeze me in for coffee. She had just returned from meeting her newest granddaughter in Oregon and was right back into her regular schedule: art classes at Fleisher Art Memorial, helping out part-time at a school, trips to the Barnes, progressive dinners with friends, programs at the Union League, two book clubs – oh, and minding her grandkids, who like to swim in the pool at her Washington Square building.