Thanks, folks. I spent most of my birthday day with my sweetie at the local rodeo watching the amateur weekend cowboys lose to the animals. Lots of fun. We capped the day off watching the sun set around 10:30 pm with a bottle of my very own homemade (Apr '99 vintage) Chenin Blanc. Not bad if I may be permitted to say so myself. Allison, Happy Belated Birthday to you. I've been away from the computer for the past few days so I wasn't able to return the sentiment as quickly as I should have. Catspaw!! ... it's Catspaw!! Glad to see ya back, buddy! But Kindler, Gentler Time? Has the Catspaw gone soft? Bet. I need help with my garden, and flower beds, and my lawn, and .... Do you provide remote gardening services? Roger in B ... I've been around, posting to the occasional thread on the Mudact. But not as often as I'd like to because of work pressures. The Mudcat remains my favourite site. Susan A-R. Thank you for your kind wishes. LEJ. I think we share a time zone. Look north! Look wa-a-a-a-y north. Katlaughing. I'm continuing my genealogical research and have found some names from the (1839-1901) records of a Nova Scotia church records that might interest you. I'll send them to you via private email after the last instalment has arrived. SingsIrishSongs. May 29th is perfect. Everybody before you (except, maybe Allison) was a day early. Reta. Great things are happening to me. I know the next year will be better than any I've experienced in the past 52.

Keep on 'Catting, Folks!