Echoing MMario's cry: Waaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!

...but then again, it sounds like people who gather at these Gathers are expected (or, at least, encouraged) to cook something. In that case, all attendees should be cheering over the fact that I was not there so that they did not have to taste my cooking. Even I don't want to taste my cooking.

But I'm very sorry to have missed the fun, the music, the meeting of new friends, and the sound of the mourning doves. :^(

As for Susan's thought that I should organize the next Gather... wish I could, but I don't have internet access at home, so I would have trouble monitoring MudGather threads and email messages, especially the last-minute ones. However, I did notice that Susan at least mentioned a possible future Gather, so I have hope that I might still be able to get up there and meet all you fine folks at long last.

Take care,
Sharon