Indeed, Amos...and many, many thanks to those who did barely noticed tasks like bring the late night snacks, cleaning up after the late night snacks, moving chairs, etc...and to those NON_locals who did much of the silent auction set-up and organizing. Janie and Jacqui and even Tinker, when she managed to arrive.(did I miss anyone?)
It has become a community...it's just a shorter drive for some of us.