Many thanks folks. The day was really nice but I had mixed feelings as I put my last little one (oops ....... I guess she is a grown young woman now!!) ... on a plane to go to Tully Cross in Galway, Ireland. She is spending a semester there as part of her college's study abroad program. I am, at once, overjoyed yet I will miss her smiling face and worry until I see her again.

But, as to my Mudcat friends, thank you. This place, which really means all of you in this "village", has enriched my life in ways beyond description. It has broadened my musical, cultural, and political horizons in ways that I am forever grateful for. So thanks for the birthday wishes and so much more.

All the best,

Mick