My brother in Paris, whom I don't see very often, decided he would like to get me a good Xmas/birthday present near the end of 2002, and he conspired with my son, who is a bit of a computer wiz, to get me a computer, with all the bells and whistles, and a year's internet connection paid for.

Enter my friend Sandra in Sydney, who, as soon as she heard about my good fortune, started nagging me to join Mudcat. I posted as a guest a few times, but had not got around to joining, till along came Daylia, also a guest. Anyway, we encouraged each other to join, and did, within a few hours of each other.

From then on it was all downhill :-) - the rest is history. When freda got the internet on at home, I encouraged her to join, and she took to Mudcat like the proverbial duck to water.

I've learned a lot about computers in the last couple of years - still have a lot more to learn, but my favourite place on the net has to be Mudcat. I love it. So thanks, Sandra. And thanks freda for getting me hooked on the chatroom.

Jenny