OK, had a good night's sleep but still tired.

We started off with four in our very small, very crowded room. Friday night - went to bed and the others wouldn't let me use my book light to read so I went to sleep. I snore. Deborah, in the bunk above me, had never 'roughed it' so much in her whole life and finds difficulty going off to sleep. Seems my snores kept her and Mary awake. Then the sound stopped and Deb was heard to say "She's stopped snoring. Maybe she's dead. Good!" Got the weekend off to a great start - Deb decamped to a hotel with fluffy white towels and a comfy bed and commuted for the rest of the weekend.

Same complaint as usual - too many wonderful workshops - cloning needed! I was touched, but not surprised, at the number of friends who wanted news of Kendall. Your good wishes and hugs have been passed on.

Lisa Null's vocal workshop was a real revelation and the Doo Wop session was so good - Flawn Williams in particular must have had a very misspent youth! Two of my friends got up and sang in the concerts for the first time, which was great. Our bedroom had the 'Abandon hope all ye who enter here' on the door and I think the hope would have been for sanity and seriousness. The room was basically a giggle box. Mary was seriously grouchy until supplied with coffee in the mornings, except on Monday morning when she was almost human, causing Tami to ask "who are you and what have you done with Mary?"

I suppose that Mary and I had to expect to get some of our own back with the 'taste award' we got presented with Saturday lunchtime. Mary disappeared and left me with sole ownership of this lovely(?) item. All I can say is "watch your back, lady!".

I have met so many beautiful people at the Getaways and it is so good to renew those relationships. We may not see each other from one Getaway to another but one hug is all it takes to be right back there with family again. Geeta was looking radiant and next year we will have a new member, Goober, to fuss over and to induct into the folk way.

I, for one, had a seriously good time and the planning starts now for next year!