Yippee! I've actually now read right the way through this thread. :-)
And I've got backache from hunching over the laptop on the coffee table. Reading a post from Col K, knowing that he is now at the great folk festival, took my breath away.

Meeting people I know here (The Villan, GeorgianSilver, Wee Little Drummer)has been great, but most of all, so many of you are now "fleshed out" - Jerry, Ebbie, Ron, Jimmyt, Elmer, BillyBob.

What a fantastic way to make new friends.

Deirdre