Hello Jerry,

That is very good news indeed! I hope the leg heals up well so that you can take up Morris Dancing again! One of the great things about Mudcat is that by sharing experiences we can all be the wiser. I had a scare a few years ago...thankfully sorted, but it is always good to be reminded.

Has all the Marmite gone? You can use Bovril in the same way. Super when you are fed up with tea and coffee and want to be warm on a cold day.

We had a great night at the folk club last night and the main artist was Flossie Malavialle. She was superb and, as often happens, she said something that made me think. She said that Folk Clubs were a peculiarly English phenomenon. You just don't find them elsewhere in the same way as you find them in our part of the world. Now, from some of the discussions that have gone on round this table, I have learned fascinating facts about weddings in New Orleans, choirs and musical gatherings in all sorts of places as well as the gentle mayhem that Jerry has created over the years. So......if any of you are in any doubt as to what a folk club is really like........pass the cookies and I'll spill the beans!

You don't want to believe all you read on some of the more extravagant threads!

Our village cricket team put on a cooked breakfast in the village hall for a fund-raising effort. It went very well, tasted delicious and raised some valuable funds. Full English.......Mmmmmm!

Interesting thoughts about using facebook to chat. Much the better option is to use Skype. It's free and you can also see each other in real time if you have a web cam! Scary!

Best wishes,


Peter