Jerry,

It does me a power of good to see someone spell my name correctly (correctly for me, I should add). I get various spellings and the English spelling is, in fact, Deidre. But my version is the Irish one. I had my first argument at school about my name at the tender age of 5!. The teacher told me I was stupid and couldn't spell my name, to which I replied that I wasn't stupid but she'd got the spelling wrong. So, I was hauled before the headteacher who also admitted she hadn't got a clue how to spell my name and looked it up in my file - to find a third variation!. My mother went to the school with me the next day and told them they were all stupid!.

Billybob - I thought about you when I read the thread about Viva. I hope the trip to Dorset goes well.

Deirdre