Sherry, thanks for sharing your excitement. It is, indeed, quite a find. Unfortunately, I have never been able to make much sense out of those parallel lines with all those dot thingies on them and so the book was not as useful to me as it might have been. But almost within moments of my announcement about having the book, I got a note from Alice about "Silent Oh Moyle". I scanned the song and emailed it to her.

Because the volume was obviously more useful in the hands of someone who could read music, I left the book with Alice when I visited her during the Adventure. I hope to someday retrieve it when I return to Montana for another visit. I hope that I will be able to have a much more leisurely stay. Montana is a beautiful state!

For Spaw and others who might have been wondering: I recently purchased a new computer. It is a dandy! Spaw, along with a few others who have been doing my HTML for me will be pleased to know that the keyboard is fully functional. However, the motherboard died on the second day after the computer arrived. The guaranty was made good and a new motherboard was installed a few days ago. However, there was a glitch in the new one that impaired the use of the mouse. So, yet another motherboard was ordered. The new one will be installed within a few days. Once the magic box is fully functional, I hope to be a more regular visitor at the Mudcat.

Please know that although I haven't been posting, I have been dropping by whenever possible. Truth is that I haven't had a lot to say in most of the threads I have seen recently. Nonetheless, you all have been in my thoughts.

For those of you who have been wondering, Mom is doing fairly well. She has lost a lot of ground in the past three months with regard to memory issues and certain cognative functions. But generally she is okay and is eagerly awaiting warmer weather so that she can get outside to work in her beautiful flower gardens.

My love to all of you,

Allan