Paul, Thanks for taking the time to write and put up this message! This has indeed been a great bunch of comments and I have enjoyed it as well. Thanks for starting it! Okay, the Grass Roots Widows: We have to wait until May 29th for their new album to come out . . . maybe it will be more impressive than what is on their site now . . . Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Puente Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] George Thomas b. 1887 California This is best and most active list I belong to and I have enjoyed all of your comments. I really liked the discussion about grass widows. I never knew such a term existed so of course I had to look it up. 1. A woman who is divorced or separated from her husband. 2. A woman whose husband is temporarily absent. 3. An abandoned mistress. 4. The mother of a child born out of wedlock. Plus a few other variations on the same theme. There is even a three woman band by that name: http://www.grasswidow.org/blog.php I wonder what category they fall into.