I, too, am reading each report with enthusiasm and jealousy! I so wish I could have been there!!! But, like Barbara, even had I made the plans, a family emergency would have kept me home. My Dad had quadruple by-pass surgery on the 10th and is not progressing as expected. I am already saving for the next one. Norma, do take a break. It sounds like you out did yourself and I certainly hope that you will spear head The Gathering of 2006. Keep those reports coming. I can't wait to hear if I can graduate from the ranks of "Orphan". Pam Greenway Dallas, Texas, USA Searching: Petrie, McLaren, Ferguson, Peebles: Scotland Smith and Jane: England Schupp, Yost, Riesterer, Metzner, and Dohrman: Germany Winters: Ireland Lambe, Greenway, Metz, Lehardy: ?