Wow, I was surprised to see this thread! Thanks for the warm welcome.
Between the cottage and having a friend visit I have been busy with
keeping both houses running smoothly, and tending to the gardens.
The friend is from California and we met in 2002 on a garden junk form.
Had never seen her in person though we did once talk on the phone.
Had a blast showing her my city and the cottage. I wore her out.
She brought good weather with her. Great timing as once again we are back to rain.
Leaving this Friday for 2 weeks, and once again no computer access. Packing up all my supplies so that
I can work on the cottage dinningroom table
undisturbed. The plan
is when I get back I can show you how "The Gathering" which is a glass on glass creation turned out
providing that I don't break any glass unintentionally.
Kev designed it for me.

I did show my friend how to foil, tin, and solder...but I had already told her to read as much as possible
before she starts trying to do things on her own.
The screen is jumping around and its difficult to type and really hard on my eyes....hope this problem can be fixed.