I have lost track of the exact date when I started
blogging but it must have been at least ten years ago.
It was at a time when I was very isolated, living on a
farm twenty miles from the nearest city. In that time,
I have met Laura, Fredo and Mike and feel that I know the
rest of you almost as well. There is a delightful sense
of community on our blog as we share our joys and our
sorrows with each other.

Some of you have decamped to facebook but we can still
keep up. Someone said it was the same old, same old but
I beg to differ. Kristy has married and had two children,
sadly there have been deaths, accidents and illnesses but
we have rejoiced with each other at the happy times and
shared our grief. An old friend of mine always said that
a joy shared is a joy doubled and a sorrow shared is a
sorrow halved. I have found that to be true.

So tonight, let us drink a toast to Eddie who keeps our
blog up and running. It has meant so much to me over
the years and is a platform for all of us.