We have a nice variety of subjects in this newsletter, and I am personally impressed with each of them. I hope you enjoy and anxiously wait for the next issue to read more on your favourite subjects. I want to thank each of the new authors and I want to remind everyone that the contest is still on.

The release of the August issue will feature the one person who has the most contributions to the newsletters and the prize they received.   In the case of a tie there will be a draw.    The contest will include this issue, the April issue and the June issue. The gift will have something to do with african violets. That is all I will divulge. 

There will be no reminders, and I will not be asking for contributions.  When publishing date comes I will publish what I have at the time.  This  newsletter will live on only if you,  the readers,  support it by your contributions.

I want to remind you to read the rules for this list.   I have chosen to publish them in this issue and they will be published to the list  as a regular weekly file upload.  I know that seems a bit much but we have new members joining at a rate that will justify it.  In the past I have been,  how do you say it?  Lack a daisy?  in employing the rules and now I find there are a few who do not take me seriously.  So I ask you please, before there is any mis-understanding,  read them carefully and know that I will employ them in the future.

In closing I want to say thank you to all the members who wrote in with their support.    I doubt they have any idea of how thankful I am to them as I was feeling pretty low for a time.

I do hope you enjoy this newsletter and will be a contributor in the issue's to follow.  If the piece is reasonable and carefully prepared ..... I will not turn any of them away   (of course needless to say  there is NO PORNO ALLOWED)

Rachel

God made rainy days, so gardeners could get the housework done