Sorry for 'silence' since last week - I had decided to change broadband provider and the 'smooth' transition promised proved anything but - I tried a friend's machine as a substitute but his keyboard was so worn I found spelling a real problem. Still, at last I've been reconnected and will start posting some more 'bits and pieces' as soon as I can.

I didn't realise I was beginning to have withdrawal symptoms since deprived of access any longer and it might of been like giving up smoking .... no, on second thoughts. It was 'bad' but not that bad.