I have enjoyed hearing the saga of the tiled (or not) patio. I'm glad you enjoyed the Elizabethan Metal Thread class. Your continued attack on clutter has, in fact, inspired me.

But I've been unable to get to a computer for more than a few minutes for the past month and a half, and have only started the journalling thing in August. So I will likely comment more. But just now, I gotta leave home and go back to work (alas!)