Sunday, August 12, 2007

Sunday 5th August – Saturday 11th August

Welcome to this week’s digest

*The FOCS site is being redesigned and has a new web address as well as a whole new look. Not all of the old information is up there yet, but if you need to look up anything you can access the old site by following the directions here.

*Helen McClelland has made some new discoveries about EBD’s biography – you can read about Nelly Dyer’s conversion to RC here.

*Chalet School appreciation societies were mentioned in the Times Notes of 2004, you can read the article here.

*New Formal Discussions have been started on Monica Turns Up Trumps and on Families: The Maynards. Please join in!

*Anything Else is as busy as ever, if you can help out with explanations of the cats in Die Rosen, how exactly one puts a foot through sheets or the origin of the word blatherskites, then do post your views!

*Join in the party in English Tea for the CBB now has a thousand members!

*New Drabbles:
A Moment of Truth Part II by Lizzie
Reactions by Brie
Leaving Guernsey by Cath V-P
A Brighter Shade of Blue by Brie
Summer Frolick Drabble by Lesley

*Lots of birthdays are coming up this week! Happy Birthday to Raya, Ianswythe, Alice, Le Petite Em, Helen and Cathy!!!

*Big welcome to our newest member Ghoti.

*Caroline O’Sullivan is having a sale here of lots of good titles.

That’s all for this week – see you next Sunday! Fatima and Róisín.

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