Our website went live on 10 September 2001. It is a first time creation and was born out of a combination of the need to keep in contact with all our friends and family around the world and the need to do something to keep myself occupied.

More than a few hours were spent researching web sites and learning the tools used for these pages. Most of the initial time was spent on the graphics and trying different options for the look and feel. I'm currently using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and Paintshop Pro.

I wanted to keep things simple because my folks have a 28.8K modem. [Oops, Mom says it's a 56K modem] But hopefully it'll get sophisticated, but remain fast as things progress. Although I can't spend as much time on this as I could before I had to work, I'll endeavour to keep it updated every few months at a minimum.

Please feel free to send us any comments, suggestions or photos that I can incorporate into the site. Also let me know about any bugs or errors.

Michele