Many, many thanks -- once again -- all of you for your kind greetings and this wonderful mantel of cards. I've my fingers crossed that this will be the last time they are needed. I'm off home next week a bit late in the year but feeling much better about travelling and being away from my favourite surgical team (if there can be a favourite one of those). I'll call you in this next fortnight, Jock, and we'll plan a time and place for our dram as soon as I'm ready to travel south to you.

Rex