As Wardrobe Mistress Kate knows, I'm still alive and kicking, but for some reason one of the servers delivering our newsgroup service has dropped this group from it's list so I'm no longer receiving posts. I've attempted to sign up through Google groups to read this group (and one other) if it works I'll be back!
To get back on topic, I have been sewing - clothes for DS for summer, and I'm working on a pattern to re-create some underwear for DH, he can't get the particular style he likes any more.