Some of us aren`t "joiners". I like to putz around in my garden, stitch, cook and quilt. I have no desire to be in any club or guild. I`ve experienced the humiliation of sitting in on various meetings of all the above, in different states and the results were the same. High falootin experts with regular followers who make the newcomers feel like they don`t belong. I quit attending church for the same reason. I can talk to God, quilt, cook and garden without all the fancypants experts. I get all the news and clues I need via the internet. And for those of you saying "There`s no personal interaction with that", I say EXACTLY. Life is short. Fill it with what makes ya happy, not with what some goofy club thinks would make ya happy, if only you were up to their standards.