How nice to introduce ourselves! I'm Marianne, and I live in Barre, Vermont, USA, "Granite Center of the World." My partner, Paul, and I are retired librarians and retired innkeepers. We loved having a B&B but now are happy to live in a condo. This gives us time to travel, and we've been close to where you live, Tish. We visited Gulf Shores, AL, while staying in Fairhope several weeks in past winters. I belong to two local guilds and the state guild but none have met for about a year. For one local guild, I've been coordinating a block of the month with lottery since Sept. and also a block swap that ends in May. I also belong to a small, international group of swappers. I love scrappy samplers and have made quite a few over the years. Setting them can be a challenge. I'm not sure I can keep up with our schedule, but will give it a try!