Alan did sound like quite the character - just the kind of person I would have enjoyed interacting with.

I have been to a number of funerals now where emphasis seemed to be placed on humour and celebrating the life, rather than mourning the death. I planned my own funeral many years ago - it just needs someone to direct things as I'll obviously be unavailable, and I suspect that will be something the few who are likely to attend will find 'interesting'.

When this kind of thing happens, it makes us realise how ephemeral life really is, and that it probably is a good idea to live each day to the full, along with your loved ones. I lost a very dear friend last year. He died in June, but I only found out about it in November as I wasn't involved in the online old work network. His sister had hoped that I would have been told by someone as she didn't have my details. But I had spoken with John just a few weeks earlier on his birthday, and we had joked about things as we always did. In one way I was sad that I hadn't had the opportunity to say farewell at his funeral, but sometimes things are just meant to be the way they are.

Our loved ones always live on, in our hearts and our memories. If we have been able to scrapbook things that remind us of them, then that too helps them to live on for those further down the line.

I hope all goes well and Alan receives the most memorable of send-offs.

Hi again, Lon. Not got back to royalty personally as yet, but as I've always had a love of history since I was about 10 years old, and the late 15th century (War of the Roses) and the 16th century have always been  my preferred eras. It would be great if I could find ancestors who were involved in some of the events I have read about (and hopefully on the Yorkist side re the WOR ) but I suspect this is a new interest that can carry on indefinitely.

Another beautiful page, and I agree, CraftArtist really is a very great piece of software, allowing someone like me and you to come up with our own unique pieces of work. I do a lot more hands-on crafting nowadays, but do return to CA every so often to produce something that I can send online.

And also like you, I too am really pleased that Alfred has taken the time and effort to bring us this forum. Really appreciated, Alfred.

You're welcome, Lon.

Another beautiful page.

That's a lovely page, Lon, and a lovely story. I've done a couple of public speaking events, work-related, and they were really scary so doing a piano recital is a great achievement.

I know what you mean about making memorials of events. I started on family tree research in summer last year. After a break for festive crafting and all that, I'm about to scramble back up into the branches again.

I've used CraftArtist to make up a photobook of old family photos found online in the Ancestry trees for my mother and her cousin.

I also use it for producing versions of my family tree to pass on to other family members. I'd rather not post an example as the pages have details of living family members so don't wish to invade their privacy.

However, I did get really excited when it looked as if an ancestor might have been a friend of King Richard III, and I made the following page for my own enjoyment. Alas, deeper investigation revealed at least a couple of disconnects, certainly at the supposed 'gateway ancestor' Mary Metcalf. My cousin in Australia has obviously just taken it for granted that other people have got it right, but now I'm in the process of checking every person I come across on 'hints' and many just do not gel.

Still, it's keeping me out of mischief.

Sounds about right!

Wow! I think the most exciting thing we get in our back garden is a hedgehog!

Good to know that Squeaky lives a safe life. Here in the UK, because of lack of any real predators, cats are often free-range. All our previous cats would come and go with the cat-flap, although we always locked them in overnight after our first black cat, Tasha, brought home a weasel or ferret at 23.00 which we ended up catching and releasing in a nearby field just before midnight.

Our latest Kitty Master, our third house panther Binx, voluntarily became a house cat at around 18 months old. We think he'd been bullied by another cat and decided he preferred the safety of indoors. As he has a tendency to bilateral patellar subluxation in his hind legs (he really impressed the vet on a recent MOT visit as to just how much and easily his back knees could pop in and out, in all directions!) I'm actually quite happy about this. If he were to be out and about and make a bad jump (he always lands in a 4-legged 'splat' which probably explains the BPS) and was unable to get back home it could end badly for him. He seems generally quite content wrapping himself in the curtains as he sits on his cat-tree, or lurks under the sofa covers.

Alas, not unexpected, but very sad news. Jack would always post a greetings at the time of the Jewish festival dates, and when that stopped I did rather fear the worst especially when re-reading his last few posts. https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?id=344. I hope he was able to enjoy his last (87th) birthday as much as he could in the circumstances.

Also so sad to hear about his cat Suzi. Perhaps, she is keeping Jack company.

Jack (זכרונו לבּרכה  [zee-chroh-NOH luh-brah-KHAH] - May his memory be a blessing)

The images of Stonehenge brought this to mind. Anne Sudworth is an artist who paints many of the megalithic sites. I follow her on Facebook and it's hard to believe that these are paintings and not photos.

http://www.annesudworth.co.uk/pictures/soltice.htm
http://www.annesudworth.co.uk/pictures/ … nlight.htm

If you like this kind of thing, her site is well worth a visit - http://www.annesudworth.co.uk/artgallery/work.htm

I noticed that, and he usually pops up a post for the Jewish festival days which he hasn't done this year. I also note that in his 18th and 19th December posts he mentioned health issues which didn't sound too good, alas.

I moved to Win 11 late last year. I got rid of a lot of files as I am now retired, but have found one of my old website details tucked away. I still have WebPlus x8.

If I try to open the file from where I have saved it, like you I just get the blank screen.

However, if I then go, within WebPlus to the top left - File > Open > browse to the files, they do come up. I also get the (obvious) warning that a lot of the images I was linked to are no longer available, so would have to find them again, but both the websites I had will still come up this way.

I hope that might be a help?