You people really know your couples! Can a bridge tournament be far behind? Putting together all the couples mentioned so far, we have this list: S. T. Brooks & wife John Q. & Rose Burch Tom & Beatrice Burch Glenn and Laura Burghardt Lyle and Sarah Campbell (plus sons David, Matthew, Andrew) Crawford & Jean Cate Emery and Elsie Chace Gary and Holly Coovert Jim and Bobbi Cordy John & Mary D'Aiuto Al and Bev Deynzer Glen & Marion Deuel, Huntsville, Alabama James Hall & wife (he described 'em and she drew 'em), 19th century, Albany, New York Barbara and Frank Haviland Jules and Carole Hertz Kim and Linda Hutsell Graham and Sue Jeffrey, Port Hardy, BC Bob and Betty Lipe, Florida A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Melvin Paula Mikkelsen and her husband in the 1980's David and Margaret Mulliner Ida S. & Tom S. Oldroyd Roy & Forrest Poorman Lovell Reeve & wife Mary and Ed Schelling Schilder & Schilder John and Gladys Sennott Paul and Carol Skoglund, Alabama Herbert H. and Amelia (Daisy) Smith, Alabama Mel Springer, wife, and daughter Kevan and Linda Sunderland the Van Landinghams, Outer Banks Harold and Emily Vokes, New Orleans, Louisiana Danny & Hiromi Yoshimoto, California In addition, there are some couples who are not husband and wife, but worthy of mention all the same: Peter Egerton and family Helmut Nisters and mother & of course the Sowerby family It would be nice to hear more about how couples work together on shells. (Usually we hear about the opposite!) Bobbi Cordy's description was not only to the point, but moving as well. P.S. to David Campbell: How does a whole family work together on shells? You may be able to give us some insight into the lives of the Sowerbys. Andrew K. Rindsberg Geological Survey of Alabama