From: [log in to unmask] Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE:Welcome and Thank You Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:58:26 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Thank you Laura ... .....for the nice welcome....Although I am not a new sheller, I am not familiar with scientific names, so guess I might as well be new...Huh ? :-) . I am really looking forward to learning as much as I can. I have lots of experience of collecting, cleaning and storing shells as I have had a very large collection before, gave it away and now find that I just cannot live without "doing" with shells. If you love shells as I do , you already know exactly what I mean. I dream of finding shells and their beauty fascinates me as no diamond ever could. I'd sell the diamonds to find or buy shells...smile... The quotatioin from Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my favorites and I was so impressed to see it on the paperwork that I downloaded from the web-site of the "Conchologist of America". Seeing it there was the deciding factor that prompted my request to subscribe to this list and learn more about the society. I will have to listen for the message should I need to call Bobbi. Again , thank you for the welcome note. I'll look forward to reading all your postings and hopefully will get everyone and their locations fixed in my mind so that I don't ask too many "dumb" questions. :-) With best wishes. Julie Ft. Lauderdale, FL