Thanks, but let's be honest. Have you ever seen one of those post apocalyptic movies where the street's of the big city, usually bumper to bumper with cars is reduced to nothing but an echoing canyon of blowing newspapers and maybe a stray dog or two running by in the distance? That is kind of how it feels now. When you say "nice to see you around", that is welcoming, but it's like two of the survivors, in the city that used to have two million, and now has twenty five people in it, running into each other on one of those empty streets. It's nice to see someone, yes, but still it's still kind of spooky in it's emptiness, eh?
Have you been around here long enough to feel the difference? less

I click on after being gone for two or three days and, you are so correct, it's the same posts. I do miss the days when I would have a break at work or click on the site with my phone and just two or three hours later there would be, literally, dozens of new posts or responses. Sad indeed. I am really not sure this is coming back. It's like a shooting star...amazing for a short while, then "gone forever". Oh well. We tried. less

"Oh well. We tried." Does this mean you're leaving? I hope not! I can't blame you though if you do leave, but wow, you will leave a gaping hole! (< Dear me, I came back to read this and realized how terrible that can sound, but since it's amusing, I've decided to leave the "gaping hole" comment, lol!)

I'm here and so are: Rossie, dv8, surreptitious, charmedtomeetyou, Edeneve, November, Sincerely Yours, N, Oriental husband and wife, BlackOrchid, SweetSaffron, The-IT-Guy-And-My-Secr etary, Castielskitten, HouseWench, indiechick, Lioncub, Taylor, SaucyxGirl, MissyMay, wrecklesswords, erie89, sXeVegan90, Sir, js250, KyotoAngel......Hmmm, looks like those 25 you mentioned, LMAO!!

But I do agree with SaucyxGirl that there is so much to do outside, there are schools letting out, and then it's Memorial Day weekend, so people are likely busy...I know I sure have been busy! I miss all the activity and I tried for a long time to keep the forum going until I completely burned myself out. Then I burned out on editing. There are too many holes in the dyke for any members to be able to plug them all. We've been left swinging in the breeze as far as admin support, so it's too bad, but you nailed it with the shooting star analogy. However, I still enjoy the people who remain and hope from a purely selfish standpoint that you'll both remain, even if not in as active a capacity. less

Might be that time of the year, School is winding down...people are making summer plans...things get forgotten in the mad rush for summer picnics, BBQ's, and just plain summer fun. I don't know about others but I have been busy as hell with yard work, getting the landscaping all mad pretty, planting and cleaning out the shed. That is why I have been pretty much absent.

At least I am hoping that others are silent here because of being busy. less

I have happened to "check in" the last few days here, and it's like there are almost no new posts. Some of the "categories'" have not had a post in days, or weeks, it seems like. Is anyone still here? I hear an echo from my computer keyboard taps, this place seems so empty. less

Might be that time of the year, School is winding down...people are making summer plans...things get forgotten in the mad rush for summer picnics, BBQ's, and just plain summer fun. I don't know about others but I have been busy as hell with yard work, getting the landscaping all mad pretty, planting and cleaning out the shed. That is why I have been pretty much absent.

At least I am hoping that others are silent here because of being busy. less