A special thank you

When Karine so sadly died and a few of we bloggers decided we had to do something in her memory, little did we realise then, the logistical difficuties of collecting donations from accross the world and of dealing with institutions in Norway, where there the language presented us with some very trying moments.

The last week has tested our powers of organisation and problem solving somewhat, emails from the U.K. to California and back again were many, so many in fact, that my anti- spam software began treating the recipient of these mails as a spammer!

Through all of this I owe one lady a very special and heartfelt 'thankyou'. Charmaine, the lady on the other end of these mails, despite her own great sadness at the loss of her dear friend, remained a tower of strength, she tirelessley sought out much of the information we required, dealt with translations, retained a sense of humour to lighten a tragic situation and was unfailing support.

So, Charmaine, from me to you, a massive ~ THANK YOU ~

....... we did it girl and it was worth every sleepless night and stress filled email. I couldn't have done it without you and to have formed a freindship along the way is a blessing indeed.

'J' xxx