It's been interesting to read how the various groups meet up etc so I just
thought that I'd add my bit too. The classes I teach were originally adult
education classes at the local college when I was invited by the retiring
tutor to take them over. All went well for the first year apart from the
A friend's class got moved to the barn one year. Complete with mice in the
straw. One woman had a severe straw allergy and some of the others were
frightened off by the mice, which decreased the class size considerably. And
that's without commenting on the lighting, the lack of heat, and the
