branfionn@summerlands.com Hello and Welcome all! Branfionn branfionn@summerlands.com Sun May 28 11:27:49 2000 *br*Dear Ones!*p*My best to all of you this fine weekend! 'Tis rain here but as one who loves rain and all living green things (with but a few exceptions), this is a wonderful and rejuvenating day! *p*I am Branfionn, The Bruidhean, a Welcomer and Hostess and a new Friends for New Members. Please feel free to share a bit about yourself and ask questions. The Summerlands is a big place with many areas and over 200 members from around the world with more considering joining us every day. In my own mail box, I get inquiries from Europe every single week. Here we have a place called Euro-Celts which I highly recommend for the networking of Druids and other Pagans in Europe.*p*There's really something for everyone here. There are possibilities of more places in our future. There are general areas like The Tower for announcements and The Pub for conversations and high spirits. There is the Kitchen Witch Inn; The Temple of Familiars, a place for our Animals; Airmid's Apron for Herbs, Brugh of Star River for study of the Stars; Bard's Hall for Poetry and Story-telling; The Marketplace for Music and Song and great books. There are Halls of Remembrance, The Isle of Avalon, The Sanctuary, The Well of Slan for healing requests, a place for the study of Druid Magicks, areas for Men and for Women, information for Handfastings. And this is just Summerlands Central.*p*There are chats regularly in IRC chat and informal conversations through email are always enjoyable.*p*So here...take this warming cup from my hand, I open all the doors so that you can see what lies beyond. If in your looking, you have questions or ideas, feel free to share them here. We are a lively but warm-hearted group. Enjoy your time with us and bring your friends. Feel free to answer any message board. Let us know your thoughts. Let us hear your voice. Welcome, a thousand times!*p*Much love,*p*Branfionn*br*