The Brainfog Snowdon Gathering
September 2003 ....

'Cor blimey me heeeed's still spinning from all the goodness that was the last few weeks ..... ..................................

Firstly Mr John Herd arriving from the US on the 16th Sept .... and yes, I can confirm that he is indeeeeedy just as nuts offline as online ..... Then offsky we went to pick up Uuuuliet en route to Snowdonia for a weeks R&R before the Gathering .... Then on the 26th was indeeeedydooody the first ever official moooosive Brainfog Snowdon Gathering ...... Foggers appearing in all kindsa sleepy shapes n' forms allday ..... with the next four days shaping up a lil' somefink like this ------------> ............... flingin' flangin' brilllliiiiaaaannnntttt !!! (ooooo and I should state here that them tears were mostly that belonging to a moooose ... and were v.v.v.v. happy tears at that ) ..... Then on the 1st Oct, most departed (squillions more tears) leaving a v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. happy moose, john, uuuuliet n' a Dom to chill for a few more days in Snowdon town ..... horah !!! ........

And it was all more perfick than this moooose could ever have imagined or possibly hoped for ...... Everything that could have gone wrong ... instead went perfickly right .... so much so that on the 27th (the second day of the Gathering) this mooose was already planning next years Gatherings between her antlers (just re-read that and it makey nooooo sense wotsoever .... horah !!)

And now me finx it's time for some mooooosive Foggy flavoured fankoooooo's ..... It's impossible to thank everyone equally although I'm gonna try .... but there were things done in the time leading up to Snowdon by certain peeps without whom none of Snowdon would have been possible .... You guys may have not been seen in action but you were by me and I thank you from the bottom of my heart

Soooo firstly for all you fabulouso Foggers ..... for those of you who were at Snowdon ..... *squishes* for you all ... for being so fabulouso ... for being so special and for looking after and out for each other so pringletasticly *gets out tissues* .......... and for all of you who weren't able to be there .... thank you for holding down the fort round these parts while we were gone .... & especially for all your support in getting us there .... I hope you all know how much you were all thought of and talked about .... in a good way ..... I know I've said it before ... but it's true ... you were all so very much there with us in spirit ...... ...... and with any luck you'll be with us in body next time round

Winnieeeeeepooh, Truejedi and The Fellowship of the Fog Massiiiive......... for all your hard work in holding down this Foggy fort the last month (and for the rest of the time when you guys are just generally fabulouso round these parts) ...... The Gathering would not have been possible if it weren't for you guys ...... or rather it may have been possible but I wouldn't have been able to be there ..... so *squishes* and then some

The Snowdon Crack Team - Bertie Butler, Dom, Fi, John, Juliet, PhilB, Taokat & Vikki ....... you guys rock my antlers .... for all the time ... energy ... spirit ... love you put into organising the Gathering with me ... there will never be enough words .... I hope each of you know just how special you are to this moooose.........

The Griffmiester & our hero mountain climbers ........ You guys rock the socks of all the Foggers .... you soooo are our heroes for climbing that mountain on us un-healthies behalf's ... and for all the money that you have raised by doing so ..... & Griff re. coordinating the climbers ... nicely done mate, likin' your work

David & Larisa........... thank you thank you thank you both for joining us in our Snowdon ventures ...... and David ... the marriage blessing you gave mopsicle & popsicle was something so unbelievably special .... I know it's something the Petty family will treasure always ..... and to have you do the honours ... in that setting ... with our Foggy family around us ............. .........................

The Bryn Gwynant Youth Hostel crack team inc. Molly the Dog .............. for looking after us ... making us all feel sooooooooooo welcome ...... and for all your patience when it came to the choosing of our meals

Adrian Shillaker & Andy Wake............ For your help behind the scenes (insurance & legal stuff) in getting us to Snowdon and keeping me sane .... consider yourselves both honorary Foggers

Mopsicle n' Popsicle.......... where do I start with you guys ..... for your support ... your friendship ... your input ... your love ... your caring ... your pringletasticness ... your partnership ... your parental skills ... your strength ... your inner glows ... I/we love you .......................

Wot can I say ?............. it's been emotional

Roll on the Gatherings 2004 styleeeeeeee ......