October 29th 2010 is the first Anniversary of the website. It has been a year.
Speech, speech! Aw, I can’t. Speech, speech! Well, if I must.
Madame et Messieurs, Damen unt Herren, Señoras y cabelleros, Panie i Panowie, Ladies and Gentlemen, Guys and Dolls, let me first thank you all for being here, Without you it would be a sorry site indeed. It has been  an exacting but rewarding  year, a privilege and a pleasure. At times it was hard work, there have been ups and there have been downs. However the downs - the struggle to complete the pages, the computer failures, the missed blog deadlines -  all forgotten in the bespangled glow of the ups - the many kind words left in comments, the exhibition, the promise of a Maze World reprint, the contacts made, hours of play. None of this would have been possible had it not been for the enthusiasm of others. Special mention for Tobias Jones whose original vision bought the site to life but thanks too for those who have acknowledged it on their own websites and to all visitors, whether leaving comments or no. Thank you, thank you. Now raise our glasses and drink to the year past and to the year come. It is possible it will not be all down hill from here.