My thanks to several members, and friends, of the H.A.A. who have already looked in on this blog, within its first few hours, and passed along their comments. I take particular note of those who have remarked that the thing does little to explain its own existence!
For years, the H.A.A. was held together in large measure by a newsletter circulated through the very considerable and largely single-handed efforts of Allan Houghton. When Allan was unable to continue with the project, we simply went without for a while. More recently, though, Sir Bernard (knowing that I began professional life as an English teacher, and have done some writing since) asked if I might be able to take up the mantle. I suggested that a digital, rather than print, format might be possible, and the blog you see is an experiment in that direction.
Regardless of format, though, the key to any exercise like this is information from all of you out there. I have a few anecdotes of my own to tell, and Judy Houghton Henderson has suggested that it might be good to reprint some of Allan's old articles: but, generally speaking, the only news I have to pass on will be the news I hear from you. Please feel free to e-mail me: numenor001 [at] gmail.com .
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