We had Stromboli.

Hmmm, not sure what to make of that letter, Cookie.  Obviously MM / IT were making a great deal of money in the earlier days, and good on them, perhaps they could have looked to the future then and arranged for contingencies, however they have (maybe inadvertently) created a community now and I wonder if they understand that development. 

Admittedly there are a lot of other forums, blogs, etc. now than there were in the earlier days, but I don't think there are many with the camaraderie and support this one offers.  We are mainly in the same age group and we value the forum so perhaps some sort of acceptable subscription may work.  I really don't have any ideas about this at all ... and I really don't know if that last paragraph makes any sense either (it's 5.15 am here just now!) ... maybe I should have waited until I had wakened up before writing this!

Well done Mab and Katie.
Tomorrow DD is taking me to a private Zoo to see some Pigmy Possums. Belated Mothers Day event. She is raising money for them.
Lots of people coming and going with Quinces and Figs. Many friends either ill or have had nasty accidents.
I’m finding AI is intruding into surprising places. 

Cookie, thanks for all your effort with a difficult forum situation .

Mab, I’ve tried to send you a PM but it won’t send. Just a thank you for the lovely gift.

I think the problem is that most Thermomix recipe sites charge members to use them. ( Cookidoo) There is Facebook, but it  doesn't function in the same way and doesn’t have the pool of saved information that the Forum has. The only way ahead may be to pay a subscription or recruit more members. More members would register more clicks on the adds and return more income. Of course, we could just let it die. I find the adds a nuisance.

Thanks Mab and KAtie. I simply sent an email to Mr IT. He said to email him everytime it’s down, but then he doesn’t do anything. 😡😡