I hear you, John.  There never seems to be enough time for all the things that you want to do.

In an earlier life, I was a member of NAFEX for quite a number of years.  I always enjoyed the articles from both amateurs and professionals, although at times an amateur would have an article that showed profound ignorance of the subject matter.  On the other hand, I can remember an article by a presumably amateur author about how she would ride her bicycle around her local neighborhoods in her fruit exploring, and it was such a beautifully written piece that I felt like I was right there next to her on my own bike.  

I probably haven't been a member of NAFEX for a couple of decades now, but I still carry the underlying sense of exploration and discovery.  Five days ago, on the way back from a couple of errands, I stopped to collect a couple of apples from a relictual portion of an orchard about 3/4ths mile away that was largely annihilated when a power transmission line with a very broad right-of-way was put through (-1940's?).  This patch of ancient apples has always intrigued me.  There may be other varieties represented there, but the 2 apples that I collected appear to be 'Ben Davis', an apple from the 1800's that was once very popular and widely grown.  However, I can't be certain; I don't have all the appropriate references for confirmation.  That's where the true experts come into play.

Back to the matter at hand:  the NAFEX conference on Zoom sounds like it will be GREAT!  I would love to see and hear both Joanie Cooper and Dan Bussy giving presentations.  Regrettably, I have found in recent times that our Apple computer will not download "Zoom" if it has not been downloaded from the Apple Store and -- guess what-- it is not available from the Apple Store!

...Such are my countless frustrations with the modern computer age!  I'm goin' back out to the woods!  [Uh, faithful dog at my side, of course!]

Reinettes (Tim).