Hey DLM, This is such a late and overdue reply that it may not get seen by anyone, but I just now saw this post tonight and really appreciated the compliment and concern for my absence on Pinterest; thank you! What happened was that Pinterest "permanently suspended" my account. In the weeks following the suspension I was trying my best to resolve the issue or issues they had with me, but they would never tell my what my infraction was. I always tried to keep my postings there in accordance with their rules, but apparently they still wanted me gone....VERY frustrating and infuriating! So, to answer your question I'm gone. It's been a few weeks now, and I have cooled down and started to try to recover much of the nearly 150,000 images I lost. Alan F has been a huge help with offering moral support and offering copies of the images that he has copies of...he was a god-send. It felt much like losing a beloved pet.

I am doing some posting now, but 95% of it is the of the pics that I lost, so I'm not really contributing to the cause now. However, I am encouraged now since it seems like the fanbase and number of models has really grown exponentially in the last couple of years. If I helped in some little way to kindle that fire then I am happy. But thanks again for the concern! It was a fun 4 years or so!