The collection of correspondence offered for your consideration herein first came to our attention one balmy evening in the summer of 2001 when, having gained server access to several financial institutions, one bakery and an amateur photographer, we accidentally found ourselves in the email account of Ms. Jodrell-Bentley.
At first we simply amused ourselves by reading several indignant attacks on the Times' Crossword Compiler, but eventually came across the missives to and from Ms. Rossington-Smythe.
Finding ourselves quite captivated by the strange new world presented before us, we sensed that we had stumbled onto an area of genuine interest and it was but the work of moments to obtain all existing writings and ensure that subsequent contact would be forwarded directly to our own accounts.
What we had unwittingly - not to mention, illegally - happened upon is, we are sure you'll agree, a remarkable dialogue which provides even the most casual snoop with a fascinating insight into the mysterious world of the "silver surfer".
Equally it proves an interesting view of the activities of those groups whose membership almost entirely consists of "ladies of a certain age".
We sincerely hope you find the correspondence as fascinating, diverting and occasionally disturbing as we ourselves have done.
For legal reasons we should point out that we have obtained the permission of the ladies concerned to publish these documents. Names have been changed, however, in order to protect the identities of those concerned (we hesitate to use the term "innocent" in any sentence regarding the activities of Miss Twigham and Ms. Zimmer.)