I think, once you are all set up, that an invitation needs to be sent to the tab that says 'video hangouts'...once you've clicked on the 'hangouts' tab on the left.

I've checked all my spam filters but no invite has arrived.

I think you need to click on "join hangout", not on "download hangout".

AND WE HAVE ACHIEVED MSBELLE!

bonny, you should be able to join with the email I forwarded. Just make sure pictures are enabled in your email.

So, so good to see everyone. Wish I weren't so tired. But it's almost midnight here, so it's reasonable.

It was great to hear and see everyone. Really great. Thanks for organizing, Shir and bon bon and bob bob.

I mean, it's still happening for people who haven't joined yet! I'm just heading home.

yes, people can join. wen are mostly being silent and watching the event, but we can chat.

Thank you so much to Shir for setting that up. It was so nice to see some familiar faces and to "meet" some new people. I wish it had been under better circumstances. The chat is still going strong, but for me, its time to sleep. Goodnight all!

Yes, Shir thank you. It was a very nice thing to do

I've finally caught up in this thread and am about to go back to the Google+. The dog and life got in the way for a bit.

As for memories, ita joined me and others the night before the LA marathon to ingest pasta for my carb loading meal. I had met her at a couple of the F2F events, but it was special to me that she and others took time to share a table and encouragement for the race. And I was sure I had pictures, but I can't find them. I will find them.

So good to see people and hear their voices! And everyone looked so very good and dear and so gladsome to my eyes, but Zen especially is so gorgeous I almost got tongue-tied looking at her.