Dear friends,
I am gobsmacked. I’ve been back online for about 24 hours, but since my nice little return post turned into another honkin’ behemoth, I decided to wait until I was close to posting it before checking to see if anyone had come to visit while I was away. Come to visit you did. My golly.
I still have trouble believing that these little nonsenses I issue in this space are interesting to anyone else, but I will not protest too much. 
I have no idea what good deed I did in history to deserve such kind, excellent and funny friends. Thank you, each and every one of you. Glory be. (The funk’s in me. We want the funk. This is nineteen seventy-fiiiiiiive...okay, I’ll stop.)
So is that it? That’s the best you can do after more than a week, slacker girl? No, no, of course not. Give me some time to do my edits and links, and prepare to be bludgeoned.
i’ll have to say that this is the first time i’ve ever been compelled to put anything more exciting than coupla eggplants on my grocery list. but now, woo-oo, i’ve got down greek pickled onions, passion fruit and ...finger limes. i imagine fedex could get them to you on time.
no. no. thank you for taking me along on your trip. and inspiring me to take a week off from blogging in order to write something as cold and delicious as this.