Glad to check in here: I have been busy with work and studying Latin -- now in my third semester! -- but have been really sick the past few weeks. What with the wind and the drought and the occasional rains, allergies have been terrible here this fall -- and I have been knocked out with a combination of sneezing, coughing, wheezing and the like.

Today I'm finally breathing a bit better but it's slow going. The cat has had a great time sitting on me while I have been in bed so much. (If I don't take care of myself with this, it will progress to pneumonia, so I don't hesitate to get to bed).

Hope everyone is doing well and I'll drop by more frequently.