Many apologies for mysteriously disappearing for over TWO WEEKS! This is unheard of. I’m a little disappointed that not even one of you faithful readers thought to make sure I was still alive, but I’m going to assume that you all have an underground network that fills you in on our whereabouts. We had a fabulous trip to Virginia and North Carolina, with a brief stop in Massachusetts. And now we’re really happy to be home! What hermits we are. I’ll work on the stories from our trip over the next few days. In the meantime, here’s a picture of Emily having a fantastic time after lunch at the Michie Tavern:

Hmm, perhaps not that fantastic. So maybe she didn’t want her picture taken right then. She really was having a good time right before that, though. Here’s a better one:

