Dear friends, some of whom I know well, and some who are not yet familiar
It has been both a tough year and a delight. And, right now, as I sit
here stuffed with pickled herring, borscht, and kapusta - don’t eww me,
you do not know what you’re missing - I realise that I have been more
lucky and fortunate than I sometimes acknowledge.
Thank you to every one of you, most especially those who have been
patient and generous with me even when I did not deserve it. You are
wonderful people, all of you. Do not forget that.
Also, do what I just did, and eat too many cookies. It does a body good.