Dear Barry,
Glad to hear you're finally home from vacation. Now that you've got your suitcase unpacked, it's time to do your laundry. You probably noticed when you were getting out of the car that the blacktop needs resurfacing. Nothing that needs your immediate attention, sometime next week will be fine. But the grass needs mowing right away and the hedge looks really overgrown. One last thing, that hornets' nest in the den is really active. Hey, you can borrow my organic insecticide. Doesn't really kill the things, just sort of slows them down so you can catch them by the wings and repatriate them to the great outdoors. Welcome home friend!
All the best,
Dan