And the usual latecomer straggles in, limp from Summer Reading Program and the usual job hassles.

What I need is some good company ...

Severn, I figured out a lng time ago that the best thing about a virtual tevern is that you can have anything, an on-line drink not being the same as on-tap ...

hmmm, I can bring blackberries; want'em soaked in anything?

Ro ho, the foamin' bock,
the bock down in the tavern o;
ro ho the foamin'bock,
The bock down in the tavern o


hmmm, out through this window here is one of our lovely eastern WA after-sundown breezes; the nicest thing about a desert is the way it cools off after sunset -- pours in like sweet nectar, revivifying relaxing. oh, and some thick hot pea soup for the southern hemisphere folks.

My usual virtual coffee ice cream, creme de monthe, and Tia Maria please.