She and I didn’t charter a jet but did fly first class down to Sydney where Seema lived. We had a house rented on Manly beach. I didn’t pick it or... name the beach so it wasn’t me trying to inflate my ego. I rented a hotel room for my interpreter and told her that I’d call her if I needed any Hindi interpreted.Patty, Mindy and Eve were a sight for sore eyes. We spoke often on the phone but to hold them, hug them, kiss them and make love to them was a wonderful thing. We spent the first three days. I replied, “you mean just like the ones that grammar used to make?” I am now blocked.Dear paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers ... if you do find one, what’s your plan?The more I get to know people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals on the boat.Facial recognition software can pick a person out of a crowd but the vending machine at work can’t recognize a dollar bill with a bent corner.When all this pandemic stuff is over, I still plan to wear a mask. It. X-x-x-xWillow studied the list that Holly had emailed. Nothing too exotic, she thought, or expensive. All reasonable supplies for a short camping trip. Some things she probably had around the house, others she'd have to acquire, but that was all right. She was now glad that she'd picked up the hiking boots last year; she hadn't used them much, but at least she wouldn't have to lay out for a new pair."Okay, let's see." Willow pulled out a piece of paper. "Sleeping bag ... I can borrow my. “And... and... I am honoured to be ... p-permitted ... to... serve you, Mistress... ”“That’s right, Julia,” said Melissa, getting up and moving slowly and elegantly round her new possession. “Amongst other things, you are going to be my personal maid.”There was a little silence before there came another hoarse whisper from Julia. “Th-Thank you, Mistress,” she said.From off her dressing table, Melissa picked a slim switch of polished, ivory white whalebone. It had a gold-chased handle with an.