I feel I ought to write to all my readers to explain the long silence, which was due to a most unwelcome surprise…all the posts uploaded during the course of the last four years were deleted/lost by the server/underwent a viral attack (whatever) from my blog site (and not only my own) nearly a couple of months ago and couldn’t be recovered.  Lots of work and research, as well as precious data, simply vanished into thin air.  I am sure you will understand the disappointment we all felt…

My first reaction was somewhat the same as that of the lady on the right and I felt like giving it all up….

Then I thought I should give it a go at starting over, so I published a first and so far only post on bare-legged women a few weeks ago.  After much cogitation, I have decided to forget about the past and make a new start.

So here I am, ready to turn a (virtually, in more than one sense) new leaf…

I hope you will continue to follow me, as you so faithfully did in the past.