When I had Leonard design & construct this small site, there was a very clear purpose. I was going to be in the States and the site would help friends and more particularly family and specifically Mum keep in touch with where I was, what I was doing and how I felt about what I was doing.

Of course, the blunt logic of that plan was confounded by events on both sides of The Pond. Mum never saw the site and it has remained frozen in the wake of those early hopes, waiting for me to return.

So I'm back.

The next question, however, is: why am I back? What am I writing this for? Who am I writing this for?

Well, clearly, I'm not just doing it for myself. I don't need a blog to get my thoughts down, albeit that the spectacular vanity that underlies this whole enterprise might lead you to think otherwise. You must take my word for it: I'm doing it for you. The long haul to rebuild my life after Mum's death seems never ending. However, one thing is becoming clear, I need you to be there to help me do it. I'm no good on my own.

So I'll keep writing. And I'll keep hoping that one day you will come out of the gloom and let me know that you're there. And then our dialogue can begin.