Thanks, Arthur, especially for spotting the mistake near the end - I try never to mar the beginnings and endings - they're so important - my wife noticed I've been dropping periods off the ends of sentences. Yeah, I don't need reading glasses...much, lol.

I'm at my best when I write about romance because I can rhapsodize and improvise - yes, it's a form of fantasy but it's the blurry, tipsy joy that only seems to happen when caught up in the exhilaration of new beginnings before the inevitable heartbreak of reality adds its dark touches.