When I've said I'd love to come over and hang out I MEAN it... I'm lonely, too, and I need friends, too, and so much of what you expressed feels very real to me, too, (and I even have the ability to drive and STILL stay isolated) so thank you for your honest expression of it...It's just SO inconvenient to be 1818 miles (http://maps.yahoo.com/index.php#mvt=m&lat=37.56606&lon=-91.22368&zoom=6&q1=Gaithersburg%2C%20MD%2020877&q2=sapello%2C%20new%20mexico%2087745) from where you are! We could have such fun talking oils, smells, food, all of it...! Winter is hard since we're even more holed up with cold and dark days... sigh... I bet you're anticipating (how not?!)the 3 week period ahead when Adam will be gone. I'm sorry.. sending hugs!