how tumultuously (I like that word too!)happy and warm and hopeful your post has made me feel! I'm just so glad that you weren't away from us here in LJ for too long.
Speaking for myself, you've expanded my horizons and made my world a better place. Not only that, I have been enjoying reading a lot of your LJ friends entries too, so much so that I've added some of them to my friends list. Some, like you, were even kind enough to add me to theirs. (amazingly) I will very likely approach some others too as time goes on - Lot's of good stuff in your planet system Cate and I thank you....