Thanks for the recipes- I love the sound of the muffins and the pastries- I'll definitely give them a go when I'm recovered from my lurgi. (Speaking of which, I totally agree and empathise with the feelings about being fed up of being ill).
So first things first, were the erotic fire dancers in corsets?!!
I really like the gifts of real giving idea and reaching out to your B. It does sound like he may have been going through depression and sending a small gift sounds like a great way of tapping on the door without invading his privacy in any way. It's so good to see you write that what happened is partly down to him. I've been worried about you taking too much of the responsibility here, and while it's great that you're taking stock and improving yourself (I think you're the queen of that!) your B needs to be working on some stuff himself. I also really hope he has been.
So great to see you back T- I'll keep you posted with how the muffins go,
L.xx
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