So...am I still a newcomer?

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Thanks, everyone. Reading your words of encouragement is a great help.

Fortunately my mental state right now is much better. I went to our fiddle player's house this evening to help him with some plumbing problems and congratulate him on the arrival of his new granddaughter. He echoed your advice. Also provided some very good beer.

Came home and put the final topcoat on my W's late grandfather's desk I am repairing and refinishing. It's a project I've been working on for months; regardless of what is going on between us, I want to complete it for her to enjoy.