My mother is home

She arrived in Chicago on Saturday. She is dealing with jet lag and cranky about the cold, but otherwise well.

She plans to head to Florida soon to visit her sister, who lives there.

I find a certain irony in the fact that the impromptu cruise from Copenhagen to New York, taken on with about a month's notice, went off without a hitch, whereas this one, that was well-planned months ahead, foundered on the grounds of external complications. Best laid plans, and all that...