And everyone survived and did well. We are bushed but we’re home, Max the beagledog is happy to be here, and life is back to normal again.

Most importantly, I’ve been reunited with my guns.

Seriously, it gave me a good deal of pleasure to nod off to sleep last night with my hand on the stock of Dad’s 870, to see the case for the double sitting in the corner, to know that the M1 was inches away from my head. I missed my bed, and I missed my dog, but damn, did I miss my guns.