TT: Just so you'll know

Mrs. T and I have spent the past week in Smalltown, U.S.A., where my mother is seriously ill. Her condition appears to have stabilized for now and she is resting as comfortably as can be expected, so we're planning to return to New York on Sunday night, though we're prepared to fly back to Smalltown on short notice.

To those of you who follow my Twitter feed and know about my mother's condition, many thanks for your kind words. We're coping as best we can, and the good people of the Clearview Nursing Center are taking wonderful care of my mother, as are David and Kathy, my brother and sister-in-law. These are hard times, but your concern is a continuing comfort.