As it turned out, my weekend at Aunt Dorothea’s turned out better than expected. In fact, I had an excellent time. Two full days and nights doing whatever I felt like doing…watching makeover shows, eating ice cream out of the carton, and, perhaps best of all, staying in my Prima Ballerina PJ set the ENTIRE time (well, not exactly…I have two sets, one in chocolate/sorbet pink, the other in sorbet pink/taupe). Even the Pekinese were more pleasant than I’d remembered. In fact, they proved to be excellent foot warmers when placed correctly at the end of the bed.

So, I returned rested and happy knowing that I can be quite content all by myself. The only slight, nagging question at the back of my mind is this: Is it possible to own too many bikinis? Because I did a LITTLE shopping while away, and the Pop Flower Isabella suit is on its way, as is the Walk the Line Fabienne set. I guess I’ll just have to make sure I have somewhere to wear all these little number in the coming months…