Reporting In

 Thanks to my parents 

 For teaching me 

To be a nice guy--

 Mom was shy

But Dad made friends with all

And so do I--

And no, I don't do it 

With favor in mind, 

But just because 

I like to be kind

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Fio had a wonderful visit with Friend Suzy across the ocean. What is it--ten years since she and her family returned to England? Whatever, she and Fiorella are still blessedly sympatico.

Fiorella is banging her head against the wall--what has she done with the garage-door opener? It really doesn't help that it's black and so is every other electronic device in the house. 

Your girl has been watching more than her fare share of Midsomer Murders lately, but she's never spotted the villain before the cop does. She has, though, learned that rural England (1) always has a country fair in progress and (2) everyone in town has a tangled past or an awful secret.

Some people are sour/ Some people are sweet/ Some people are people/ You'd rather not meet