good mail from England; a plush set of Moominpapa (my hero and role model) and Moominmama (with a wee functioning purse) from newly-hitched cousin Rob and Judith, and issue 19 of the elegant, pocket-ready Tolling Elves featuring the opening sections of "Ballyhoo" by Deirdre Kovac ("timeline launder glasshouse bowler'd tin got me/coming all sucker grin gone up country pleasures' out box") and art by Erin Wade. Kitoos!