Skyping with my best friend in Kentucky goes something like this:

we're excellent communicators, obviously

Suppertime with friends in Nebraska goes something like this:

 delicious food and pie, of course

charades

shadow play

keep your scraps

and a grand finale, bringing the evening to a close

There's a holiday sale coming up in November. I'm participating...

and have vowed to use up all my lingering supplies before collecting more
my paper stash is ludicrous

So far so good.

Over.