Yes, yes! The both of us are here. AR is having a rest on the sofa. I thought perhaps the mural might calm him before supper.
[he seems to be dealing just fine with the meat-saturation level of the air, and is in fact hard at work preparing a salad in a large bowl on the kitchen counter. Next to him is a cutting board and knife, and over the back of one chair is his sling. He's feeling a little better, and besides, slicing vegetables one-handed is flirting with disaster. wouldn't want anyone to get impaled or decapitated in any way. That would be terrible. Good thing that isn't likely to happen.]