@deb and @patswife-- Apologies for taking awhile to reply. I appreciate your support, as ever! I am banging away on the Camino memoir and having good and bad days over it. Deb, indeed, it is TOO easy to get caught up in the distracting dramas. I realize that's what I've been doing lately. I needed to hear this AGAIN...

Ben,
Glad to hear that you are working on the memoirs from the trip. Plough through those bad days! I want to read about your trip when you're finished. Good luck with it.
Joanne