>>>... no skeeters yet, ...
>>
>>(@.@)
>>
>>Skeet shooting? I would move.
>
>Shorthand for mosquitoes, if that didn't translate. I really should be more careful with the slang in such an international community.

(^.~)

Just go ahead. We will improve our english bit by bit.

Infact it was clear by context.

Agnes

Update

BTT:
We had a winter longer then usual the las twenty years. Not as long and cold then in the 70s but remarkable.
The frost is gone for half a week, forecast is 10°C (50F) minimum for end of the week now. I can ride my bike. \(^.^)/