Thank you so much for your kind comments.
Today I'm feeling much, much more like myself. So much so that as I've been catching up on work (finally), I couldn't ignore the growing compulsion to start a Granny-Along to compliment the Ripple-Along, and inspired again by Alicia's recent blog posts. And also, what else is there to do with the scraps leftover from rippling? I have a feeling I'll regret this tomorrow. I might have to beg for help. Actually, I hope I do. I hope lots of people want to join in! And of course there's a Flickr group, too.
UPDATE (11pm, 6 March): The link to the Granny-Along has been changed.