I’d have to start back soon if I was going to look respectable for the board. I needed a haircut first. I drove into West Wickham’s High Street an... had a haircut – ‘short back and sides’ I asked for. That’s what I got. I looked more like a Marine than my usual long haired layabout style. Back at my flat I polished my best shoes before shaving and showering. I opened my wardrobe. Joanna had never been to my flat or she wouldn’t have made the comment about ‘if I have a suit’. I have several. I. I got some good news that all of you will be shocked to hear too,” Eli told them before turning to help Analisa step up into her stirrup and sit in her saddle.Eli turned to see Joe looking up at Analisa. He grinned at Joe.“Joe, don’t stare at her. She’s bashful enough as it is,” he said and Joe’s face turned red.“She’s sure a pretty woman, Eli,” Duncan told him before they mounted.“Yep. She’s gonna work for us back at Tulsa. She’s been to school and she’s smart as hell too.”They had ridden only. He was a tall slim man, about a year younger than my virtual body, strong without being threatening, dark, sexy as hell. He had let me know that this was not what he really looked like, but that wasn't a surprise. I didn't really look like this either. Mark said his real name was Lucas, and that he was older than he looked, a little overweight, and needed continuing sight treatments. I loved him anyway."You been here long Mel?" Eternity, Mark. Or two minutes, whichever is less." Oh, good. I had. Limestone is pretty easy to carve with flint or obsidian. If we want to produce pictures for trade, we need to do them on stone or wood, to give them a longer lifespan.”Numa was curious about this new suggestion from Vickie.“What is this ‘art’ that you talk about? What does it mean?”Vickie puzzled over how to describe it. Meaning was subjective, so not easy to put into words. She tried her best.“It is a way of conveying an emotion or feeling about something without using words. It describes an.