Dear Sandford,

I for one have entirely enjoyed your photos, and have learned from them. I certainly had not attributed any motive to their posting than our shared enjoyment of Highland dress. I could always be wrong (naturally) but I have not detected any hints of such a perception around the place. BTW I love, love, love your tartan doublet.

In the recent discussion, I think it was the single word that was a problem. It's difficult to tell, with the resources at hand, whether you were smiling when you said it. ;) I have been dealing with online fora for about 26 years now---this was a problem in the beginning, is a problem now, and probably ever shall be! For whatever it's worth, I do try to think three times before I click the submit button.