I won't greet you in too much of our patois, luv (the GREATEST of love and peace to you, my dear sister!)... because I want to be CLEAR:
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME... DEAR, DEAR MIZ SYLVIE-BIRD-GIRL!!!
I am SO glad you are (back) here... and I have truly missed you! TRULY! I am sure we ALL have! I am so GLAD you have found us again, dear, dear lady!! If I could figure out how to make them work, ya'll would have an entire thread of fireworks just to welcome you, my sister!!
Please, guhl, gwine pull up a chair! Mattafak, I'll hav 'em brang up da Barcalounger JUS' fo' you, chile'! So's ya'll kin rest ALL ya'll needs 'n NEVAH tyr whilst ya'll iz heah! (snaps fingers at the dear Sher'f and other menz - ya'll hurry up! Miz Sylvie's in da howse! Wun you ladees, pleeze gwine git owa deah sistah sum punch 'n a sammich? Mebbe a pees o' cake, too? Thank ALL ya'll, kin'ly!)
Really... REALLY... good to see you here, dear Sylvia. VERY good! Glad you could make it, dear lady!
Peace to you!
Yo' sirvint, sistah, n' fella slav o' de Lawd (yasshu, guhl!),
Miz Shebbie
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