If you've been missing our blogger friend Colleen Stone of "From Away" fame, not to worry.

You can check out "Dispatches from Jersey" for a few laughs on her transition to the Garden State.

First, a shocking revelation from our wayward ex-Maineah: "I do love Jersey City."

And this, apparently, before she has sampled any pork roll! That's going to put her over the edge. She ain't never coming back.

Then there's the adventures on the PATH train to the mall:

"Not having a car (Paul has it in Maine for the next couple weeks) is a liberating and debilitating experience. Liberating because I don't have to worry about finding parking. Debilitating because lugging 30 pounds of stuff from Target back home from the PATH stop sort of sucks. Note to self: Bring expedition pack next time. And I thought I wouldn't be using that again soon. First, Mt. Washington. Next, the mall! I think the Newport Mall is something like a 4,000-footer. If I don't take the escalator, maybe I can say I bagged a peak here."

Peak bagging by Colleen in N.J. Who da thunk it?