Per tradition....



My blogs...




....go into hibernation from Thanksgiving until the first Thursday eve/night of 2019!


If all goes as planned, and if I get some brilliant ideas (or not),  I'll start typing then!

I hope you have wonderful holidays...
whatever you may celebrate!



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