Hello, gentle readers! We are back from our week-long festive pilgrimage to various points in southern Ontario. The cats are falling all over themselves to be near us, which makes a nice change. (No, wait. They do that daily. Well, then, it makes a nice change from the I-choose-to-ignore-you that we usually get after a week away.)

The only damage sustained seems to be the hallway light that fell out of the ceiling. And I find it hard to believe the cats caused that. (I know, they are cats; anything is possible.)

I will write a vacation roundup and my end-of-year thinky post in the coming week. For now, even after a week away from the computer, I am surprisingly loathe to sit down for any length of time and type. The short version: My kitchen was very spoiled with gifts, and I bought my first Malabrigo while I was away.

Be safe and well as the calendar changes, friends.