My niece remarked to me the other day that me and my husband have had "a doozy of a year." It certainly ended with a bit of chaos. Bob went missing for about 6 days and then the filthy animal came back as if nothing had happened. Little bastard.

And for Christmas my husband contracted COVID after avoiding it for however long we've been in this new era. Even vaccinated, it knocked him for a loop with a 103ºF fever and aches that he said felt like "[my] bones were breaking." Amazingly, I never got sick although we masked indoors and isolated for the week he was ill. How I dodged that bullet, I'll never know.

I have been in the studio playing a bit for upcoming wood-firings. Best to stock up on things to fill the kiln. This time of year is the time to mess around a bit.

Happy Holidays and a Happy Christmas to everyone and the best to everyone for 2024!

I am Bob