hiatus

Unplugging from the blog for a few days while I head eastwards to celebrate this darling monkey's birthday. 

And to kick off the holiday, I was handed a coupon for a free 'hand-crafted' soda.  Snicker a bit at that marketing line because the only thing hand-crafted about this was the hand that scooped the ice into the cup and squirted the syrup over it.  Ah well, we're not to look a gift horse in the mouth.  And other wisdom says to not examine the other end very closely either.