Quick post so our readers don't give us up for dead

Sorry to be incommunicado lately -- as Darwin said, we've been enjoying our Christmas vacation. Darwin put in a burst of work and finished the playhouse for the small fry (pix later) and we picked out a fine kitten who is loved by all and who patiently submits to being carried around by the toddler.

Lucy the Christmas cat

We've also been busy rounding up stockings and fancy shoes and dresses and getting hair trimmed for the wedding of some dear friends this afternoon. Please remember in your prayers as they start their new life together.