While it took a day longer as we had to slow down on the far curve to dodge that asteroid, Solar orbit 48 has been successfully completed.

Personally, it's been another quite year. I've had no major family drama. All's been quiet at work. Even vacations proved relatively uneventful.

That's not to say nothing has been happening. I've several thousand more photos. Met wonderful new friends. Sadly lost a few old friends along the way, the price of growing older. I've a few dozen new commissions, and stories to tell. It may have been a quiet year, but overall it's been a good one.

So welcome once again to the year of the Dragon.  I can't promise where we will end up by the time we complete orbit 49, but to paraphrase James Barrie's Peter Pan, "to live will be a grand adventure, too"

But for now, it's time for a bit of fun and celebration. We've hired a band and rented the hall. I'm off to Sakuracon, Norwescon, and some well deserved