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AH, DEAR READER, THE BLOG TRAIN ground to a halt.  All the baggage was unloaded onto the station platform.  Everything just sat in the hot afternoon sun.  And then overnight, and into the next day.  And the next day. And the next......

I'm working on the engine, Reader Dear, as diligently as possible!  Savoring my coffee (oh, my goodness, gracious, latte-learning self, I've gone from zero to one-hundred in just a fortnight!) while I think how to get this train chugging once more.
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