OH MY GOSH ... it's been been ages since I've checked in here, and what a wonderful surprise it is to find I have so many new followers! Guess it's about time to do a give-away, but not too sure how to go about it, so will check with a friend to learn how it's done. Thank you all so much for coming along for the ride ... sorry I've been away awhile, but hope to have more time in the future to finally fit this blog into a format that'll please me and start posting again!