Wrapping Up 2023 and Welcome 2024!
Welcome to the holiday hangover – that annual time when one year is wrapping up while the possibilities of the next lie just ahead. Now is the time, traditionally, when those habitual new year’s promises – or resolutions – are made. While 2023 may be at its tail end, who knows what 2024 has in store? Reflecting back on the top stories in our annual Year in Review edition, I can’t help but notice some more negative notes. It seemed, to me at least, that 2023 was kind of a down year.Here we are, on the brink of the winter solstice and the end of 2023. On December 13th there was a spectacular sunrise here. It began with subtle shades of pink and grey, but at its height flamed brilliant orange-red. The photo above doesn’t begin to do it justice. It does seem a fitting image for an end-of-year post, however. I will be taking a break from publishing new posts until January. In addition, I’m considering a change to blogging frequency. For years I’ve published some sort