Hap-pee New Year?

Sushi, who you saw from another angle if you watched CNN's coverage of New Year's Eve here, was captured taking a break from her usual activities in this picture.

I've taken a bit of a break myself -- a blogcation, if you will -- but I'll catch up by dropping a few tardy bits in.

Right after Christmas it was busy, with Ben and Ken and Toby here. Then into the new year it was rainy and cold while they were here, then it was just damn cold.

I mean, wind-chill warnings? Yes, and a few record lows, with everybody layering up and hunkering down.

Didn't exactly inspire me to get out and see things, let alone write about them here. But, like Sushi in the picture, I'm finally gonna do what I have to.