Away from the internet

Sorry about the long pause here. We were away for three weeks ... in Viet Nam and Lao. An amazing experience. My head is filled - reeling - with memories, observations, emotions. Several postings here will come from the trip, no doubt. Meanwhile (as someone just reminded me), "Silent Night - Part Two" never got put up here (due to the ever-increasing activity leading up to our departure).

In any case, "Part Two" follows this post.

Thanks for reading!