I'm off like a...

and ready to explore the great American West with no particular itinerary, leaving renovations and wordly stuff behind, bringing sleeping bags, tack and something called a "steri-pen".

That means am leaving Bonbon to her own devices and closing shop for two weeks. But I promise I'll contact you from the road. I'll check for ticks. I'll eat some baked beans over an open campfire.

Goodbye chickadees...but please come back tomorrow and every day after that, because until the 21st (!) there'll be a new surprise left here by some fabulous (and I mean fabulous) people just for you. I hate long goodbyes...so...see ya later lovelies...