Quite a bit behind

I find myself late in 2018, not having posted significantly since Fall of 2016.  A lot of updates, and significant events have certainly occurred in the last 2 years.  I actually have some archived blog submissions that I never posted, some were due to frustrating travels, and busy schedules.  Additionally, I just figured out how to post photos more easily and starting from this post, I will be working backwards to try and update the last two years...................