Back from the long vacation, Chippy

Hey, Chippy, old fellow, I'm Baaa-a-a-ck!

Something happened to the Google account, Green Thumb tells me, and so I had to just look and not send messages to you. Where have YOU been? In here they talk about making a sign "Chippy Crossing" to put on the path in the woods, but I don't know what that's all about. You must have moved to the woods!

Here it's getting Christmassy. I actually could walk across the whole mantlepiece a few days ago, but they trashed it all up again with green vines and red apples and beaded pears. No good -- why would you want a plastic pear, I ask you?

Waiting to hear your news. It's pretty lonely here at the window. Come see me!

KC