Ave, Salve, Vale

My dear beloved readers (those of you who are still out there):

I'm shutting the blog down. The writing exercise that was Creating Text(iles) was useful to me, and I enjoyed it greatly, especially since it allowed me to meet so many lovely internet friends, but it's served its purpose.

I'm keeping the blog online for now, in case I decide to start up again in another persona. I love the title. Hate to let it go.

And I'm still reachable at the email addys given on this page.

For now, though, my internet presence is over at shelfari.com -- leave me a note there, sometime!

And as farewell, I leave a couple of treats:

First, a brilliant film over at you tube, with snippets of one of the most beautiful languages ever in the world;

Second, another brilliant film showing some of the most astounding kite-flying in the world. Ever.