Last night we had a small fire gathering to close out the year and welcome the new one, with friends staying at Paz y Luz and my next door neighbors – two from Poland, two from Russia, a Swede, a South African, a Peruvian, a Canadian and three of us from the States. I told my Swedish friend I invited those staying close by in case of rain, they would “only be a hop, skip and jump away from home.” She said she had never heard that expression. This morning I woke up thinking about it. Our prayers around the fire last night called in Magic for 2024 and the hope we might all become magicians. My wish for you is that all your dreams and desires for this new year be full of magic and only a hop, skip and jump away.