Where are you headed after the BLACKLUX Party? Show me what 2018 looks like where you are, and you could win a prize!
Saying Goodbye At the BLACKLUX Party
After such a wild and fun time with everyone at the BLACKLUX Party, it's hard to say goodbye. But even the best party has to come to an end sometime. With this post, I bid you all goodbye to 2017, welcome to 2018, and have a safe journey on your home from 14 days of party mayhem. If you need some food or drinks to take with you, there might be some cookies, hors d'ouevres, dinner, and drinks left!
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On January 2, I'll do the first party clean-up. I'll report on the prizes and donations made in the first half of the party. On January 9, I'll do the final party clean-up and distribute the rest of the prizes. So there is still time to win prizes and make a git to 
How is 2018 Looking So Far?
I wish you well on your journey home from the BLACKLUX Party! Where are you headed? What's it like there, at the start of 2018?
Put a photo in the comments showing what your part of the world looks like, around where you live, in the first days of 2018. Or if you have made a post like this, leave its link in the comments. I'll select 2 random winners of 2 SBD each. That's 4 SBD total. If you want your potential prize to go to
Here's what 2018 looks like at Haphazard Homestead, in Oregon's Willamette Valley. It's gotten down to 19F degrees and we've had standing ice for several days. But still, anytime it's above freezing, the grass, conifers, and hardy plants are growing. Here are a couple views:
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If You Are New to the BLACKLUX Party
If you just arrived, that's just fine -- you're not too late! You can get your party started with some Holiday Music That Will Get You Moving! Then you can grab some Holiday Cookies or stop by the Hors D'ouevres and Snack Buffet. Then swing on over the Party Bar - the drinks are free! There's a big table for Making Holiday Cards, while you Share Your Holiday Memories. You can join a group to Sing Christmas Carols, too. And then head over to the makeshift stage to the Holiday Poetry Slam and tell jokes at the Laugh-Off. If you work up an appetite, there's some good food at the Holiday Potluck Dinner. After that great meal, we're getting more laid back, listing to mellow acoustic and folk music, and sharing what we are grateful for in 2017 and our big dreams for 2018.
Why We're Having a BLACKLUX Party
It's the season for holiday parties. Steemit needs a party! And hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Our friend,
Haphazard Homestead
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