I had thought, but didn't want to say.....'there's still 5 days of this year to go'...... but now we have the death of Richard Adams - author of Watership Down.
and now Carrie Fisher
I don't know this guy but Ricky Harris?
Such sadness about those that have gone this year, has made me think I need to SMILE and make the most of the time I have left and the people around me (unless of course they get on my nerves) .....
Syd posted:Such sadness about those that have gone this year, has made me think I need to SMILE and make the most of the time I have left and the people around me (unless of course they get on my nerves) .....
Extra OMG - Debbie Reynolds dies..........a day after her daughter. 
Sat eating my lunch and I have just looked on Liza Minelli's Wiki page, just to check her age and if she is still with us.
maybe.I should not have done that, tempting fate and all that.
Tyrus Wong, the artist whose works inspired the Disney film Bambi, has died aged 106 on December 30th.
A Chinese immigrant, Mr Wong's vibrant paintings captured Walt Disney's eye and became the basis of the film's distinct style.
In a statement, the Walt Disney Family Museum said "his influence on the artistic composition of the animated feature Bambi cannot be overstated."
He died at home surrounded by his family.
Heavens, they've managed to squeeze another one in at the last moment!!!!!
William Christopher, who played kind-hearted priest Father Mulcahy in the TV series M*A*S*H, has died at 84.
The actor, who was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago, died at home in Pasadena, California, on Saturday.