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Been busy, busy, busy. Packed up some of the Christmas decorations, but left the tree up and a few other decos until after New Years. I can't bear to put EVERYTHING away until after the New Year rings in. Some family members and kind neighbors brought me more goodies than I can possibly consume, so have been wrapping up much of it for the freezer. I've probably gained 5 pound over the past few days, but I don't care much about that - it'll come off. :LOL:

Had all 4 grandsons together here on Monday (ages 3-7 :wub:) - they tried to clean up the playroom after they demolished it and actually did a pretty good job, but I really need to get back in there tomorrow and finish up. There are several things they've outgrown that I can give away (now that they're gone and won't see me discard anything :ohmy: :D.
 
Thanks guys, I'm actually looking forward to a great New Years Eve party on the ship without the worry of anyone driving. We won't be wearing "white tie" formal or a ball gown like some will, but we'll try to look half way acceptable.:LOL: We'll see if we can make it till midnight.

So glad to hear your news Cheryl!
 
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Bon Voyage and happy New Year Kay and SC. I hope you guys have a great time. It sounds like fun. I like that New Years Eve celebration with no driving.
 
I think I have posted this little wives tale before, but for the just the fun it bears repeating.

"For a successful new year, put money outside your home before midnight on December 31. Then after midnight, retrieve the money, and when you open your door, throw the money in before you enter. Don't even put your hand in first to throw the money in. Stand outside the door and throw the money from there."

It can be any amount, but it must be the very FIRST item to enter your home at the beginning New Year. The myth says that it will bring you and yours Good Luck in the coming year.

I have a girlfriend in Atlanta and she does this with me every year. Oddly enough, she goes to Alabama about once or twice a year to a casino. She has always come back a winner since she started this silly practice with me.

For those who indulge in the happy old wives tail, we can report back next December and see if it works for anyone.

Now back to making up my grocery list.
 
I'm going to figure out a way to hide inside Addie's front door every New Year's Day with a big net... :cool:
 
My husband refuse to enter a friends home at new year with out a bottle of alcohol because that is what Scots do.

I take something Sweet and bread, why well bread so the house wont starve and sweet because I wish the home well. Sadly I am stuck in an area where people have no weird traditions at all more the penny pinching until the penny cries blood.
 
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that Father Christmas brought you exactly what you wanted. He brought me a big box of Elemis cosmetics (my cousins write to him every year to tell him I'd like this). I also received a bottle of Champagne......unfortunately it isn't my drink of choice (dcan't do fizzy!) but it won't go to waste.

Went to stay with cousins in Portsmouth (cousin who was hosting is ex-Royal Navy so is based there rather than in Derby where he was brought up). I picked up 2 other cousins in Derby and the 179 miles Derby - Portsmouth took about 3 3/4 including stops hours. On the way home it took nearly 7 hours with no stops!!!! The traffic was awful. Every junction of the motorway was jammed with people trying to get off, causing endles delays for on-going traffic. Never mind the 6 days were very enjoyable as I saw cousins from Yeovil who I only see once in a blue moon.

Happy New Year to one and all. Hope it treats you well and you achieve the things you are planning.
 
Addie said:
:LOL: It is just a silly old wives tale to do. But you never know. So many of those tales have some truth to them.
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My girlfriend emailed me today to report last year was a very successful financial year for her. And she has her one dollar bill beside her door in an envelope to put out under her door mat right outside her door tomorrow night before midnight.

( She owns her own business and is president of the company.)
 
Addie said:
My girlfriend emailed me today to report last year was a very successful financial year for her. And she has her one dollar bill beside her door in an envelope to put out under her door mat right outside her door tomorrow night before midnight.

( She owns her own business and is president of the company.)
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Is this the same friend to whom you send Parmigiano Reggiano cheese each month because she can't find any in Atlanta?
 
medtran49 said:
That sounds like fun! Be careful and don't get burned.
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It was lots of fun and I didn't get burned ;) The instructor and his helper were very good. This gives an idea of what it will look like (my friend took the picture with my phone and isn't familiar with it, so it's a little blurry). It's an indigo blue with a lavender-rose swirl. The instructor is putting it on a clear base.

We had to leave them there so they can cool slowly in the kiln, so they won't break. I'll post another pic after I pick it up in a few days.
 

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GotGarlic said:
I'm very excited! I'm on my way to a glass-making class at our local museum with a friend. We're making candy dishes :)
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What fun, GG! Fuzzy picture or not, I love the blue color and the swirly-swirly of the white.

You got me to looking up if there are any classes near Loverly. Well, so there are! One is to make paperweights, the other is to make a disc about 1 1/2" across, to be worn as a pendant, That would be my choice, since I want people to say "that's cool, where did you get it?" :LOL:
 
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