Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Seeing the old year out

Tuesday was about a final lovely walk in the old year, starring beeches, seizing the sunny day before rain returns 


Then Misfits arrived, small order, but you'll notice celebratory chocolate cherries.


And the limes for cordial which has become a staple around here. Ground chicken for chick burgers, yogurt and blueberries, a squash for a possible bread. And that's all she wrote.

A start on a long sprawling Delderfield 


Exactly as corny and readable as you'd expect from a Delderfield, great for a cosy long read, just the ticket.

The afternoon reading seems to have included a nap, the result of all the morning activity.

Then I decided I didn't need to keep up the decorations till twelfth night this year, so they're all packed, in one small box. Not a lavish decorator, me.

And all the garbage out, mail picked up, floors swept,  crocheting continued, into a lovely quiet evening at home.

You'll see suggestions for New Year resolutions in my New Year's Day post!

Happy evening, everyone, whatever your exciting plans!





31 comments:

  1. Happy New Year. I’m slowly packing away Christmas. I’ll take the last item down on the 6th of January. Enjoy your reading and crochet

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    1. Your decorating is a different order of magnitude! Mine is a few little nostalgic items.

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  2. We will have a big packing up next week of all the decorations we put up around the building over the month.

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    1. That's quite a job. Good thing there's a group to do it.

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  3. Happy New Year -- enjoy those chocolate cherries!

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  4. “Seems to have included a nap.”
    I should be jealous. I could have used a nap. Last night wasn’t the very best ever.

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    1. Sleep is such a blessing. I wish you could get more of it.

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  5. Does going to bed before midnight count as being exciting? Such big party animals in this household! Happy 2025!

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    1. Happy 2025! We had an exciting evening, thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

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    2. Even Mother Nature was throwing a party!

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  6. Enjoy the cherries and happy new year!

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  7. The beeches look lovely, we have some here, but smaller and I haven't noticed if the leaves change in autumn. I shall check next season.

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    1. They're a beautiful pale gold and stay all winter till pushed off by new leaves. Unless there's the kind of storm that rips foliage off.

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  8. Ah, I thought it was six days, not twelve. My minimal decs were packed away today. The book looks worthy of investigation.

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    1. I just wanted to start the new year without the old stuff! The book is just right for cozy evenings or summer beach reading.

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  9. Sounds like an efficient end to the year - all swept out and ready to start a new one.

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    1. As ready as I'll be for this year, anyway.

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  10. Welcome to 2025. Beautiful tree photos. Oooh, chocolate cherries!

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    1. Thank you, Mitchell. I love our local trees, especially beech.

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  11. Wet and windy New Year's Day. We went to bed early and watched the fireworks - too much hyperbole. Let things speak for themselves.

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  12. I want chocolate covered cherries! It sounds like a restful day for you. I'm going to start packing the decorations away tomorrow. Happy New Year!

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    1. It's nice when the decorations are gone away again. I soon want my clear surfaces back again. Happy New Year!

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  13. Happy New Year Liz! I confess I miss the concept of the 12 days of Christmas. But people start so early that by Dec 26th they seem to be ready to take it all down. I leave my Christmas tree and decorations up through New Years. I don't put much up, though, so it's all easy to take back down again.

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    1. We used to decorate on Christmas Eve, tree, paper chains, all that. So we weren't so done with it by twelfth night! Happy New Year!

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  14. I have two Delderfield books I saved after the mold that I want to revisit -- "The Avenue" and "The Avenue at War." They were both so good. (I wonder if I still think so!) Happy New Year!

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    1. He's good for an undemanding rattling good story. After the mold?

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