I spent New Year's Eve as I usually do - changing the bed, doing laundry, taking out all the garbage and recycle, baking a cake to share with neighbors for New Year.
Banana bread with cranberries and chocolate chips.
Then I can be obnoxiously smug on New Year's Day, reading my detective mysteries and eating cake and drinking tea.
Happy New Year everyone! For me, I'll settle for not having a joint replacement, crashing my car, needing my house wall replaced, having a microwave burst into flame, replacing a heatpump and, hardest of all, losing more friends younger than I.
They were the bits of 2025 I'm glad to have in the rear view mirror.
What I'm happy about and hoping for more of in 2026 are blogistas encouraging and amusing me, my knitting group's continued friendship, growing flowers, making all the things, cooking interesting food.
More peace on earth especially in the US is my hope, and I have plans to do my bit there
Happy New Year everyone!
Happy New Year to you as well
ReplyDeleteThank you, good New Year to you.
DeleteHere's how exciting my NYE was: I jolted awake at 6. That's 6 PM. I had fallen asleep immediately after evening chores. All the best to you in this very new year :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like as good a way as any to bring in the new year!
DeleteHappy New Year, Boud! I've never put cranberries in banana bread, but now I'm planning to try it, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat's a deliverable resolution.
DeleteHappy New Year
ReplyDeleteI just rediscovered that you can't brew coffee without water.
I once did that at work and never lived it down.
DeleteYes, yes, keep doing what you do! And your sharing of ideas here, beautiful things you make, and comments to other bloggers! Your presence is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThank you. We aim to please!
DeleteFor how many centuries have people been saying: And on earth peace, goodwill toward men”? Here’s hoping.
ReplyDeleteIt's an endless hope. Well, we're doing our bit.
DeleteAnd SG was telling our friends about his banana bread with cranberries and chocolate chips. It’s been year.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly been a year. Of some kind.
DeleteHappy 2026 to you and your Handsome Son - may it be less stressful and more joyful for us all.
ReplyDeleteI'll gladly settle for less stress. Happy New Year to you
DeleteWe don't want anymore of that 2025 drama, Boud! I look forward to another year of your antics.
ReplyDeleteI should have thought of selling tickets. Anyway I'm hoping for a quite dull year.
DeleteHappy New Year. I didn't realize your microwave had burst into flames, not scary at all:)
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping for a pandemic of peace, kindness, and compassion.
May 2026 be a healthy one for you and Handsome Son. May all your creative endeavours bring you joy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of your wonderful post during the year. I make sure everything is clean on NYE myself. Wishing you the very best for 2026.
ReplyDeleteThank you and good health to you this year.
DeleteSnoopy is so right! Since I'm just now reading your blog regularly I have missed all those disasters you mentioned for 2025. I think I"ll leave them to history and hope 2026 has no repeats.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds wise. Onward.
DeleteI am feeling quite smug myself this morning. Despite Mr. Moon and I being lazy loungers this morning, I made him a delicious sausage and cheese loaf with biscuit dough I'd frozen from Thanksgiving and have the black-eyed peas simmering away and have washed and cut the greens and they, too, are on the stove. It is a gorgeous day here, some of the kids are coming out, and if this is the best day of 2026, I will take it!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your cake, your tea, and your book and the friends whom I am sure will be dropping by.
Love from Lloyd.
You're starting on a good note, I like that. Enjoy your day.
DeleteI just saw that National Guard troops are withdrawing from LA and Chicago, so hopefully there's a bit of peace on Earth there.
ReplyDeleteI'd like peace in the US. After that we can see about the rest of the earth.
DeleteMay you continue your good life in the coming year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, that's my hope, too
DeleteHappy New Year! We finished a loaf of rhubarb sweet bread, maybe banana will be next!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice resolution. Happy New Year!
DeleteI'm wishing for peace on earth, too. Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI'd like peace in the US! Then the world.
DeleteHappy New Year! Snoopy is wise. I've added chocolate chips to banana bread, but never cranberries. That sounds good.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Happy new year to you and your family
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely may it be a peaceful one
Happy New Year, and that's my hope.
DeleteBlogistas! OMG. That's the first time I've seen that word. I used to be a barista at one point. Your bake looks delish. Wishing you a wonderful 2026!
ReplyDeleteI made it up! It means everyone who reads here. Happy New Year!
DeleteI LOVE it. It's perfect.
DeleteWishes for a wonderful 2026 going your way, Boud.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marie. The way I see it, whatever happens, it's okay!
DeleteHappy New Year. This is my first visit to your blog. I took a little tour and really enjoyed myself. Hope your 2026 is good.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I hope you'll continue to visit and enjoy. Happy New Year
DeleteHappy New Year. The banana bread looks yummy. I hope you kept enough for yourself after generously distributing it to neighbours.
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