You can't go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand-new ending. —James P. Sherman

 
What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.
—T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding,"

   
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man.
—Benjamin Franklin

  I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.
 —Anaïs Nin

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to. —Bill Vaughan

   
Every new year of my life brings a new happiness and a new kind of freedom; ageing is a gift. —Carmen Maria Machado

  HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL 

13 minutes until 2023 in Oklahoma!   So...a slightly early Happy New Year

To see previous New Year wishes from earlier in the day , go here

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/soda-shoppe/soda-shoppe-for-december-1-2022/msg228840/#msg228840

Happy New Years to you..

Good morning..

Kyle had a rough night so I am sure there will be cat naps today. Good job this is a day of rest.

The snow has taken a beating for all the rain we have had in the past few days. The township had gone around to daylight the corners of the roads. One had to really poke their nose out and hope no oncoming vehicle would wipe it for them.

Bubble, thank you for the new start. Aging is a gift that many don't get to enjoy.

Better get ready to meet the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

QuoteYouth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to. —Bill Vaughan 

and Old Age is when you have been asleep for hours before 
the new year begins.

Good  morning to All.   Cloudy here but  getting better. So far the new year is pretty much like the old year.

Take care, All.

Recipe For A Happy New Year

Take 12 fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly cleansed from all old memories of bitterness, hate, and jealousy.

Cut these months into 30 or 31 equal parts.
(This batch will keep for one year. Do not attempt to make more than one batch at a time-many people spoil the entire lot in this way.)

Prepare one day at a time as follows:

Into each day, put 12 parts of faith,
11 parts of patience,
10 parts of courage,
9 parts of work
(some people omit this ingredient and spoil the flavor of the rest),
8 parts of hope,
7 parts of fidelity,
6 parts of open-mindedness,
5 parts of kindness,
4 parts of rest
( leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad, "don't do it" ),
3 parts of prayer,
2 parts of meditation,
And 1 well-selected resolution.

If you have no conscientious scruples,
Add a teaspoonful of good spirits,
A dash of fun,
A pinch of folly,
A sprinkling of play,
And a heaping cupful of good humor.

Pour love liberally into the whole,
And mix with strength.
Cook thoroughly in a warming heat.
Garnish with a few smiles and a sprig of joy;
Then serve with quietness,
Unselfishness,
And cheerfulness.


A Happy New Year is a certainty.
 

Good morning all!

Hello Everyfriend!  It's a beautiful day in Central Pennsylvania today.  When Cooper and I took our second walk of the day, I didn't even wear a coat.  And I saw other people out without coats!  I'd be happy to keep this weather but we still have the rest of January and then February to get through the winter.  Anything could happen!

Courtney is on her way home to West Chester, PA and is probably about half way there.  We spent some time going through my Christmas decorations...the ones I haven't used in the past two years.  She packed up some of them to take home with her and I'm happy she did that.  One of the things she took is a lighted ceramic 16 inch tall Christmas tree that I made many years ago.  She absolutely loved it and I'm happy that someone in the family has it and it can go on taking its place at Christmas!  We also found some extra lights for it and a Santa and Mrs. Santa salt and pepper shaker that she liked!   

AMY The local Grocery Chain had hamburger on sale on Saturday.  It was buy 2 and get one free.  Courtney took me over to get some and I spent time today browning it and getting it ready to can.  Tomorrow will be canning day!  Thanks for that idea.  Now chili or soup or a casserole with browned hamburger in it will be a quickie meal!  And I saved a bundle on the burger!

The only thing I have planned for the rest of the day is to throw a load of laundry in the washer and get out the canning stuff so I have no excuse not to do it tomorrow.  I wish you all a pleasant rest of the day.

BUBBLE, I really love your Happy New Year Recipe!  Wouldn't it be great if EVERYONE adopted it?

"Nostalgia tells it like it wasn't."

Writer/Theologian Emily Hunter McGowin

"Grow old along with me!

The best is yet to be."

Poet Robert Browning

I am sitting here listening to the "new" rooster..tis funny to hear him trying to crow. I do know that I am not naming him like I did Horacio the last rooster.

Quiet day here..no hustle and bustle just quiet. We had coffee out with the neighbours then home to relax.

Jane, you can add a tsp of beef broth powder to your hamburg. I did some of them with beef broth and others just plain for the furkids. You got a really good deal on the hamburg!!! Can't remember if I sent you the recipe for meatball bean soup or not but if so exchange the spaghetti out and put barley in it and you can can that too. Great to have on hand for a quick meal.

 

Thank you, Bubble for the great "recipe". I would hope that we all could make this one up, and dine on it every day!
Love and hugs to all!

Been in & out many times today but had what I would call "fractured" time.... phone calls & texts that had me waiting for someone to come by or "call later".  I did get outside to do my monthly RV start the engine & let it run until temp gauge said warm (so condensation would dry on tail pipes), start the generator & let it run, put the slide out & awning out to air any moisture in it, then sort a little & bring a few things in. I really hate to part with it but one of these days I will advertise. It has 4 new tires & 2 front only made one trip to central CO & one trip to MO so not 2,000 miles on them, full tank of gas, full propane & new roof... a bargain...haha, sold myself! 

Not sure what the high was but warm, even rolled the little cage thing to pick up the sweet gum balls from driveway to side door. Filled twice & that was enough, ran out of steam and even ran the portable concentrator for oxygen to empty so kinda light headed when I started in. Andy came by later & put food out for any of the kitties that come by and the opossum that shows up about 10:00 every night. Poor thing can't help being ugly~

Had some red winged blackbirds show up & saw a couple that may be mixed breed. Had back & body more like a starling but head & spots of red on wing/shoulders like the rest of them. I thought they migrated south, I've seen huge flocks of them gather in the fall & tried to capture how they fly & turn in formation so all those red spots on wings show up at the same time. Not fast enough with the camera!  Anyway, will see if I can get a better shot of the strange one tomorrow to send Bubble, could be common for this time of year or like a rare animal that is all white. Have another couple pairs of birds, very tiny, that I've never seen before around here. Dart around the feeder so fast I have not gotten any photos of them at all. They are the size of a Junco but distinct black & white markings. Need to clean the window inside & out, too! 

So here we are, the end of day 1 of 2023. I need to write some thank you notes & start getting ready for bed, no nap today & only 5 hours & few min of sleep last night. We are supposed to have warmer than normal weather off & on this week, too bad we can't order & plan ahead~~  Take what we get & be happy, huh?

Bubble, you outdid yourself with the great text & graphics!  Thank you so much for all the time you spend keeping us cleaned up in here and things to think about!

Sweet dreams to all, God Bless us Everyone!  Love y'all.........Shirley/Tisie

Hello Everyfriend!  Cooper got picked up and Courtney got safely home!  I have enough beef cooked and ready to can tomorrow to make a canner full. And, no AMY you did not give me the recipe for Meatball bean soup and I already decided to use beef broth in the canned hamburger.  I'll be busy first thing in the morning but I still have some hamburger so could make some of that soup to can...Hint! Hint! Hint!

SHIRLEY, you're so good to the animals around your house! 

I slept through the last half of Mannix tonight.  When I rested my head on the sofa pillow, I was pretty sure Mannix was a goner!  Now I'm off to the haystack.  Cooper won't be her until almost 10 tomorrow and I want to at least have the hamburger in the canner when he gets here.  And maybe some of AMY's soup cooking...HINT!  HINT!

Our temps made it to the high 40s today and tomorrow they're supposed to get to the high 50 and then the day after that they're going to the mid 60s.  One could only wish it was Spring on the way but I'm sure we'll have a cold rest of January and then BRR, Februrary!

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow and may God bless us, every one!

Good night and sweet dreamss hope to see you all in good heath and spirets,

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm off to the kitchen to get the canner started.  And I'm leaving a very large...

Hint to AMY about the Meatball Bean Soup!

Good morning..

Sleep was holding me down in bed and I let it!!

Taking garbage away today..and work around home. I see the neighbour's pine tree got topped from all the heavy snow and then wind There were a lot of trees downed in this past storm.

Coming home from town yesterday I had to break for a reynard, he was going to cross in front then doubled back and into the neighbours yard. We wondered if he was one of the kits that was born across the road???

Jane, check your email..enjoy!!


Better booogie..

Enjoy your day and stay safe..

I I recall French II correctly, a Renard is a fox!  Am I right?  I guess I could just go look it up but I sat down here to rest for the first time today. 

I have 8 pints of Hamburger finished and another 7 quarts in the canner to be finished in about a half hour.  I also have enough hamburger in the freezer to make AMY's meatball soup.  If Cathy chooses to go to Wengers tomorrow, the soup will be made on Wednesday.  If she doesn't choose tomorrow....there'll be soup for supper tomorrow!

Tonight, I'm too tired to think about it.  Cooper and I will have to get in one more walk and he's a bugger about where we go and how long we stay out! 

I guess everyfriend is busy today.  Not much action in here.  I hope you are all having a good day!

I missed the Rose Bowl Parade. First time in years. Does anyone know if it will be re-run?  If so, where/when.  Some of those floats are amazing. Great effort put into creating them.

Jane, that is a lot of work!!You will enjoy the fruits of your labour for a long time. Between the hamburg,chicken beef ,I do soup and baked beans. Then if I need something quick it is available. Yes, reynard is a fox, I had left out the "y" in my hast this morning.. He looked healthy, not scruffy.

We were lucky enough to see the eagle this morning,highlight of my day going to the dump.

 

Can't believe I did it, x'd out of what I was looking at AGAIN & lost the 2nd post I was working on.  One more try & will go take a nap instead! 

Was going on about also missing the Rose Bowl Parade with you, Rick, and back long ago how I helped with floats in high school so loved when during the parade they would show some of the details when making different floats. I just forgot, day lost!

It's misty/foggy but I met son, Andy & his wife & their 2 grands at McDonald's for lunch. The parents are off to Belize for a week.  Another gr-son & wife are heading that way in a couple weeks to spend a week looking around. Daughter is going to come take care of their 3 kids for the week. How times have changed!!! 

It is foggy & cloudy today, feels like spring so hope we don't lose a lot of shrubs this year like other times when we get so warm mid-winter they sprout & feeze back. It isn't windy, either.

I also Googled what the reynard was to be sure. Dad & Mom heard a lot of the French & German words growing up since most of their area families were first or second generation immigrants & many had parents or gr-parents that knew very little English.

Nap time!  Y'all behave! 

I watched the Rose Parade on YouTube. It was a nice day in Pasadena but coolish.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Rose+Bowl+Parade