Merry New Years to all!

We went to a New Years Eve Party where all of the clocks were set ahead 3 hours. It was the first party that I have been to in a long time where everyone really got dressed up, there was a big spread of food, and the hostesses kept coming around and making sure that our champaigne glasses were full. At Midnight (9:00pm) someone played auld Lang side on bagpipes and we all popped crackers. It was fun.

Then we came home, had hot chocolate, and a fire in the fire place. Picked my banjo for a while. Then, I put on a Bruce Molsky CD (new) and we all dozed off. The champaigne earlier had done me in.

We barely woke up at midnight for my traditional kiss. This morning my youngest son Ryan woke up early and made me a Birthday Breakfast (Frozen Waffles). Today, the black eyed peas are on the stove and I'm about to start cooking my collard greens (from scratch this year a first).

All in all a pretty good start.

JAB