The big question of this day, if you are stout enough to brave the stiff wind and low wind-chill and be out among people is, "What did you do last night?" Many of those we know well chose to stay in last night, preferring to be at home with some special food and a movie instead of heading out to revel with others or among others. Perhaps it is the economy that kept some of us in, perhaps it is the attitude of 'we've done that for years, it's time to change things up', and, unfortunately for others, an ailment or two forced people to stay within the confines of their homes, electing to keep their maladies to themselves.
Whatever the choice of celebration, the method of celebration or the place of celebration, the new year arrived, with or without noise-makers and horns. Whether 'we' were asleep in our beds or twelve-deep in a crowded nightclub, the calendar page turned anyway. Despite our best efforts to keep from aging, or to appear less aged, or our desire to stay younger, time does march on....and on....and on.
My SO and I celebrated, in rather odd fashion, with a mis-matched but delicious series of food courses, appealing probably only to our palettes. Wine with fresh shrimp, followed by creamed herring and crackers, followed by a lettuce wedge with delicious home-made bleu cheese dressing (made by my SO!), some apple slices to cleanse our palettes, followed by boiled red potatoes served with dollops of sour cream. Two hours later, the kitchen served up mini ice cream/pecan/hot chocolate balls and about an hour after that an aperitif of Bailey's Irish Cream to conclude the evening. In between, some quiet conversation and our annual calendar-planning session where we try to carve out as much time on our aqua RV as possible, while still staying connected to the real world.
Yes, the new year is here and with it, who knows what? Hopefully a series of delightful life-courses, served up to please our life-palettes. Today is good and, ideally, tomorrow will be as good or better. Just like the big pot of turkey vegetable soup that is simmering on the stove as I type! Good today, but the flavors will be better blended tomorrow.
Happy New Year from Ancora imparo
