tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post4242252481045909085..comments2024-03-28T20:19:16.805-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: On New Year's CelebrationsVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-40487389260094930392013-01-05T02:42:41.459-05:002013-01-05T02:42:41.459-05:00Your New Year's Eve sounds perfect to me (incl...Your New Year's Eve sounds perfect to me (including the bit about going to bed before the stroke of midnight!).<br /><br />I have tried a bit of everything on New Year's Eve. One of my first dinner parties as an almost adult which was memorable mostly for the long wait for midnight and the location, a splendid villa on old Via Appia in Rome. Another one was going to bed early and getting up at 4:00 AM on New Year's day, to take the Greyhound up to New York - that was fun! <br /><br />Vienna sweeps out the old year in quite spectacular fashion: all over the city center live music, a different genre on every square, and people walk around, taking breaks at open punch and bubbly stands in the festively lit city. When the clock strikes midnight, everybody stops to listen to the Pummerin, the venerable bell of St. Stephen's cathedral. Afterwards, it's waltzing for everybody to the Blue Danube waltz. The bell and waltz are also broadcast over the radio, so everyone can take part in this. Even people who like me stayed home.<br /><br />Happy New Year to all of you,<br />MerisiMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-62278600176046265632013-01-02T23:20:05.255-05:002013-01-02T23:20:05.255-05:00I love all these new beginnings for a fresh year! ...I love all these new beginnings for a fresh year! and love your blue and yellow! Katykaty gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721933522533252780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-769145386323540082013-01-02T17:58:41.190-05:002013-01-02T17:58:41.190-05:00Vicki, I do like your New Year's Eve variation...Vicki, I do like your New Year's Eve variation, and have enjoyed reading the prior comments, too.<br /><br />Here in New York City, I would never, never want to be part of the Times Square crowd. On many recent years, I've worked on Dec. 31, and have found my homeward bound subway ride, which involves a transfer "under" Times Square to be entertaining enough, and much warmer.<br /><br />This year I was lucky to have the 31st off, and loved the relaxation of the day and having an early evening, too. Black eyed peas featured on Jan. 1, but I incorporate them into my own free lance pasta concoction rather than going the Hopping John route.<br /><br />Best wishes to you as 2013 sets sail. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-1324308110598841532013-01-02T12:32:42.998-05:002013-01-02T12:32:42.998-05:00How cozy was my first, and last thought, before wr...How cozy was my first, and last thought, before writing this! <br />Traditions feel good and soups are the best way to recover from the "too much eaten" during the previous days...<br />Hoping you are feeling much better with your knee by now.Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-31463612802878951652013-01-02T12:14:20.124-05:002013-01-02T12:14:20.124-05:00No New Year traditions in my house Vicki, not yet ...No New Year traditions in my house Vicki, not yet at least. I don't stay up either although I am invariably woken up by fireworks at midnight! I'm a home bird, me, wherever my home happens to be. Last year I was in Tennessee, this year in London but home is home.<br />Apparently only 18% of people over here went to parties this year.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-60040776969979904932013-01-02T10:59:39.606-05:002013-01-02T10:59:39.606-05:00We did the same thing except we made vegetable sou...We did the same thing except we made vegetable soup with beef. It was a good day to rest and recover from Christmas festivities. Beautiful photos as always! Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236098607363641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-85279443810826558422013-01-02T10:54:11.151-05:002013-01-02T10:54:11.151-05:00I think the tradition depends on the culture you a...I think the tradition depends on the culture you are from. Since I have been living in the South I cook hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day – but because we like it. My original culture, in France, was that Christmas was mostly for children and not a very big celebration once you were grown up (unless you were a “croyant” a believer, and there are not many left there.) New Year is the big celebration in France, especially in Paris (and that is when people send cards, for New Year, not Christmas.) I loved going down the Champs Elysées, all lighted, and at midnight all the cars blow their horns! Once I was in Algiers, Algeria, for New Year and all the ships in the bay blew their horns, that was nice too – they had a big celebration there too (of course they don’t celebrate Christmas since they are Muslim.) I miss Paris a lot at New Year’s time as it is so much fun there. My father’s family celebrated Christmas on January 6th so in my house we always kept the Christmas decorations until then, even though only my father went to church (sometimes, but rarely.) I was in London many times at New Year and there also it was quite a show. Another year I was in West Africa for New Year, in Gabon. My! we consumed so much Champagne and everyone was kissed – we had so much fun, but here in Georgia – not so much.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-83546755624000225802013-01-02T10:47:06.083-05:002013-01-02T10:47:06.083-05:00Nice and quiet - and the decorations are down. Yea...Nice and quiet - and the decorations are down. Yea. Your celebration sounds perfect. Love the way your dining room window leads the eye to the outside world. Beautiful.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137773126591638229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-9639205678605800142013-01-02T08:19:51.211-05:002013-01-02T08:19:51.211-05:00nice...glad it was a good new year...and def build...nice...glad it was a good new year...and def building new traditions on the old is a wonderful thing as well....ours was pretty quiet, just the fam and a bit of fun...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-45772932766821901872013-01-02T08:06:12.831-05:002013-01-02T08:06:12.831-05:00Sounds like a good time to me - whatever the hour....Sounds like a good time to me - whatever the hour. Happy New Year Vicki from Yorkshire.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-33721795285370637702013-01-02T07:41:37.518-05:002013-01-02T07:41:37.518-05:00We always celebrate the New Year at the stroke of ...We always celebrate the New Year at the stroke of midnight, somewhere. This year we celebrated the New Year at the stroke of midnight in Greenland, a full two hours before it arrived here, and went to bed.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-14401075662735501952013-01-02T01:54:11.524-05:002013-01-02T01:54:11.524-05:00We were in bed by 10.30, Vicki, and yesterday we h...We were in bed by 10.30, Vicki, and yesterday we had our daughter and family over for a bite to eat. There were simple celebrations, and much hope for a happy healthy 2013.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-49873739361795025832013-01-02T01:44:59.287-05:002013-01-02T01:44:59.287-05:00Hubby wished me a happy new year from work and I f...Hubby wished me a happy new year from work and I fixed the usual fare, black eyed peas, cabbage, cornbread and ham. We ate when he woke up. Been pretty much the same for years. Maybe after he retires in February, things will change a little bit, although I doubt we'll ever be too exciting. Hahaha!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-68307608671444228612013-01-02T01:41:56.642-05:002013-01-02T01:41:56.642-05:00Your new years eve sounded perfect to me. We enjoy...Your new years eve sounded perfect to me. We enjoy staying at home too and leave the driving and parties to someone else. <br /><br />Love your table and view from your dining room. <br />SamSam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.com