Wednesday 2 January 2019

Twentynineteen

Remember all that panic and fuss about Y2K? Was that really nineteen years ago? Crikey!
Twenty nineteen is definitely here, and it's time to look forward to the year ahead.
My New Year Resolutions? Well, if I tell you, I'll have to make sure I complete them, so by keeping secret I have a way out. But I do have a list of Hopes and Possibilities.
  • I'll be peeling potatoes and mashing turnips and heating up the haggis as usual for the Robbie Burns Night in January. DONE. The Robbie Burns Night was a great success, and the potatoes and turnips were delicious, of course.
  • I'm taking an acrylic art course on Wednesday evenings for the next 8 weeks. I'm hoping for some improvement with my ideas, designs, colour management, brush work.... well, improvement in everything really. DONE. or at least started.
  • Planning to go to Aquafit at the local pool. First I have to pick up the weekly swimming schedule to find out the days and times. DONE. Picked up the schedule but haven't gone to Aquafit yet.
  • If I'm going to Aquafit, I'll need a new swimsuit. The necessary elastic has definitely lost it's reliability in the current model.
  • Drink more water. Not at Aquafit though.
  • Summer holiday? Lots of possibilities. Rent a cottage on a lake? I've always fancied a trip to Iceland. Perhaps this is the year. Or Britain to visit cousins?
  • Walk more, and use the car less.
  • I want a robot vacuum cleaner. Any recommendations?
  • Finish a quilt that I started 18 months ago. DONE! Finished.
  • Finish another quilt that I started 14 years ago. (Don't hold your breath on that one.)
  • I'm thinking about a renting a plot in the community vegetable garden. But that sounds like hard work, all that digging and weeding. The jury's still out on that one.
Happy New Year to my Blog friends.... and keep Blogging despite all the competition from the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. and all those other social media thingummyjigs that I have no idea how to use.

24 comments:

  1. I went to a Scottish themed New Year's Eve party here, and described haggis to someone else. He made a face as I described it.

    No, I have never eaten it and will not do so!

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    1. It's best eaten in very small quantities surrounded by potatoes, turnips, peas, roast beef and gravy!

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  2. Thanks for your kind words, Shammy! It appears you are going to have a very busy 2019. That's good and should keep you out of trouble! Heh, heh!

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  3. "Walk more, and use the car less."
    I actually drove the car to the mailboxes that are only a few houses down.
    I'm not that terrible really, but the sidewalks and road were icy, and I thought it a good idea to drive the car even that short distance.

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  4. You have a nice list there. I should make a list also. We (me and Mr. husband) always plan on going to the gym as always and hope that our bodies won't give up soon. Wishing a happy 2019!

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  5. Busy, busy, busy.
    I muddle along rather than make resolutions or plans.
    Good luck with all of yours. And I do look forward to seeing more of your art.

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  6. Hope it’s a great year for you, Shammicktite.

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  7. Happy New Year and enjoy all your planned activities. Whatever the year has in store for us, I hope I am there to see it. That's my resolution

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  8. Hope you have a great year ahead.

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  9. And a very special Happy New Year to you too.
    I love your New Year Possibilities...that's the perfect way to think.
    I do hope you can do some of them and share especially the results of the acrylic class.
    Maybe I will come up with some "Possibilities" myself...
    Now let me think...

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  10. You are funny! You started a "new" quilt 14 years ago? That's about the time we moved to Ocala from South Florida! Have you completed any of your "possibilities" as yet?

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    1. I picked up the Aquafit schedule and I drank some water, at least that's a start!

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  11. Happy New Year Shammi, there are at least five things on your list that are also on mine, not including quilting or anything to do with haggis 😀 Being a Scot I've attended many a Burns night, at one time could have recited the ode to the wee timerous beastie off pat 😀 That's a tres impressive 2018 book list you had there, that's one for my list.. make time to read more!

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  12. Best wishes for your planned activities. My adult children have appreciated using their robot cleaners — so you may, too, if you decide to get one.

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  13. I laughed at the "drink more water, but not at Aquafit" I do the same! Who wants to haul themselves out of the pool, into the locker room just to go to the washroom! And I wonder at those ladies who sip their bottled water every once in a while. Hmmm.

    Good luck with the quilt!
    Happy New Year! Oh, I'd like a robot too, but not quite ready for one yet.

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  14. I should drink more water too.

    I hope you achieve all your goals! Happy New Year to you!

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  15. Happy New Year, Shammie!! Thank you for continuing to visit my weak excuse for a blog! Should my 'hopes and possibilities' be: blog more aside from auto-posts from that thingummyjig Instagram? But i do sincerely appreciate you still checking out my blog now and then!
    Looking forward to seeing your Wednesday artwork and your finished quilt!

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  16. Unfortunately, Paweł Adamowicz, the president of Gdańsk is dead: (((

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  17. Thanks for your concern on our oven saga.
    We were fortunately able to take all the dinner food over to my son's house and finish baking the pie and bake the enchiladas...the result, we all had dinner together.
    Another friend came over yesterday and fixed the thing. So thankful for friends that want to step in and help.

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  18. I wish all plans to be implemented this year. Thank you for visiting me and greetings.

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  19. That's odd I wrote a comment here and it hasn't showed up! Well done on finishing the quilt!

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  20. You really gotta go to Aquafit! It is soooo fun! I take it at the Y and feel so much better after a work out (cannot do gyms, weights, etc.). Bathing suits don't last unfortunately, as the chlorine eats them. :-(.

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  21. Wish you fulfillment on each item of your planned activity for the year. I don’t have such detailed plans like you, but at least I’d like to keep uncluttered home, go to gym at least three days a week (to avoid frailty in later years), be thankful and enjoy each moment with my families and friends, and keep updating my blog at least once a month.

    Yoko

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  22. Feb 2d would have been my husband’s birthday so last week-end was a sad one. Instead of going to chocolate for comfort I decided to re-read all the comments left on my blog and start to visit friends’ blogs again. Thanks for coming to mine while I was unable to visit. I hope your year is starting well.
    You asked about Naomi. I had sent her an email last October to tell her my husband had passed away but she did not reply. At Christmas I wrote her a letter and she called me. She told me she does not go on her computer any more, does not look at blogs or emails. She sounded quite depressed saying she was ready to go since most of her friends had left already. I told her that I’ll try to go to California in late spring and see her. She does not feel good at all, it is so sad. I see you have a lot of energy. I wish I could do something else than driving back and forth to GA and clearing stuff out. Once of these days it might even get finished ….

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