How to have fun at Hogmanay

I don’t get too excited about New Year’s Eve; too often, it has been a disappointing anti-climax. Fortunately, my wife agrees with me.

So instead of indulging in a mad round drinking, parties and carousing, we have a really great time at home.

This habit – almost a tradition, now, I guess – started with the Millennium, a few years back. There was so much hype and noise and people demanding attendance at this or that party, that we decided to say No! and stay at home, drink a lot of champagne and wine, eat some great food, and catch up with some old videos. We had a marvellous time – just the two of us. We even managed to see some of Edinburgh’s famous fireworks from our kitchen window.
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How to have fun at Hogmanay

I don’t get too excited about New Year’s Eve; too often, it has been a disappointing anti-climax. Fortunately, my wife agrees with me.

So instead of indulging in a mad round drinking, parties and carousing, we have a really great time at home.

This habit – almost a tradition, now, I guess – started with the Millennium, a few years back. There was so much hype and noise and people demanding attendance at this or that party, that we decided to say No! and stay at home, drink a lot of champagne and wine, eat some great food, and catch up with some old videos. We had a marvellous time – just the two of us. We even managed to see some of Edinburgh’s famous fireworks from our kitchen window.
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frankie_ecap prompted me to consider my relationship with books.  Part of me is reluctant to do so – if only because I think I should write what I want to write about – but I like books, I think they are important, so here goes.  (There may be more, or less, than fifteen things; I don’t think that I can separate different facts about my relationship with books out; they are not discrete).

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frankie_ecap prompted me to consider my relationship with books.  Part of me is reluctant to do so – if only because I think I should write what I want to write about – but I like books, I think they are important, so here goes.  (There may be more, or less, than fifteen things; I don’t think that I can separate different facts about my relationship with books out; they are not discrete).

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LJ Haiku

Stolen from grahame via frankie_ecap:

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LJ Haiku

Stolen from grahame via frankie_ecap:

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