" May your coming
year be filled with magic
and dreams
and good madness. . .
And I hope, somewhere
in the next year,
you surprise yourself. "
Neil Gaiman
" The greatest power
that a person possesses
is the power
to choose "
J. Martin Kohe
" You'll come to learn
a great deal
if you study the
Insignificant
in depth. "
Odysseus Elytis
" Only if you have been
in the deepest valley,
can you ever know
how magnificent it is
to be on
the highest mountain. "
Richard Nixon
" To be kind to all,
to like many
and love a few,
to be needed and wanted
by those we love,
is certainly the nearest
we can come
to happiness. "
Mary Stuart
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Will you hear my confession?
I confess that it
DELIGHTS me
that the Holidays
have passed!
Gosh I'm enjoying
the return of
"Normal."
You?
warmly, cloudia
Yes, Things are falling into place! Nicely Cloudia. I adore the hibiscus!
ReplyDeleteHank
Dear Cloudia,
ReplyDeleteI wish you a healthy, peaceful and happy New Year!
Lets see if we can impress ourselfes... I think so :-)
nice quotes
ReplyDeleteNixon said that?! Okay, yes, the holidays are over.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the "proto pickle II" event advertised on the far side of the lagoon? Another holiday?
Love the warm photos and white hibiscus.
DrumMajor
Yes, and me! NORMAL. Thanks all those pictures and the quotes.
ReplyDeletei agree. :)
ReplyDeleteand i love the white hibiscus photo. just gorgeous.
How inspiring ! Lovely .
ReplyDeleteI like the holidays because I'm off work. And since I no longer allow myself to be drowned in social obligations, I get to rest through much of them.
ReplyDeleteNormal is good. Just be happy whatever the circumstances.
ReplyDeleteMay 2014 be a year of maximum happiness for you and yours, Cloudia. Aloha!
I love the quotes!!!!
ReplyDeleteI borrow some of them:)))
happy weekend Cloudia!
As long as we take care of our teeth, we have the power to chews, too!
ReplyDelete;-)
Me too, me too!
ReplyDeleteToo long a period of festive pursuits make life a very dull place.
Dear Cloudia, I wish you still a very happy new year 2014!
ReplyDeleteRichard Nixon, font of wisdom! I'll bet you put that in just to check whether people are paying attention!
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend, dear Cloudia!
Neil Gaiman is one of my heroes. And I am very, very happy that the holidays are largely over. Silly season lasts most of January here...
ReplyDeleteInteresting pictures, Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Best Thanks to EACH of YOU, Dears!!!
ReplyDeleteah i will be looking for some of that good madness this year...smiles....
ReplyDeletealoha from va
happy new year!!!
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful. Your blog always reminds me to love and to dream.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
So very beautiful. Your blog always reminds me to love and to dream.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Yes, I think there will be 'good madness' this year. Hope you have some too (and surprise yourself).
ReplyDeleteI so agree about the holidays...
such lovely thoughts and images.
ReplyDeleteSweet New Year to you!
Wishing you a year full of good things.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, Cloudia! Happy new year! Actually I still have to plan for our new year party with my brother's family this coming week. I believe there will be ONE day that everybody will be able to get together. I need to get rid of all our holiday treats. I've gained about 5 pounds of sugary pounds. Very bad.
ReplyDeletea good post to start the year :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Cloudia
Yup the Nixon quote popped out at me also :) meanwhile yes I'm soooooooo happy things are almost back to normal, whatever normal is :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rainbow and amazing colors :)
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