Finis~

“For last year's words

 belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."

T.S. Eliot

*  *  *

"Any new beginning

 is forged from 

the shards of the past,

 not from the

 abandonment of the past."

Craig D. Lounsbrough

*  *  *

Juniper

"The Juniper tree's name is derived

 from the Latin word juniperus.

 In Latin, juniperus is a combination

 of the word junio, which means young,

 and parere, to produce,

 hence youth producing,

 or evergreen."

Wikipedia

*  *  *

 may the New Year

bring you peace and joy

thank you for your visits here

*  *  * 

as this chapter comes to a close

blessings, always blessings

finis

The Journal ~

time comes softly

daily waiting to be opened

then disappears

perhaps with urgency

perhaps an ebbing

*  *  *

“Everything changed

 the day she figured out

 there was exactly enough time

 for the important things in her life.”

Brian Andreas

*  *  *

“The years teach much the days never know.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson
*  *  *

So teach us to number our days,

 that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

Sacred Gift ~

{click to enlarge}

Blessings

 for the  coming

 New Year

*  *  *

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,

 said the LORD,

 thoughts of peace, and not of evil,

 to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11

Unfold ~

as the coming

New Year

unfolds

may it reveal

in greater measure

the inner beauty

of your

heart

: : :

a new year is

unfolding

like a

 blossom with petals

tightly concealing

the beauty

within

author unknown

New Year's Day ~

a

snowstorm

was predicted

 a

snowstorm

came

 stuck

in simple

seclusion

For a Year That Is New ~

a warm hand

to

guide you

 a kiss

to

delight you

a trusted friend

beside

you

a

little bliss

to

surprise you

a

heart of gratitude

and

of course

a

smidget of chocolate

~ ~ ~

may

your New Year

be filled

with the treasures

that

make your heart sing

~ ~ ~

JO'S BOYS

by

Louisa May Alcott

the inscription

reads

"to Dr. Conrad Wesselhoeft

this very inadequate tribute of affection and respect

is gratefully inscribed

by

his friend and patient,

the author"

~ ~ ~

for those of you who live in temperate climates

the gloves worn here

are

fingerless

to aid in text messaging and the like

some of us

who keep our thermostats

set a bit lower

find them useful when reading or typing

to keep our hands warm

{somebody please tell me I'm not the only one who does this!}

the truffle

is

a Hershey's kiss

the "Bliss"

is also by Hershey's