"Out with the old...........and in with the new"...............

This phrase,  I always reflect on as the end of another year is quickly approaching...........

don't you?

And although I agree with it in many ways...........such as the way communication has changed for us all..........thank goodness for the Internet and cell phones.............

and I could not live without my washing machine.................

or indoor plumbing..........

But there are some things.......................old...............I still love.........and don't want to change.

I love my new digital camera............

but I cherish old black and white photos.............

especially with family settings..........

don't you?

 

Although I have really good new garden books..............

I have found that the old ones I collect

are a valuable and reliable source to my gardening success.

Being an embroidery artist.................I love trying new techniques

but there is nothing more beautiful than vintage embroidery............

I think.

And we all love those old recipes, handed down from Grandmothers and Aunts.........to our mothers............and then we make the same ones..................

every year!

I understand the stability and comfort new houses can offer............

but there is just something about an old house............

it calls out..........."rescue me............

be my family."

 

None of us can resist or forget......

our old companions.......

can we??

 

And now...........the subject of "old friends..........new friends"

I love making new friends.........and feel so blessed to do so................

and they soon turn into my old friends...........

cherished more and more as the years slip by.

When it comes to the real meaning of

out with the old..........and in with the new............

I know we should all toss out those old regrets..........mistakes that we made.............

things that we never want to happen again............

But for me, I am glad that I sometimes remember these old things...........

for these old things is what made me into the new person I am today.

If these things had not have happened,

I would still be that same old person, ..........

doing the same old things.

Some day..............when I age to be" ancient"............I am sure that these

grievances will come to visit me now and then...........

but I am also sure.....that I will have no regrets.......

because of all of the old and new things that I learned along the path of  my journey.

 

Here's wishing you a happy closing to this year,

may you look back at it.........a little wiser.

If your heart has been saddened.............may a door to new happiness swing open

with the new year approaching.

May all of your regrets and mistakes

only serve to remind you that you have become better through it all!

****** Having guests for Christmas dinner?*****
I have a great recipe for a spicy snack mix that they can munch on while waiting for the feast!
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