Reflection Through The Seasons

2009
NEW BEGINNINGS
Looking forward, looking back,
As the year is moving on,
Thinking of those happy moments.
Wond'ring where the time has gone!
Breaking all those resolutions,
Must try harder through the year!
Moving forward, filled with courage....
New beginning time is here!
Iris Hesselden



The sun rises on a new day in a new year....

The mountains greet this new year standing as steadfast as they have done for a thousand years and more.......

.....and the tide ebbs and flows as it has done for just as many years. But, for 2009 it is a new beginning......

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I may have mentioned before that I'm an avid reader of Susan Hill's books and I'd been saving this little book - 'Lanterns Across the Snow' to read in the run up to Christmas, for it sets the scene perfectly! Just to give you a taster, I quote the introduction from the book......

"An enchanting account of a country childhood in Wessex a hundred years ago. Evoking the delights and surprises of Christmas and the mood of the countryside in the bleak mid-winter."

If you can manage to get hold of a copy I do urge you to read it, of course, the perfect time being just before Christmas.

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I'm still catching up with our time spent with Betty & Edward in Georgia US last year.....
Here are a few pictures taken the day I joined 'The Red Hatters' for lunch held at Harper's Hotel.

I'd chosen a red hat from Betty's large collection, together with a purple blouse......

Here are all the ladies suitably dressed in red and purple, ready to enjoy the delicious lunch.....

You know.... some folk are lucky to be able to wear a hat with such elegance and style..... and Betty is one of them, don't you agree! and, red is such a good colour for her to wear too.

All assembled for a group picture in the hotel's court yard.

This was my lunch and it was absolutely delicious.... chicken salad served with a wonderful selection of fresh fruit..... just looking at this now makes me feel hungry.

Our handsome and attentive waiter..
















We even made the front page of the August edition of 'Senior News * South Georgia'. A really interesting article entitled 'The Red Hat Rambling Sisters' tells how the Red Hat Society was founded in 1997 by Sue Ellen Cooper. I had to smile when I read that I probably hold the record for traveling the farthest to attend a meeting. It was certainly worth it, for like everything else we experienced in Georgia it was a memorable experience.