Happy New Year!

Pappa Bear and Mamma Bear want to wish you a very happy New Year!  Thank you to all my wonderful blogging friends for all the wonderful things that you brought into my life, with so much sharing and caring and support.  Thank you for our inspiration, your incredible creative spirit, and your beautiful creations! I hope that all your knitting and quilting dreams come true, that you continue to find much joy and pleasure and happiness with all that you do, and find much peace and good health in the new year!

• Ein glückliches neues Jahr!
• Bonne année!
• Godt Nytt År!
• Onnellista uutta vuotta!
• Shinnen Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu!

How did you bring in the New Year?  We slept (yay!) peacefully, and awoke to a little tea party on the veranda, soaking in the morning sunshine.  (Oh gosh, this is my first time to post a photo of breakfast!  A little shy about this really, but its been so fun to see how you all have turned this meal into the funnest part of the day on a Sunday morning, with yummy treats and pretty aprons and delicious jams and the list goes on and on……)  Its about 71 degrees F today and we are going on a bike ride to burn off calories! 

Oh happy one more day off from work! Lets not even think about it for one final joyous day of freedom!  Its as if time has been suspended and all the world has come at rest for one precious day of peace and remembrance.  If you missed some of the goings on around the world on TV like we did, here is a great link with videos and photos.