First day of the new year!  I think that MT Ascutney is a majestic and beautiful mountain.  I saw the mountain this morning from a distance when I went shopping and it was just pure white with snow.  Later in the afternoon it wasn’t all white with snow, but still looked beautiful and you could see snow on it.

Even though I am a Vermonter, I like the southern tradition of having a good luck southern dinner of hopping john that has black eyed peas and rice with chopped bacon on top, collared greens and corn muffins for New Years day.

I got a new desk calendar today and a new journal.  The first of January is the beginning of a new year.  New dreams, hopes and wishes.  Wishing everyone a wonderful new year.