Happy New Year

[Anthony Darby]

Happy new year - starts here in New Zealand, in spite of Samoa jumping the date line fence! Seems to be a non-event here in New Zealand? Kids couldn't even find the count down on the TV!

[Croquin]

Probably because it is prophetized to be the doomsday year 

[ranunculus]

Probably because it is prophetized to be the doomsday year 

Ah well, it's not the end of the world!

[Anthony Darby]

Having been to the world's end (with,and without the apostrophe) I can agree Cliff.

[bulborum]

If everybody who predict a doomsday
send me there money they own
I will probably one of the richest man on this world
10.35 Hours to go

Roland

[Natalia]

Colleagues, Нappy New Year!

[Kristl Walek]

The "Paradoxical Commandments" have been around for a while---but I like to refresh myself with them at this time of the year.


"Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments"

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for the underdogs anyway

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.



A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL FORUMNISTS!!!!!

[Maggi Young]

I hope that those forumists who have endured ill health this year will have a healthy 2012 and that those who have encountered sadness will have a very Happy New Year.

And to those for whom 2011 has been a good year, I hope that the next year will be an even better one. 

[cohan]

Wishing all the best for the coming year- lots of growth for your plants, your minds and your spirits! (not so much for the waistline... )

[Neil]

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year

[Lesley Cox]

Personally I'm glad to see the back of 2011. It had been a beast for me. I wish everyone a very happy New Year, a better one if the last was not too good and even better still, if it was great.

Anthony usually we do the TV countdown thing but this time I think the weather has been so awful in the north that the heart went out of many people. So many public parties and fireworks displays cancelled. I heard on the radio this morning that those attending music festivals on the Coromandel had to be hosed down by hospital staff before minor injuries could be treated. Literally, they were covered in mud. Why anyone would go to an event when even beforehand the mud was knee deep, I can't imagine. In my half of the country however, the weather has been fine, warm and generally sunny with not a drop of the much needed rain that has been forecast for the last week.

I am spending the entire day with my radio listening to the Concert Programme's "Settling the Score," a countdown from 60 to 1 of pieces voted for by the public, of their favourite classical music through the year. The pieces are played without the names of those who voted for them. Two of mine made the list last year.

[ArnoldT]

A Healthy, Prosperous New Year to all.

[angie]

Just wishing everyone a Happy New Year, may we all be blessed with good health and lots and lots of new plants 

See you all in 2012 

Angie

[Anthony Darby]

I'll second that, and say thanks to all you guys for keeping me company during the past eventful year.

[annew]

Happy New Year, friends, from our mice and me.