akirlu | Welcome, 2014 (Reply)

Happy New Year to one and all, I hope it's a fine, healthy, and prosperous one for each of you and though it's a bit early for followers of the lunar new year, 恭喜发财 as well.

We made merry rather later last night than I would have predicted, thanks to good friends and good libations and a general desire to be sober before hitting the road. Rolled in around 3:30 this morning and didn't get up until almost 11:00, not counting various innings and outings of the upstairs mammals for bio breaks. We had our 2014 first breakfast out at Maggie's on Meeker, and then Hal trundled off to work because that's life in a 24/7 network operations center. I'm using my day off to work on getting a few old projects put to bed, and also puttering around trying to get the house a bit cleaner and tidier to better prepare for whatever new projects pop up in their stead.

Among the list of things I'd like to get done or at least dented today: clean out the fridge and put down new shelf liners; make a big batch of soup, and another of lamb-and-sausage stew, finish two illos I've promised for the next Chunga, and clear off the kitchen table so I can photograph a couple of my more recently finished knitting projects. It doesn't sound too ambitious, does it? We'll see. We'll see. Here's hoping you get whatever you hope to accomplish done today, too.