Happy New Year

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I spent the day helping my neighbour prepare for her birthday (January 1) party which will begin tonight and end on a bright new morning in the New Year.  O' we were busy making chicken pastelles, roasted turkey and chicken along with fish covered with apples (that was a new one for me) and pork and dressed-up rice and cheesy baked potatoes and stir-fried veggies.  Add to that the previously prepared fish and beef pastelles, the cakes - sponge, black and fruity iced birthday cake and... and..  The woman just has too much food but if you're expecting about 60 people you need a lot.  :)).  It was nice giving of myself and knocking back a couple of vodkas and orange juice - just walked to the back yard and picked the oranges, fresh.

So as 2010 grows old and I listen to the sound of fireworks going off, I can forget about my horrendus annus, the poor Trinidad and Tobago economy, the killings by gun and by vehicles and all that is bad in the world.

As I wait to ring in the new year with my neighbours and cold bubbly before I head out for a bit of dancing, I can pray and look forward with faith to God blessing us all with prosperity - spiritual, emotional, financial - in 2011.  Happy New Year!

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