tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post5425539869180892573..comments2024-03-28T14:40:09.801-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Five Ways to Celebrate New Year's EveGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-59496393691240701442017-12-31T09:18:18.434-05:002017-12-31T09:18:18.434-05:00Happy New Year to you and your family Sue! To heal...Happy New Year to you and your family Sue! To health, happiness and prosperity!Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526258792227541799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39673814559120219122007-12-27T16:25:00.000-05:002007-12-27T16:25:00.000-05:00I do the same thing! I hate dragging old dirt into...I do the same thing! I hate dragging old dirt into the new year. Even if family is in visiting, I try to keep things as tidy as possible, so that New Year's morning the house is calm and neat--even if there are bodies sleeping all over the place :)Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-8590368168932198592007-12-27T12:54:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:54:00.000-05:00I've had a personal tradition (that is, not at all...I've had a personal tradition (that is, not at all from my family) of cleaning my house on New Year's Eve day. I also put clean sheets on the bed and clean towels on the rack. I smudge the house with sage and sit for a while to write about the past year and what I hope for the next. <BR/><BR/>It's so nice to wake up to a neat and spotless house on the first day of the year. We storytellers dwell so much in metaphor, so this kind of ritual resonates for us, I always think.PriscillaHowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675234720604602209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-9452306336527472342007-12-27T10:03:00.000-05:002007-12-27T10:03:00.000-05:00I've actually visited a house where you did not le...I've actually visited a house where you did not leave where you entered. They were true mountain folk and easy to offend. You also had to bring some sort of a gift while visiting and you did not turn down anything given to you. You'd think visiting these folk would be enjoyable and easy but I was terrified of stepping on toes. You also had to come plained clothed as well as no make up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com