Wednesday 31 December 2014

Happy New Year!!!

While I haven't been writing my brain has been providing scenes for three of my longer works. All I can say is thank goodness for notebooks and pens...

Among my Christmas presents I had a couple very suitable for a writer; a lovely small paperblanks lined notebook- a Blue Cats and Butterflies design, and very elegant, which will be perfect for putting in my handbag when I go out in the evenings (I have different sized notebooks for different handbags :D).

Also a book, 'How to Be a Victorian' by Ruth Goodman (the historian from the BBC Victorian Farm, the Edwardian, and Tudor versions too).

My 1st. January tradition is to watch the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna on TV. It's usually on the radio too, but you don't see the dancers in their beautiful costumes as you do on television. The music certainly conjures up images of the past...

Well that's it until next week when normal blogging resumes.

Meanwhile I wish you all a happy and successful 2015.








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12 comments:

Rosemary Gemmell said...

Have a wonderful year, Carol. That concert is beautiful - enjoy!

Carolb said...

Happy New Year, Rosemary.

Apparently, like Wimbledon, they have a ballot for tickets for the concert each year. But TV and radio is still good.

liz young said...

Happy New Year, Carol, and I wish you success with your writing.
What channel is that concert on? And what time? If I'm still alive tomorrow I might try and catch it/
:X

Carolb said...

It's shown on BBC2, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, so I'm not sure if you'll be able to access it where you are, Lizy. :(

10.15 am, Radio 3.

Happy New Year to you too, Lizy, and I hope to hear good news on your novel during 2015.

Teresa Ashby said...

Happy New Year, Carol - enjoy the concert!
I have different sized notebooks too - yours sound beautiful :-) xx

Carolb said...

Happy New Year, Teresa.

The concert was good, and it's a great way to start the first day of the new year. :)

My son bought me a diary last year in the same design, so this time it was the notebook. :D

Patsy said...

Happy New Year, Carol.

(I got special writing slipper boots for Christmas)

Carolb said...

Happy New Year, Patsy.

That sounds like a very useful present. :-)

Nicola said...

Happy New Year, Carol. Wishing you much success throughout 2015.

Carolb said...

Happy New Year to you too, Nicola. :)

I hope 2015 is a successful year for you also.

Wendy's Writing said...

...and to you, Carol.

Carolb said...

Happy New Year, Wendy, and fingers crossed for your novel writing this year. :-)