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A guid new year to ane an a
A Guid New Year to Ane An A
An mony may ye see,
An during a the years to come,
O happy may ye be.
An may ye ne’er hae cause to mourn,
To sigh or shed a tear;
To ane an a baith great an sma
A hearty guid New year.
As in the words of this traditional Scottish song, I wish everyone a ‘guid new year’. May it bring you all the best of health and happiness. (I think most of the meanings of the Scots words are fairly clear, but just in case they aren’t: guid = good, ane = one, a = all, mony = many, baith = both, sma = small)
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who reads my blog and to say how much I appreciate your comments and the chance to chat a little. I hope that my small patch of the internet brings you some pleasure in the natural world. Here’s to 2024! 🌿
I always look forward to your beautiful weekly posts, Ann … Happy New Year!
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Thank you Liz!🤗 May the New Year be full of good health and happiness for you and Nigel!
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…may the new year be more peaceful, like the old one…
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I heartily agree! May the New Year bring more peace everywhere!
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A happy ending of this year to you, and a guid in the coming one.
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Happy New Year to you and yours, Steve! 🙂
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Happy New Year Ann, I hope you have fun in the coming year with as much enjoyable gardening, plant hunting and photography as possible!
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Thank you! (I’m assuming it’s Syd, because you still seem to be coming up as ‘Anonymous’ for some reason.) I hope you have a very happy New Year and that 2024 is filled with all sorts of photographic and digital inspiration and creativity! 🙂
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Have a happier and peaceful New Year!
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Thank you Indira! I wish you and yours the very best of health and happiness during 2024. 🙂
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I thought people probably have seen enough Home Free on my blog — at least, for the time being — but I also thought that you’d enjoy this. Happy New Year!
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Lovely – and just the right song for today. 🙂 Happy New Year to you Linda – hope it’s filled with good things for you and your family.
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I read that with a Scottish accent. Happy New year to you and yours. I always look forward to reading your posts and seeing your lovely photos, and it’s always a pleasure chatting. Loving the frosted leaves BTW.
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Hehe, Jill, I can imagine… 😆 I enjoy reading about your walks and seeing your photos of the wonderful landscapes around you. I hope that 2024 will be full of good walking for you, and happy times in the great outdoors. I look forward to more chats throughout the year.
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Happy New Year, Ann. May your garden bloom more exuberantly than ever in 2024!
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Thank you! I hope that 2024 is an excellent year for you and yours. 🙂
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What a lovely poem/song. Thank you for the good wishes, Ann, which I would like to return.
All the best for 2024,
Tanja
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I hope that 2024 is a wonderful year for you, Tanja – filled with health, happiness and the good company of friends and family! 🙂
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Thank you so much for the good wishes, Ann.
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