A Happy New Year to All!

12/31/2016

I would like to take a minute to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

If you should chance upon a pomegranate throw it down on the ground. If it smashes it means the household will have prosperity and fertility, as much as the seeds that come tumbling out of the fruit. We greeks love our traditions!

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As the years go by we need to think about our Health above all else! I know that I have found my health with this blog. It may not be a health blog but I have found my creative outlet here which gives me a healthy frame of mind.

And so my wish for all of you this year is to pursue what you love and to have health and happiness for the New Year.

May we all have a blessed 2017!

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53 Comments

Uwe link

12/31/2016 05:58:17 am

I wish you and yours a Happy New Year, Mary!
great tradition...
Uwe

Mary

12/31/2016 08:49:38 am

Thank you so much Uwe. I too wish you and yours a Happy and Healthy New Year, so we can do lots of projects.

Marie from The Interior Frugalista link

12/31/2016 09:50:12 am

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, Creative 2017! As for throwing a pomegranate onto the ground, at the price they sell them here I'd be licking those seeds off the concrete. lol

1/9/2017 09:15:04 am

Marie, Happy New Year! We have pomegranate trees at the farm so I take them for granted. Haha. I don't even eat them I just use them for decoration.

Foirell link

12/31/2016 02:33:00 pm

I completely agree. Thats why I'm making my health and fitness a priority for 2017! Happy new year :)

Foirell | http://www.citygirlrell.com

Ivory link

12/31/2016 08:37:18 pm

Have a Happy New Year, and I am looking forward to seeing all your gorgeous ideas in 2017

1/9/2017 09:16:40 am

Thank you Ivory, I wish all the best for you this new year!

Marjan Hoebeke-Pfaff link

1/1/2017 04:36:10 am

Happy New Year to you too, dear Mary!
May 2017 be full of happiness, sunshine, health and joy!
Marjan

1/9/2017 09:18:59 am

Thank you so much Marjan! It will be a great year full of adventures and fun!

Florence link

1/1/2017 05:38:07 pm

That's an interesting tradition about the pomegranate, which I love to eat by the way.

A very happy new year to you too, Mary!!

1/9/2017 09:20:27 am

Florence you should visit me in Greece sometime. I have more pomegranates than I know what to do with.

Keri link

1/1/2017 10:29:33 pm

Mary, wishing you a Happy and Blessed New Year friend!!! What a fantastic way to start the new year too! ;)

1/10/2017 01:45:27 pm

It is a great start to the new year and it is just continuing.

Christina Makri link

1/2/2017 03:46:20 am

My dear Mary I wish you all the best for you and your family for New Year!!!

1/10/2017 01:46:46 pm

Thank you so much Christina/ I too wish you a wonderful year and the welcome of your grand-baby!

Katrin link

1/2/2017 03:49:33 am

Happy 2017 Dear Mary!! I wish you all the same and a wonderful year ahead filled with everything you dream of and of course health above all!!

1/10/2017 01:47:32 pm

Thank you dear friend. It is going to be a fantastic year full of adventures!

Fiona Cambouropoulos link

1/2/2017 04:40:32 am

I've not heard that tradition before. I'll have to ask my husband about it. Happy New Year. #MySundayPhoto

1/10/2017 01:58:44 pm

It is quite common Fiona. Let's see what he says about it. Happy New Year!

Michelle link

1/2/2017 07:50:17 am

Happy New Year to you too Mary. ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος

1/10/2017 02:04:33 pm

Michelle thank you so much for that sweet greeting. I honestly would not know in what language to reply for you. You told me they speak 12 languages in your area.

Happy New Year to us all my dear fiend!

Poppy link

1/2/2017 01:08:09 pm

Happy New Year, Mary to you and yours! All the very best for 2017! Hope that pomegranate smashed into a million pieces! In our Vasilopita this year, I was lucky enough to have found the hidden coin!

Poppy

1/10/2017 02:05:43 pm

Congratulations Poppy on finding the coin. It is such a fun tradition we always get worked up over it. This year it was the Panagia's turn to get the coin. Happy New Year!

Linda at Mixed Kreations link

1/2/2017 03:40:52 pm

Happy New Year Mary! I hope you and your family have a healthy and prosperous new year. Here in Texas I grew up believing that eating blackeyed peas on New Years day will make our year a prosperous one. The only time of the year I eat them because I don't care for them. LOL

1/10/2017 03:14:12 pm

Linda I love black eyed peas. And I eat them all year long. Now isn't that funny because I don't care for pomegranates. I only use them for decor. Happy New Year.

Claire link

1/2/2017 05:25:41 pm

Happy New Year to you too! I love pomegranates too, in fact my lentil and pomegranate salad is my signature dish.

1/10/2017 03:15:54 pm

Claire that is such an interesting combination. I cannot imagine the two together. I'll have to give it a try. Happy New Year!!

Maria Brittis link

1/3/2017 09:49:39 am

I have truly enjoyed getting to know you this year! you are a wonderful lady!
I love all your unique projects!
Maria

1/10/2017 03:18:49 pm

Maria I feel the same way. I am so grateful for our special group and for the blogging community that has given us so much. Happy New Year!!

Shirley @Housepitality Designs link

1/3/2017 09:56:02 am

Happy New Year..love the story of the pomegranates New Year tradition...learned another one!

1/10/2017 03:21:12 pm

Shirley this country is full of traditions and special ways of doing everything. I think I'd need to write a book to tell them all.

Happy New Year!

1/3/2017 11:12:03 am

Happy New Year to you and your family to Mary. Yes, so far, 2017 is of to an ok start. I am happy that I follow you, because I know that you will continue putting a smile on our faces, after viewing your fabulous posts. Looking forward to follow you this 2017 year.

1/10/2017 03:26:55 pm

Ivory that is such a sweet thing to say! You have just made my day! That is why I am making a huge effort to answer all of your comments because all this feedback means so much to me. Thank you so much for your continued support and I wish you a fantastic 2017!

Barbara link

1/3/2017 12:24:18 pm

Happy New Year to you, Mary!
Beautiful! I love your sweet bird and dried poms hanging ~ you see beauty in the little things. Lovely... <3
Enjoy your day,
Barb :)

1/10/2017 03:30:44 pm

Thank you Barbara. Wishing you a very happy New Year and looking forward to lots of fun projects for the year.

Stacey Keeling link

1/3/2017 08:08:43 pm

Happy New Year, Mary. :)

1/10/2017 03:36:01 pm

Thank you so much Stacey. I wish you a Happy New Year and anything that you wish for this coming year.

Lisa link

1/4/2017 09:28:37 am

Happy New Year my friend!

Is it too late for me to smash a pomegranate?

1/10/2017 03:38:05 pm

Lisa, it is never too late for that. You are the sweetest persona and you should have good luck all year long.

1/4/2017 11:48:46 am

Happy 2017 to you and yours! Looking forward to following you in 2017 to.

1/10/2017 03:40:23 pm

Thank you so much Ivory. I wish you and yours a wonderful year filled with everything you desire!

Debbie link

1/5/2017 11:23:00 am

Wishing you and your family all the best for 2017 too, Mary.

I had never heard of that tradition with the pomegranate before. This afternoon I was up at my parents house with my camera hoping to get a nice shot of some pomegranate on there tree, but I am a tad too late as there tree is empty.... Next year we will have to give the tradition a go.

xx

1/10/2017 03:54:06 pm

Debbie it is really prevalent. The fruits usually start to grow around October and by December they are these gorgeous red colors. Wishing you the happiest of New Years.

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures link

1/5/2017 08:10:26 pm

Happy New Year! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

1/10/2017 03:55:38 pm

Happy New Year Marci to you and your family.

Pat link

1/6/2017 12:34:06 am

A very happy, Healthy and Prosperous New year to you and your family, Mary!

1/10/2017 03:57:25 pm

Thank you Pat. I hope you had a wonderful beginning in your gorgeous part of the country!

Maya link

1/6/2017 03:44:57 pm

Happy New Year Mary! May this one make your dreams come true!

1/10/2017 04:00:40 pm

Thank you dear Maya! May you also have a fantastic year ahead full of inspiring creations.

Kim link

1/8/2017 11:46:39 am

Happy New Year, Mary!! I am glad to hear that you are visiting your boys in NY! I hope you enjoy the snow!! ;)

1/10/2017 04:02:33 pm

Thank you Kim. You know already this is a great year for me. Now that I'm in NY I'm having a great time with the boys.

Katerina Konstantinou link

1/10/2017 12:33:55 pm

Happy New Year Mary! I wish you health and happiness and of course tons of inspiration for 2017!

1/10/2017 04:06:39 pm

Thank you so much Katerina. Just give me some paint and the inspiration will come. Happy New Year to you too and continued success in whatever you wish.

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