Did you know that it's a Blue Moon tonight? Here's what I got from the ABC network website:
..."The term "blue moon" generally refers to the second full moon in a month and occurs just once every 2.7 years. The last blue moon to shine on New Year's Eve was 19 years ago, in 1990."...
We're having my brother and his family here to celebrate the start of the New Year. My mother is happy to celebrate the day with traditional Japanese New Year foods (osechi). The photo at right is from the Tokyo Food Page website.We're going to have some noodles today at lunch time. The long noodles signify long life. We're making chicken and beef teriyaki sticks (not because it's traditional but because my brother's family likes them), kazunoko (herring roe), rice, kabocha (pumpkin), ogo (seaweed), kamaboko (fish cake), mizu yokan (sweet azuki bean dessert). My brother's family, nephew and wife will be bringing the sushi and a dessert.
I hope we'll be able to hear each other in the din of the explosions, I mean celebrations. I'll try to videotape it to give you a very small taste of Hawaii New Years fireworks.
Happy New Year, everybody!
I need to get downstairs and help my mom with the cooking.
HAUOLI MAKAHIKI HOU!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to celebrate the new year, with your family. And the menu sounds intriguing and very delicious. I love the fact that "once in a blue moon" is real, until a few years ago I just thought it was a saying until we had an occurance. What a way to end 2009.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family a fantastic, Happy New Year, Kay! And the menu does sound delicious!
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Happy New Year Kay, to you and your whole family!
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone (and their hearing, and their respiration) stays safe from the firecrackers too.
Are you having fun with the clipart? I like it! A very nice addition to your blog.
ReplyDeleteI am spending New Year's Day going out with my friend to an animal shelter she gives money to. I don't know why, since I'm allergic to animals ...
Your New Year's celebration, with good Japanese food, sounds wonderful, Kay. We're going out to dinner with friends. I think we're still going out, that is (It's snowing steadily and has been for a few hours now.) Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteSounds and looks great, Kay!!!!
ReplyDeleteHere's to a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year to you and yours!!!
Happy New Year Kay, and thanks for the information on the Blue Moon, hopefully it's not too cloudy tonight so we can enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteAloha, Friend!
ReplyDeleteHauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)
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just be thankful there is no snow there. We had to cancel our trip north again to see the new baby because of fog, icy roads and more snow. Brr! I would love to be in hawaii...
ReplyDeleteMay all the good things that only occur "once in a blue moon" become the norm in 2010. Happy New Year, Kay -- to you, art, your momma and all you hold dear.
ReplyDeleteMay you all have long noodles and long life.
ReplyDeleteWe saw the blue moon and it was in partial eclipse. No fireworks in Israel tonight, but the moon and stars and clouds were even better.
Happy New Year Kay!!!! Have a grand time!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious ;-)
ReplyDeleteHave a great time and a wonderful new year ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
It sounds like a great party. Whoop it up and just make your own cheerful noise!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Kay!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to You and Yours Too!
ReplyDeleteKay;
ReplyDeleteI remember having fish eggs with you on New Years Eve. Hope 2010 is great for all of the you!
See you next year!!!
Happy New Year Kay, to you, Art, your mother and to the rest of your family. I hope it's a happy and healthy one for you all.
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteTalk about once in a blue moon - I am going to blog about the phenomenon as well!
Happy New Year.
I got to see a couple of blue moons this morning. Nice ones.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed a look at things colorful and good too.
I have found some nice photos from 2007 and 2008 that I would like to use in my blogs but last night was a bad night for me and I didn't get much rest. Most of the time I had one coughing fit after another. I thought I would try to just say, "thanks" to those who stopped today. I appreciate the comments, visits and prayers. I hope things will get back to normal soon.
A very Happy and healthy new year to you and your entire family Kay... hugs .Michelle
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