Tuesday, January 1, 2013

City Views, Country Dreams

Happy New Year to one and all from New York!


Here is a plate of freshly baked New Year's cookies to accompany whatever beverage you all might choose to refill that Christmas tea cup.

This first day of January offers us opportunities to make plans, knowing that those plans might evolve.  It's also a grand time to connect with folks who mean so much to us.  Many thanks to all who visit here.  It's such a pleasure to read your comments, and experience many marvelous connections all around the world.

Do enjoy the cookies while they are still warm!

37 comments:

  1. Please and Thank you - quite delicious!
    Wishing you every blessing in 2013.
    Looking forward to more City Views and Country Dreams, it's always a pleasure to walk with you.

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  2. What tempting looking cookies. Happy New Year Frances.

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  3. Happy new year to you too, Frances!

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  4. they look simply delicious...I've taken a break from new years list making and have decided to tackle my resolutions one week at a time. happy new year!

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  5. I can almost smell those cookies!

    Happy New Year to you Frances, may it be full of happiness, good health and prosperity.

    Helenxx

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  6. Hey Frances, wishing you a wonderful 2013 from Australia....

    Claire x

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  7. Wishing you many adventures in 2013 Frances... the cookies look great. Our cupboards are now bare of all treats; my husband wants to lose weight before his Ironman race this year and so all temptations have been banished. Before Christmas I found myself hiding a cappucino cake in a casserole dish in the kitchen cupboard! It did taste good, I suspect it tasted particularly good because it was my secret stash. Take care and stay warm x

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  8. Happy New Year Francis, I hope it brings many more leisure hours and time for the things you love.

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  9. *Frances* not Francis! Apologies!

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  10. Dear Frances,

    Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Creative New Year. Your cookies are a delicious start of the new year.

    Madelief x

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  11. Hello Frances....thank you for the delicious cookie ... mmm.... I look forward to my visits to you in 2013, and wish you a very Happy New Year!
    Helen x

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  12. A very Happy New Year to you, Frances! I look forward to seeing more New York "City Views" through your eyes in 2013.

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  13. Happy New Year Frances! thank you for the lovely cookie xx
    And thank you for your kind words in my blog ... It was indeed a delight to have lunch with you in London last March.

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  14. Don’t mind if I do take a couple of your cookies – mighty fine looking! I think they’ll go well with a small glass of eggnog with a drop of Bourbon…. to keep us warm at least. Have a wonderful 2013!

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  15. you are a most lovely host(ess) dear frances, thank you for the cookies. wishing you all the best in the coming year!

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  16. Merci pour les petits biscuits, Frances! I hope that the New Year brings also a plan to come over to Europe :-). Best wishes to you.

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  17. There's nothing like a freshly baked still warm cookie, and a nice cup of tea, thank you!

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  18. Dear Frances, Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year and a year of joy and fullfilment.
    ox, Gina

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  19. Happy New Year, Frances.
    Yup, Buster and I would pretty much polish off the cookies!

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  20. A very happy New Year to you, Frances. It's been a hectic start here but hopefully I'll catchup with myself soon. Cx

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  21. Happy New Year! Love those cookies!!
    –Cassandra

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  22. How lovely to look you up and find you still blogging, so many ex-PC folk have lagged behind (me included). Happy new year to you Frances xx

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  23. Happy New Year, Frances. And I'll take one of your lovely cookies, if I may.

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  24. A very Happy New Year to you Frances and thank you for the star spangled cookies. x

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  25. Homemade cookies and tea? Thank you - that sounds wonderful. Do you think we could sit for a while and chat, too?

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  26. Dear Frances,
    Wishing you a continued Happy New Year! It will be a colourful and creative year!
    Warm regards,
    xoxo Ingrid

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  27. Thank you for the star cookies, I had two! I wish you nothing but the very best for this year.

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  28. Thank you for the cookies, Frances. They are yummy.

    A happy new year belatedly; may all your wishes come true.

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  29. Happy New Year Frances!
    I'm looking forward to reading your blog again this year! May 2013 be a wonderful year for you!!!

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  30. I hope this is a really great year for you Frances!
    Karen xo

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  31. Aw France's, looks lovely!

    Hope you have a wonderful year, and do take care!

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  32. A very belated Happy New Year from me Frances ... here's hoping your 2013 is all that you wish it to be.

    (The cookies still taste good ... thank you ;) )

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  33. Dear Frances,

    HAPPY NEW YEAR.! I am sure those cookies taste so delicious.
    xx

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  34. Hello Frances
    Happy New Year to you too - wishing you JOY and happiness in 2013.

    Lovely cookies - we call them biscuits in my part of the world!!!

    Thank you for being part of my blogging journey in 2012 too!
    Shane xo

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  35. Happy happy New Year to you Frances (and thanks for the delicious-looking cookies). It was SUCH a treat to meet you in 2012 at the Selvedge Fair. I hope 2013 is a good one for you x

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