Happy New Year 2023 and Happy Chinese New Year

          May it be healthy, happy, prosperous, and peaceful for you

New Year's Eve Brazilian style: dancing, karaoke, balloons, at home of my daughter-in-law's relatives. White clothing for luck, prosperity, ??

  Above, grandson Nick and my son Marc; below: I was surprised to see my neighbors Jill and Todd Moulton, friends of Ori and Monica Martins (hosts) at the party!

Miriam, Hannah, Nick, Evie, Marc, Fernanda, Simon

Views from my windows on a very snowy day

                                            The Provo Temple

                           Mount Timpanogos from my street

We celebrated 3 of my kids' birthdays: Peter (Jan. 15), Marc (Jan.18), Julie (Jan.10). (a few missing : off playing or resting while we watched artificial intelligence photos and shared our favorite traits of the "birthday boys and girl." Does Peter approve of one of his a.i. photos?

Neil (my English son-in-law) and my daughter Anne came from Vermont and were impressed with the quantity and quality of the brunch at Tru Religion pancake and steak house in Orem. Neil was right at home with his English phone booth at the restaurant.

Afterwards we took Neil for his first foray into the local Costco store. He was amazed at the size and prices!

Grand-daughter Cordelia's Chinese immersion school held a Chinese New Year's Year of the Rabbit celebration. The whole school participated. She's the little girl on the left in the gold dress (below).

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

If you were born in 1927, 1929, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 you are a Rabbit (Hare)
According to Chinese tradition if born in this year you are “likely to be calm and gentle, bringing an energy that will help those looking for more of a balanced life,”

The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on the date (in East Asia) of the second new Moon after the winter solstice, which always takes place in late December. This means that the first day of the Lunar New Year can occur anytime between January 21 and February 20. This year it's on January 22.

Fun to host wonderful friends formerly of Palo Alto, and BYU students from my former Palo Alto congregation: Mark and Kelly Bonham, Katy and Tom Taylor, Sara and Paul Gilman, Evelyn Gaskin, Lindsay Aldous, Nicholas Chiang and Chase Miner.

Snow is prettier when it sparkles or glows in the sun on a blue-sky day.

This winter I have enjoyed the wonderful paintings of Maynard Dixon at the BYU art museum. Go see!

and Kershisnik paintings in my kids' homes and in galleries, even in pizza parlors

If you aren't familiar with the work of local artist Brian Kershisnik (born 1962), look him up on line! His unique style is wonderful!