A vintage tea towel for the year ahead

There are two kinds of people in this world:
Those who like New Year's Eve.
And those who like New Year's Day.
I think you probably know which kind I am.
If you don't, here's a clue: It's 10 a.m., I've been up for several hours, and the laundry and meal plans are well enough under way for me to spend some time taking photos and reading.

I like New Year's Day. I like the idea of fresh starts and lofty goals, of a clean house and organized rooms. Most of the Christmas decorations stay out until the twelfth day of Christmas, which is January 6, unless I get very restless and take them down before then. I'm moderately restless now, which is why I'm quietly removing Christmas decorations here and there in a way that my tradition-bound family won't notice.

Which is how I discovered this tea towel, because I was taking the Christmas tablecloths out of the Hoosier to store them away. These reds and greens blend right in with the remaining holiday items,

while reminding me of some of my goals for the New Year. In addition to liking these lovely colors and graphics, I'm also embracing the numbers. The fact that cream and lobster have the same number of calories as a bunch of grapes makes me feel so much better about my splendid dinner last night at Moro's Table (a restaurant that is worth driving to from no matter where you live, even if that's across the country). It began virtuously enough with cauliflower soup and roasted beet salad, then ventured decadently into red wine, beef and an amazing bittersweet chocolate bread pudding. (Lest that sound dangerously like an actual New Year's Eve observance, let me point out I was home reading a good book by 10 p.m.)

So my tea towel is a friendly reminder of goals for the year. Here's to fresh starts, new projects, fruits, vegetables and hope in 2012.
 

 

 

Comments

[Renee]

Here! Here! I love that each piece of that print is so surprisingly sweet. Often I find that I grab these things knowing I like them and in my haste I skip over the details of their true beauty...Happy New Year! Two trees are down at my home...shh! Renee

[Brenda Kula-Pruitt]

Love that bright and cheerful tea towel. I am a morning person. Always was; always will be. I have never even been out on New Year's Eve!
Brenda

[kate]

A perfect start to a new year-a surprise crisp and colorful tea towel. I'm getting a little itchy to clean things up but I fear without the holiday splendor I will start counting the days until Spring. Best wishes to you for a great 2012!

[laurie mapgie ethel]

Happy New Year. I actually made it up till midnight (unlike me, but we were matching a movie that ended at midnight). I was up at the crack of dawn...raked leaves, crafted a bit in the studio and put new shelf liner in the pantry. Getting my new year off to a good organized start....

[Lavender Dreams]

I love it...bright and cheery colors! Happy New year my friend! ♥

[Sir Thrift-A-Lot]

Very cute!

[Tina]

Cute towel! I feel cheated somehow because, as is often our custom on NYE, we were sound asleep by the time the ball dropped. When the alarm went off this morning, I felt beaten up and drugged with no good stories or embarrassing pictures to show for it. We are most certainly New Year's Day People, regardless.

[Into Vintage]

Happy New Year! If I didn't know better, I'd swear that towel was freshly ironed! :-)

I live in a small town where the New Year's Eve people were celebrating with a passion I can't recall from years past, complete with exploding fireworks (of the audio, not visual, variety) and what I think may have been gunshots (I live in the country) that went on for what felt like an eternity. So despite my New Year's Day ways, I was (woken) up at midnight.

[Carol @ Old Glory Cottage]

We celebrated with New York, and then went to bed! I always resolve to lose some weight, so after seeing this cute towel, I feel pretty good about the fact that I can snack on three olives and a couple of beets and still remain under 100 calories!

[Adelaide Packaging]

You have published an awesome resource.