Enjoying the sunshine on New Year's Eve
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (347847)
Rockingham, Australia
January 2, 2018 1:27am CST
It’s January 2nd and no doubt everything will soon be back to normal. I hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve and Day. Our photo shows the cornhole or bean bag toss game that we made after having first played it in France.
In the photo is our niece, our neighbours and Vince’s younger brother in the red shirt. Just out of view is the three-sided shed that becomes our ‘Music Shack’ when we have our concerts. We had set up a table and chairs there while we played bean bag toss and petanque. We had our barbecue at about 8.30pm then filled in time with music and chatter till it was time to toast in the New Year.
And did I happen to mention that it was a wonderfully warm, balmy evening? 
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
2 Jan 18
Not familiar with that game.The thing is everybody getting together.(Do I see you trying to make some people jealous with that 'wonderfully warm,balmy evening' reference?)
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 18
Sorry, couldn't help it. I just thought there needed to be a bit of balance after so many 'cold' posts. 
@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 18
We played it first in France and decided we could make a set for ourselves. Haha, I was hoping to make a few people just a little bit jealous.
@LadyDuck (472507)
• Switzerland
2 Jan 18
We did not wait for the midnight. We had a very pleasant dinner at home by the fireplace. We watched the TV together, but we were so tired after being all the day in Italy that by 11 PM we went to sleep. It's not very cold here and today is sunny and beautiful.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jan 18
it is colder than a brass seat in an out-house in the winter around here. The cold takes our breath away when we step outside. I have been staying in, but will get out today to get to the YMCA and start my after Christmas exercise... I love your photo and am jealous of your weather. We are going to head south in February...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jan 18
@JudyEv We're going south next month, just hope its hot there....
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 18
@PainsOnSlate Our friends are in Canada with all their family - 17 of them but the cold doesn't seem to be stopping their enjoyment.
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@snowy22315 (186345)
• United States
2 Jan 18
What is petanque? I have the feeling that your definition of warm and ours are two different things lol..I would call 70 F a warm and balmy evening. Cornhole is pretty popular here.
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@snowy22315 (186345)
• United States
3 Jan 18
@JudyEv Oh yeah, I have played that, we call it bocce though.
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 18
It was probably something near that but perhaps a bit warmer. Petanque is also called bocce or boules. It's very popular in France too with pitches seemingly in every village. You throw small balls at an even smaller one.
@Letranknight2015 (52237)
• Philippines
2 Jan 18
Right at this moment it's really a bit col over here but summer is coming up.
Happy New Year.
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@Juliaacv (52563)
• Canada
2 Jan 18
That's so nice to see for me at this time of the year.
Everything is so frosty and cold.
We held on to each other so tightly as we made our way across the parking lot from the car to the restaurant that we had reservations at on New Years Eve. We both had our dress shoes on, and they aren't made for walking thru snowy parking lots, but we clung to each other and held each other up so neither of us fell. It must have looked funny, but.....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
2 Jan 18
Happy new year to you judy... sounds like a good way to start the year...we are enjoying some warm Mediterranean sun and a lovely walk down the beach with our dog...
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Jan 18
And here I am 11 days behind. Hope 2018 is going well so far.
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
Thanks, yes. We have a house concert in a week so that's taking our attention at the moment. And we trying to cram the Summer Film Festival films into our programme. There are ten we want to see but they're only on certain days at certain times over about a month.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Jan 18
@JudyEv - Here's hoping for a successful house concert!
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
2 Jan 18
Glad to know that you enjoyed the game, barbecue and you had a wonderful new year's eve. It was not so in our case.
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
3 Jan 18
@JudyEv I won't call it disappointing but it was not like yours. Thanks for your wishes.
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@toniganzon (72548)
• Philippines
2 Jan 18
Oh lucky you! It was a great evening here too during the new year's eve but the first day of January, in the afternoon, we welcomed the typhoon. It's January 2nd here and it's still raining. Hope the typhoon goes out soon and we would see the sun tomorrow.
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@toniganzon (72548)
• Philippines
2 Jan 18
@JudyEv We don't usually expect typhoon this time of the year but nobody could predict the weather these days. I hope no damage in other cities.
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 18
It was nice to share such a lovely evening with friends and family.
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
2 Jan 18
Wow it’s a wonderful picture. Hope it’s summer there
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@JudyEv (347847)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 18
@amandajay Our winter officially starts in June and covers June, July, August.
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
3 Jan 18
@JudyEv i see,,, when you gonna have winters? In July?
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