My Mom the last few years has become resolute in the need for eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day. It is traditional to bring good luck. She says her mother told her this. So when shopping she always makes sure there's some in the house she can fix for January 1 each year. Honestly, I don't remember that we did this when I was growing up, but for us, it is now a New Year's Day Tradition.
This year we invited Mom over to watch the Rose Bowl Parade and for lunch. We curled up on our new family room furniture and let Mom enjoy the "power" recliner (it's not what you think. it is simply a recliner that is electric and you don't have to use muscles to get it into position. So, not a lift chair). The parade was beautiful as usual. Jamelah is working on a new afghan for the new couch and she happily worked on that. I just watched the parade and Mom and I chatted. Although, once in a while we had to hush so Jamelah could count stitches.
For dinner we had our good luck black eyed peas, ham and sweet potatoes with some pie which, by some miracle, we just happened to have. It was a fun time but by this time Mom was ready for home and her powerless recliner.
The black eyed pea thing is evidently a southern thing. You can read about it here. http://newsok.com/article/3184895/1198669427 If you didn't have a nice bowl of peas for New Year's Day, still wishing you a prosperous 2009.
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