It is the tradition here in Spain, to eat a single grape at each chime of the clock as we move into a new year. I believe it is meant to bring luck/ward off evil/ the usual! It is actually easier if you buy the tinned ones, as they come peeled and pipless. These are neither, but temptingly lush (I confess to having a mouth watering moment and pinched one from the back of the bunch š ) You are also meant to wear red knickers so I’d better go and have a rummage through my drawers later š
I wish you all happiness and only good things in 2015, love from Wendy x
Spanish scribbles 
nice one and hny!
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Wish you a wonderful New Year, see you in 2015… š
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See you there, Drake, have fun! š
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Sending good wishes for a most happy 2015 Wendy.
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And a Very Happy New Year to you too! I haven’t got any red knickers but I shall be stuffing my face with grapes at midnight! Wishing you all the best for a fantabulous 2015, Wendy. Love Lottie xx
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Thanks Lottie, you have fun too xxxxx
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I’ve never heard of that tradition but it sounds fun. I particularly like the red knickers part. š
Hope you have a wonderful 2015.
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Thanks, Sarah. All the best to you too x š
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Aha! you remind me we have yet to buy our grapes. And don’t get me me started on rummaging through your drawers, Wendy, Anji wouldn’t approve.
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By the way, Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!
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Yum and red knickers? How much fun is THAT?
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Happy eating Wendy – lovely, luscious painting of those grapes. And a happy new year to you š
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All the best to you, Andrea š
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Happy New Year Wendy š
I have the grapes ! Will blue knickers do ? š
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Well, why not blue, start your own tradition! Have fun xxx
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Wishing you all the very best for 2015, Wendy š
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Thank you! The same to you, Graham š
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That made me smile. š
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Your posts are always educational. Grapes and red knickers. I have neither in the house, but still have time to go find some. Happiest New year Wendy! (Lovely grapes.)
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Happy New Year Jo, I look forward to many more records in 2015 xxxxx
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Thanks Wendy! And thanks again for all the encouragement. You do help keep me going. I’m glad I haven’t bored you.
I look forward to more lovely treasures from your palette and keyboard as well.
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Nice artwork. Happy 2015 and have a creative year!
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Thank you! All the best to you too š
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The grape art is excellent. Red knickers, huh? Now that is too funny. Here’s wishing you a wonderful 2015.
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Yes, maybe I should have painted some knickers… š
All the best to you for 2015 x
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I’ve never done the grapes thing… after three years in Spain! Can you believe it?!?
Have a good one and keep drawing š
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Thank you! Keep eating those cakes… š
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I don’t need any encouragement… š
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Great art. Very talented
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Thanks! š
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And happy new year, new blog friend
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And to you, fellow karaoke lover… š
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: )
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Do you have any songs that you like to sing?
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For a duet, Meatloaf and Cher’s ‘Rock and Roll and Brew’. Otherwise, I love Bowie, or Blondie…or Led Zep…I can’t actually sing that well but when I have had a few I believe I can š
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I can pass for a layman singer, but I sell it well. Bowie is good but I doing under pressure I have to be sure to do bowie because I can’t do mercury
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So you’re in Spain?
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I am indeed in Spain, right down in the south š
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Nice. Where are you from originally?
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England āŗļø
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Nice. Where in England? (I’m in brookyn nyc in the usa)
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Glastonbury, in Somerset. Maybe you have heard of the music festival there? I visited New York about 13 years ago, loved it!
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And I’ve been to England ten years ago. I even visited Bath
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Bath is a beautiful place š
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Yes very much so
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But no I’ve never heard of the music festival : (
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and I thought it was as famous as Woodstock…
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Well maybe I’m just not in touch with cool things
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Nooo, I’m sure you are š
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Hey isn’t it around midnight there? Are you out somewhere for the evening?
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Yes, it was late, I went to bed that’s why I didn’t answer till now (morning!) š
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Ah yes. Good morning (afternoon for you)
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Do what brought you to Spain from england?
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My husband teaches in International schools so we have been travelling around different countries for a while. Settled here in Spain now though. NYC must be an exciting place to live.
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Yeah its pretty fun.
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Traveling around the world sounds amazing. I’ve nevertheless lived anywhere else
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I’ve never lived anywhere else
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Let me sleep on it. Baby Baby let me sleep on it
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Give me an answer in the morning?
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But you gotta know right now?
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I have just got back to England after spending New Year in Valencia. Our restaurant had excellent grapes at midnight, but I don’t know how many people were wearing red knickers!
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Not something you can really ask!!! š
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I might ask, but checking the truth of the reply could be more difficult š
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Thanks for liking my post =)
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All the best to you in 2015! š I’ve heard of this before! My friend whose mom is Cuban always did this on New Year’s. She said that you are supposed to eat 12 grapes (one for each month), but that you must do it between the time the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day and 12:01! So you only have a single minute to eat them all š Challenge accepted!
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I wish you a great year too. Thanks for stopping by my post š
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