The Tell Tale Tile: About The Author – Harriet Mann Miller (pen names Olive Thorne and Olive Thorne Miller; 25 June 1831 – 25 December 1918) was an American author, naturalist, and ornithologist. She was one of the first three women raised to elective membership in the American Ornithologists’ Union. Miller wrote stories for leading magazines. At the start of …

A Balloon Seller’s Story – I am sorry – I am a little late in realizing that a new year has already arrived! Like always my priorities were wrong. In the hallucinations and deliriums I began to celebrate the 26th of January before 1st January at Pusa Road, New Delhi. Did you ever come across the word ‘Rain basera‘? No? …

The Gift of A New Year: Joanna Fuchs – Joanna is married and currently lives in Sandpoint, Idaho.  She graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in fashion retailing. Joanna’s first writing job was teaching correspondence courses American Savings and Loan Institute. During her career she has wrote and presented her own speeches at colleges and corporations. Joanna’s …

New Years Prayer: Joanna Fuchs – The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations. On January 1, 1600 Scotland, was the first country to adopt January 1 as the first day of the New …

A New Year With You poetry by Joanna Fuchs – The whole world solemnizes New Year with great enthusiasm and energy. This day has a special contingency for people. People concerned to various walks of life welcome New Year in their own hearty ways. There are few things common in all the traditions when it comes to New Year celebration …

“New Year’s Day” is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their 1983 album War and was released as the album’s lead single in January 1983. With lyrics written about the Polish Solidarity movement, “New Year‘s Day” is driven by Adam Clayton’s distinctive bassline and the Edge’s piano and guitar playing. It was the …

New Year Celebrations: The celebration of New Year is one of the oldest known holidays. It was started around 2000 BC by the Babylonians, with the appearance of the first New Moon, after the first day of spring. New Year is one of those few events that are celebrated by people all over the world with the same zeal and …

Happy New Year: Pop Song by ABBA – ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group’s name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the …

New Year Decorations: New Year calls for fancy decorations and glittery lights in every part of the house. People bedeck their surroundings beautifully to welcome the upcoming year with warmth and vigor. It’s that time of the year again when people throng your house to greet the New Year with utmost enthusiasm and liveliness. With the New Year just around …

New Year Drinks: No New Year party is complete without drinks. In fact, it is one of the very few occasions when people don’t stop to count how many pegs they have had. While buying drinks from stores is always an option, you can also go for some wonderful homemade drinks to treat your guests. The kind of drink that …