I have to say, the idea of spending the first day of the new year in a lonely mountain hut is simply wonderful.
In the middle of nowhere, snowed in and with a crackling fire in the fireplace. Children happily passing the time playing a board game and a man in a lumberjack shirt preparing the raclette while I happily read line after line by Kerstin Gier.
Yes, beautiful idea.
The reality shows a little bit different but the basic idea is right, because you should always start January 1st with a favorite activity.
With this in mind, I wish you a happy New Year.
....and that you can devote enough time to your favorite activities in 2012.
Nina.