i don't know why i do it every new year's eve, but probably because we've been doing it in the family for so long as i can remember -- put round foods, fruits especially, in bowls, preferably in all rooms of the abode. there was even one time my sisters and i would hang bunches of grapes in doors and windows. the problem was every time someone passed through the door or looked out the window, he or she would pluck a couple of grapes until there would only be just a few left when the midnight hour occurred. round things, or resembling the shape so eggs qualify, are supposed to signify money and money is fortune so if you have those in plenty of quantity when the new year rings in then you will have plenty of fortune the whole year round.
except of course that one time when my sister and her family occupied the lower part of a house we were renting and i was on the second floor. ex-partner woke up on new year's day and found we had an infestation of ants and they were all gathered at the fruit bowls and on the door jambs and the fruits were rife with ants. he woke me up and what did i do? got the bug spray and sprayed the fruits and all the ant trails. we of course had to throw away the fruits. then i dusted the whole house with ground cinnamon (good thing i had plenty of those). got rid of the ants and the house (at least my part of the house) smelled of cinnamon.
have a safe new year's celebration and may the new year brings us all good health, happiness and wealth.
I can always count on you for a good story! I like your family tradition and love your photo. I bet the little fairy lights look wonderful when the overhead lights are low.
Oh my! Takes me back to my childhood when my late brother's birthday had come around and Mum had made a beautiful fruit cake. It was Summer and the next morning, the cake was completely crawling with ants........ cinnamon sounds a nice thing to dust around the house. Hope your fruit survived better this year!
Looking back, it’s a fun story and quite an adventure, but I’m sure it wasn’t at the time. Beautiful capture of the fruit. Hope you have a happy and healthy 2024.
How lovely to be reading your tales again - always something to learn and something to laugh at and something that gives us an insight into you. Now does cinnamon really get rid of ants? I love cinnamon and would happily sprinkle it on everything. Happy New Year Vikki
Happy new year Vikki