Reaching for the skies in a spirit of optimism this New Year’s morning. I am, of course, looking up and taking part in Becky’s January challenge. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year! May the year bring peace, calm, good health and not too many more challenges.
restlessjo 
Let us all look up and find hope. We are so grateful that the fall of 2019 found us in Barcelona and taking in much of Gaudi’s brilliance. It was in the midst of riots in the city and little did we know at the time what lay ahead in 2020. A wonderful capture and perspective of his artistry.
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I don’t think I have ever been awed by a building more than when I walked into Sagrada Familia, Sue. It’s phenomenal 🙂 🙂 Thank you, and I hope you had a good New Year with family?
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Great shot – I have this building featuring in one of my Friday Flashbacks. With the lack of new places to visit and no new photos I am resorting to looking back at older posts this year, at least until spring!
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Thanks a lot, Jude. I’m planning to feature Barcelona in Skwares. I was looking back and trying to do a tidy up of folders and I fell in love with it all over again. It has some wonderful architecture, and I did spend a lot of time looking up 🙂 🙂
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No new laptop then? What happened to Santa?
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I don’t want one enough. The hassle of getting to know a new one outweighs the inconvenience of the lack of Cue. Except when Becky is running her darn rectangles 🙂 🙂 She tells me she has a plug in keyboard but I can’t imagine why. Unless it’s Portuguese!
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Plug in keyboards make it much easier to type as you don’t have that flipping mouse pad in the way. The OH has one. I don’t, but I do have a mouse.
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What a perfect time to look up. What beauty and detail. Happy New New Year Jo. 😀
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It is the most beautiful building you ever saw, Cee, though in rather a strange way. I love it! 🙂 🙂 A very happy and healthy year to you and Chris!
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Happy New Year! This is a great photo – I had almost the exact same one in mind for later in the month. 🙂
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Thanks, Elaine! It is the most amazing ceiling, isn’t it? And a very healthy and happy year to you too 🙂 🙂
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What an amazing capture, Jo! I’m so envious of the places you’ve been to.
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Barcelona is full of treasures, Sheetal. You have time on your side to catch me up 🙂 🙂 Good health and happiness to you in the year ahead!
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Barcelona’s pride!!! I wish you all the best in 2021, Jo. Happy New Year! 💓
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Isn’t she just! Good health and happiness to you and yours, darlin 🙂 🙂
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May the new year bring you warmth, love, and light to guide your path to a positive destination. Wishing you and your family, Jo a very Happy New Year 🙂 Aiva xxx
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Wishing you all those same lovely things, Aiva. Happy New Year! 🙂 🙂
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Wishing you a positive and travel friendly 2021. 🌺
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Thanks, Indra. And to you! 🙂 🙂 Do you have plans?
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We just relocated back to Gurgaon from Pune. Resettling ourselves in our home. Waiting for the vaccine😊& then, maybe, follow the trails.
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Yes, yes and yes. Look for the positives – it may yet get us through these next few months when we are trying to ignore the negatives of lack of Covid information, lying politicians, stupid laws that are changed too frequently, and Brexit. Was ever a new year so beset with ill omens! A friend from USA who came home to visit his aged parents paid £150 for the test to fly out last Thursday but a ‘jobsworth’ at Heathrow refused to let him fly because the test has to be “72 hours before flying”. His was 74 hours! Can you believe it? He’s now booked another test (another £150) for Tuesday, changed his ticket (more admin. fees) and keeping his fingers crossed. I didn’t realise how much these tests cost if you are not Covid risk. Shut up, Marie. Be positive and Smile!
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Flying to the UK these holidays was probably a risk too far, Mari. I wish we’d done it, but I know a few people who came unstuck one way or another. As always, somebody is making money out of the situation. I hope the parents are alright, and I bet they were delighted with the visit. 🙂 🙂 Happy New Year, hon! Smiling at you 🙂
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Happy New Year, Jo! 🎊🎉🍾❤️
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Good health and happiness, Jill, to you and yours 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful click Jo! Wishing you fabulous and posh days ahead❣️
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I don’t mind if they’re posh or not, but fabulous would be good 🙂 🙂 Happy New Year, Sling!
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Great start, Jo. I’ve yet to see this in person – some day, here’s hoping!
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If you’re ever in Barcelona it’s absolutely unmissable, Anabel 🙂 🙂 All the best!
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Happy New Year to you and yours. Ahhh …. Gaudi, La Sagrada, Barcelona … ahhhhh … wonderful.
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A modern miracle, Frank! I love Gaudi’s work. In 5 days in Barcelona I became besotted 🙂 🙂 Wishing you a healthy, happy 2021!
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Barcelona is a wonderful city … one of my favorites, so an understandable feeling. Hope you had a good first day of the year.
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Walked too far, as usual, but spent the afternoon recovering with the laptop. And you? 🤗💕
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One of my favourite places…..made me drool Jo 🙂 I may be alive to see it finished
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It’s incredible, isn’t it? 🙂 🙂 I doubt I will… Happy 2021, hon!
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I hope you will be – isn’t it supposed to be finished in 2026? Though I expect 2020 will have played havoc with that plan,
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It’s funny, I never really planned to go back to Barcelona, much as I loved it, but it would make a great place for a reunion? 🙂 🙂
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It would. It is a great city and easy to move around in. Lisbon and Paris are also good – I like cities that have a small centre.
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Ok, Lisbon then 🙂 🙂
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A fabulous photo of a fabulous ceiling – is this the Sagrada Familia? A Happy New Year to you and your family Jo, stay healthy, stay safe 🙂
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Yes, Sagrada Familia, Eunice. My tags are usually at the bottom (unless I forget 🙂 ) It is the most amazing building I was ever inside. All the best to you for 2021!
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Happy New Year Jo. I hope it will be a much better year for us all ❤️
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Well, it has to improve sometime, Gilda! Happy travels, hon. I’m sure you’ll be campervanning again 🙂 🙂
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Happy New Year, Jo! 🍾🍾
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Thanks, sweetheart! Happy New Year to you too 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Jo
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A great start Jo. And you have travelled to Spain. This may be the nearest I get … No stoppit, Margaret. Uptimism rules.
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Come on, lass! You can do it! Nobody’s pretending that January is going to be fabulous but you’ve got Becky uplifting you every day 🙂 🙂 That’s gotta be worth a bob or two!
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Wow, now that’s an uplifting start to squares and the year. Wonderful Jo
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Thanks, darlin! As is your video. I didn’t realise till someone commented 🙂 🙂 All the best!
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hee hee – I deliberately added a square photo at start, as was curious to see who noticed there was a play button!
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Unfair on a bleary-eyed New Year’s morn! Though to be fair, I’m not 🙂 🙂
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ooh did you stay up!
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Of course! I don’t remember one when I didn’t. We went over to Marie’s for Chinese and Hootenany then WhatsAppd James at midnight. The Thames display was awfully corny but fabulous in its way. 🙂 🙂 You didn’t?
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We rarely stay up these days when in the UK!
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Wishing you and yours the very same! No telling what 2021 might bring but I’m not sad to see the end of 2020! 🎉 😳 🎊 🍾🍾🍾
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There’s no use in looking back unless you look for the positives, is there? A very happy year ahead is what I’m wishing you, Gunta 🙂 🙂
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