Birthday Memories and it is the Hodgepodge

 

 

Happy Wednesday, one of our favorite requests to celebrate birthday's .. 

Highlander Grogg Filled Cupcakes

 

 

 After all that drooling, it is time for the Hodgepodge. 

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

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1.  Are you more life of the party or more party pooper? If your answer is somewhere in the middle which side of the middle do you lean towards more? 

Birthday party, beach party, cocktail party, dinner party, charity fundraiser, surprise party, costume party, garden party, Christmas party, reunion...what's your favorite kind of party? 

I am in the middle, I join the fun, but I probably would not be the person to start the shenanigans, but I would join in. 

I love celebrating our families birthday's with a special meal, dessert and presents too.

 

2. Cheese, wine, and balsamic vinegar all improve with age. What would you personally add to the list? 

I will add, Carla, to that list. I have improved with age. One of the areas that I know I have improved on is patience. I take time to listen, that skill has improved with age. I chew on the things I am told and I will research and study before giving my two cents.

 3. How do you feel about your birthday? How do you want to be celebrated? Or don't you? 

I like my birthday. My birthday is December 12th. My favorite way to celebrate is spending the day with my family.

 4. What remarkable feat, interesting piece of trivia, or historical event occurred on your birth day and month? Not necessarily your same birth year, just the same date/month.

Frank Sinatra shares my birth date, 12/12.

5. Share two good things about your life right now. 

My husband and I recently had to make a difficult decision. We both feel good about the decision we made and have peace about it.

My family... my family means so much to me.

 6. Insert your own random thought here. 

One last photo... delicious. 

 

 

September

 Brewing, fermenting, rising, bubbling, kneading, stewing, simmering, aging, curing, growing, sprouting... a working kitchen is alive with verbs.

Jill Winger

 

♥

Carla

Pray, love, remember and it is the Hodgepodge

 

Hello Friends, it is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge.

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

 1. What gives you energy? What takes it away? 

Having a fun project to do gives me energy. 

Time with my family and friends gives me energy. 

It might seem strange, but working in my garden gives me energy. If I am having a bad day, just feeling low and tired,  a bit of gardening usually helps me feel better.

Drama ... drama saps my energy. 

When things should really be easy, but red tape makes them difficult, I get very tired, very quickly.

 2. How often do you shop for clothes? What accessory do you always wear? 

I shop for clothes if I need something for an occasion, like attending a wedding or fun party. I will shop for clothes if something I currently have has seen its day. I recently purchased a new sweatshirt.

I wear earrings everyday... in fact I feel naked without them. Hee Hee!

3. What's something free that you feel grateful for?   

LOVE

I am so thankful to be loved by my family and friends. 

 4. Breakfast, lunch, dinner...which meal of the day do you enjoy most? What's your go-to comfort food? 

I will say dinner because I enjoy dinner with my husband most evenings. I do love our weekend breakfasts together, my husband enjoys making breakfast for us on Saturday and Sunday.

My go to comfort food is.. chicken noodle soup. 

 5. This week the world remembers the tragic events of 9/11. Do you mark the day in any way? How do historical events shape your perspective on your personal challenges?

 My husband and I pray for those who have died, not just on September 11th, but years later from the toxic air that those later developed cancer from. We pray for our military. We will reminisce about what we were doing September 11th  during our evening conversation.

Historical events shape my perspective on my personal challenges in ways of gratitude.  

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Autumn is starting to visit around here. We dipped down to 36 degrees over the weekend. Summer is coming back this week. I am alright with that.