Happy Valentine's Day Hodgepodge

 

A beautiful rose I spied during a garden tour we took last summer.

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day 

It is time for the Hodgepodge!

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

 

 1. What's something recent that had you 'tickled pink'? 

 Our son's are planning to join us in our Lent study. We are doing an online study, so this works out to do with our son's. They do not live close by, and we can all do it at our own time, but we will be able to leave a note on what we thought or learned from that day's study.

 

 2. A bed of roses, everything's coming up roses, every rose has it's thorn, stop and smell the roses, rose-colored glasses, a rose among thorns...which rosy expression might currently be applied to your life in some way? 

Stop and smell the roses ... my husband and I had a VERY busy 2025. In 2025 I wanted to try to do something 'fun'  ~ ' a date'  once a month. But we had some big changes happen in May and we did not make our goal of doing something each month. 

So my big idea for 2026... lets try to do a date once a week. I am calling it 52ish dates.

So far we are off to a good start. 

 

 3. What makes you feel loved and appreciated? 

Taking time to do something together. I would rather spend time with my loved ones than receive physical gifts.

  4. A box of chocolates or a bouquet of fresh flowers-what's your pleasure? Any special plans for Valentine's Day? 

Flowers from my garden.

 

 Flowers, flowers, flowers! 

Valentine's Day plans, we are going to go for a drive to Lake Superior, hitting the beach.

 Ha Ha! 

We will walk the beach along Wisconsin Point in our winter jackets, but I find Lake Superior amazing all year long. We plan to go for dinner. 

 5. Share a favorite quote, scripture, or song lyric relating to love. 

The love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, love isn't love, till it's given away.

6. Insert your own random thought here.  

I love to find hearts in nature.

I am sharing some of the hearts I have found over the years.

Let me know if you have a favorite. 

 ♥

 ♥ potato harvested from the garden.

 

  

January Rewind & Episodes 4 - 5

January Rewind 

I am going to share a few highlights from January and Episodes 4 - 5 from our 52ish weeks.

Birthday Pie

My husband celebrated a birthday in January. I made him a pecan pie, without using corn syrup.  This recipe is a little more time consuming than using corn syrup, but it is so good. The secret ingredient is bourbon. 

 

 January has been brisk, but we have been brave and got out and about a few times for walks along the river.

 

I have been receiving cribbage lessons from my husband. So far I have not won a game. Hmmm.. should I start to wonder about my instructor? 

Ha! 

Texas Grapefruit in season at the market. I like to sprinkle powder sugar on my grapefruit.

 

Episode # 4 of 52ish weeks

We hiked along the Red Cedar river. It was snowing lightly during our hike. 

As we walked all of a sudden this mouse came out from under a tree, he came right up to us. We had Ernie with us too, so I was in shock how this fella actually posed for a photo. Our dog Ernie was in shock as well, he did not even bark.  

What are you people doing out in this weather?

 

Episode #5

We had different plans for our day datn' but the weather did not want to cooperate.

 Plan B it was with movie night.

My husband makes the best popcorn. 

 

Episode# 3 North Country Cheese Store

 

Hello Friends, it is time for 52 Weeks ~ Episode #3.

We went for a drive to visit one of our favorite cheese stores, North Country Cheese.

 

We stocked up on cheese. And we picked up some flavored cheese curds too, tomato basil cheese curds.

♥