Hello November Hodgepodge

 

 

We are starting to get cold here in Wisconsin. The smell of wood smoke is in the air.

It is the first Wednesday of  November and it is time for the Hodgepodge. 

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

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1. Besides Thanksgiving, something on your November calendar you're looking forward to?  

We have a house project that needs doing, I am not looking forward to the mess. But I am looking forward to our son's coming to help. 

 

 

2. Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7'. Huh? 

Is it even a word??? I had to consult the internet to find out it's meaning because apparently I'm old and this particular slang is not part of my vocabulary. Is it part of yours? According to the article I read, it's a viral term, more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning driven by social media.

What do you think? 

Dictionary. com says it's selection each year is a 'linguistic time capsule reflecting social trends and events, but they also admitted to being confused by '6-7'. Some say it means so-so and is sometimes accompanied by the up and down hand motion we associate with the phrase so-so.

What word do you think would have made a better choice? 

Ha Ha ... well I have no idea just like you Joyce. I apparently am old too or old fashioned, when we lived in a world when words were words.  I will stay in that old fashioned world.

Call me a fuddy - duddy I do not care.  

Ha Ha!

What would I pick for the word of the year?

Turmoil

Our world continues to be in a state of turmoil. 

 3. What's a food, trend, activity, or thing people love but you think is just so-so? 

 I tried a bubble tea for the first time, I was not impressed.

 4. Are you a tea drinker? Hot or cold? How do you like yours and at what time of day? Do you like flavored teas or teas billed as calming, energizing, healing, etc? 

I love tea. I like both hot or cold. I drink a hot tea daily, in the afternoon, usually around 1:30 pm. I enjoy a black tea with honey. Lady Grey tea is a favorite of mine.

I also have a cup of hot tea at night. I enjoy peppermint or a ginger tea at night.

5. The November Hodgepodge has always included a weekly gratitude question. Here's the question for today-what are three things that make your heart sing?   

♥ my family

♥ my friends

♥ my faith 

 6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We are just about done buttoning up for winter. 

My checklist..

Washed the greenhouse.  √

Put a layer of mulch on the raised beds and other gardens.  √

Planted garlic, tulips and daffodils.  √

Water hoses drained and put up. √

Emptied and cleaned pots.  √

 

 

Funny on Monday

 

 

On our afternoon walk, my husband said to me, something does not look right. OPE ... looks like that dock is heading out to sea. 

Have a great day my friends.

Happy November to you!!  

 ♥

Carla

 

Pumpkin Carving Party 2025

 

My husband used my dad's carving tools to write "We're Having A Good Time" into the pumpkin.

 

Hello Friends, we enjoyed another fun pumpkin carving party with our family. My parents grew all the pumpkins. They have gotten very good at pumpkin growing. We had a fantastic selection of pumpkins to choose from to create our 2025 pumpkin masterpieces.

 

I used a little basket to make a hat for this pumpkin.

 

I found a little basket and white bird in a stash of my craft items. The pumpkin I picked out did not have a stem on top,so this idea worked perfect to add the straw hat and bird.. raven. I painted the white bird, black, to make it a raven.

 

 

The pumpkin party crew, and Ernie too.

 

My husband and I created this one together.

My husband and I created this chicken pumpkin. We used chicken wire for the inside to give it a true chicken coop look. 

More creative ideas, does this one look like an owl to you?

 

 

 And now for the pumpkins all aglow.  

 

Happy Halloween to you!