A Thankful Hodgepodge

 

Here I am doing another hodgepodge which is brought to you by Joyce over at http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/

Here are this week’s questions.

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

Well, I don’t even have Thanksgiving, but I do have my birthday on the 16^th and on the 14^th I am booked into get my train tattoo.

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? 

Never heard of this so-called word, sounds odd to me

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? 

I have no idea

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

Carrot cake or Black Forest cake

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

Nope don’t like tea

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? 

Seeing my grandchildren happy

Being home alone

Feeling like me and not a disabled version of me

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Today’s random thought is this quote from Nick Ortner

Look up and you’ll see the sky.
Look down and you’ll see the ground.
Look for anger, you’ll find it.
Look for joy, there it is.
Look for fear, find it staring back at you.
Look for hope, and feel its warm embrace.
You decide where to look.
Where are you going to look today?”
– Nick Ortner

 

 

 

Tuesday's 4

 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/

1. Do you play a musical instrument? 

No I do not

2. Have you taken music lessons? What kind. If not, is there one you might enjoy learning. It is never too late to start.  You might be surprised at how accomplished it will make you feel.

As a teenager I tried to learn to play the guitar, but I couldn’t get the hang of it

3. Is there music in your home as background to your day's activities or do you have music playing in your car, etc.? If so, what kind of music do you enjoy hearing?
What kind of music do you NOT like?

Hope nothing playing in the background or in the car, I like most music, not a fan of heavy mental or techno music

4.  Do you have a favorite composer or genre of music that you like most? Maybe you like several. Please share with us your thoughts?

I can’t think of a favourite composer, I really like rock and roll as well as country music

Stealing Sunday on Monday

 

 

Welcome to Sunday Stealing, 

Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. This is what I have for this week. I found the over here. ?ttps://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/2025/11/sundays-monday-morning-meme.html

 

1. What was the last thing you laughed at?

Something my sister sent that she found of Facebook

2. Who among your friends/family "gets" your sense of humour?

My youngest daughter and my granddaughter Sam, also my sister Sue

3. What jewellery are you wearing at this moment?

My rainbow sleepers

4. If you could offer one bit of etiquette that everyone should follow while dining out, what would it be?

Don’t get drunk and embarrass yourself and those with you

5. What's the first thing a guest would notice when they walked through your front door?

The photos on my walls

Friday's Fave Five

 

Thanks to Susanne who reminds us each week to look back and find the things we need to be thankful for.  Join in here.

Ok my first time joining in here, what have I been thankful for this last week let me think.

Ok first up not having ingrown toenails like my sister Sue has and needing anaesthetic to have it dug out.

Not having thumbs that look like big toes, these are called brachydactyly type D my sister Sue has these types of thumbs.

Having my sister Sue in my life, she is my rock.

Not falling over.

Tuesday 4

 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4, who can be found here: https://lemonscottage.blogspot.com/

Do storms frighten you or make you cautious?

Yes, some storms do scare me, but generally they don’t

2. What is the worst weather you can remember?

Had to think about this, what sticks in my head was a bad storm when I was a child and my mum had to ring the ambos as my sister Jeannie was having a terrible asthma attack and had to go to hospital, the wind was so strong mum said it made the ambulance rock. I remember the windows in the house rattle.

3.Are you in a personal storm right now and do you need our prayers to help you through it?  I think many bloggers are prayer warriors indeed.

I believe in the power of pray and personally I am struggling at the moment with dyskinesia because of having Parkinson’s.

4.  What is the best advice you can give to others about weathering storms of any kind.

Stay inside out of the storm, have candles or torches ready, and just stay calm.

 

A bit of hodgepodge

 

Here I am doing another hodgepodge which is brought to you by Joyce over at http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/

Here are this week’s questions.

Are you a risk taker? To what degree? 

No bloody way do I take risks

What's your favorite candy? Would you say you have a sweet tooth? 

Liquorice allsorts or chocolate and yeah, I have a sweet tooth

Somewhere you've been recently that had you feeling 'like a kid in a candy store'? 

A Christmas store with all sorts of Christmas decorations

What do you think is the most effective way to make a positive change in the world? 

Kindness and compassion

Do you like surprises? 

Sometimes but mostly not so much

Insert your own random thought here.  

Remember there is only one you, there may be many sides to you as well as many layers but at the core there is you and you are unique. Embrace who you are, remember you matter, smile and laugh when you can, if life feels hard have a good cry and mediate.  Then remind yourself that you are unique and that makes you who you are, if you feel inclined to ask God to help you accept that you are important and you matter.

 

 

Stealing Sunday

 

Here are some questions I found over here.

Welcome to Sunday Stealing, 

Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. This is what I have for this week.

We found this one at CreativeGene, who stole it from someone named "Randy" because "it looks like fun." Let's see if you agree.

Four 5's

FIVE things on my to-do list:

1. See my podiatrist

2. Try and have a daily nap

3. Sort through my Christmas cards

4. Clean the windows

5. I have nothing else

FIVE snacks I enjoy:

1. Kettle sea salt chips

2. Liquorice allsorts

3. Ice cream

4. Cheese and crackers

5. Corn chips

FIVE places I have lived:

1. Gateshead, NSW, Australia

2. Warners Bay, NSW, Australia

3. Haven’t lived anywhere else 

FIVE jobs I have held:

1. Office cleaner

2. Typist in some office

3. Mother

4. Grandmother