Not a sporting hodgepodge

 

Hi all here I am taking part in 2026 hodgepodge Q & A the questions can be found here:

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/01/hodgepodge-questions-volume-639.html

The Winter Olympics kick off on Friday, February 6th...on a scale of 1-10 how excited are you? (1= eh and 10=watching every event all day every day). What's your favorite Winter Olympic sporting event? 

Since I have zero interest in sport the answer is none

In other sporting news, the Superbowl (American football's championship game) will be played on Sunday, February 8th. So tell us...what's your superpower?’

I would say how I try to see other’s point of view and being able to accept that other people don’t see things how I do and to be able to not have a fit over it.

Are you a romantic? 

Nope I don’t think I am, I’m to practical

Blue cheese-yay or nay? How about feta? If you said yes to one or both, what's a dish you like that calls for one of these? 

Blue cheese yuck and feta not keen on that either

What's more important-doing what you love or loving what you do? 

Loving what you do because honestly you often are unable to do what you love.

Insert your own random thought here. 

Remember that what we tell ourselves can do so much harm to us if we are all running ourselves down with negative thoughts telling ourselves that we are stupid or ugly and unlovable is not good, every day we should remind ourselves that we are indeed loveable and even if we have a stupid thought from time to time it doesn’t make us stupid just normal. I often tell myself that I am looking good when I look at myself in a mirror, yes there are times I will say I look old, but I don’t say I look ugly, just old. We need to have more positive thoughts about ourselves.

 

Sunday stealing

 

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

This week's questions come from  Kwizgiver, who was invited to play by a blogging buddy named Paula. Now you're invited to play along, too.

 

The Old School Blogging Meme

 

 

I am passionate about

My family

History

Learning about the world

I'd Like to learn

About other countries

About all the amazing creatures around the world

My family’s history

Things I say a lot

Bloody hell

Hell yeah

What the hell

Bloody oath

I love you

Places I'd like to travel to...

New Zealand

Perth in Western Australia

Uluru in the Northen Territory

This weeks Tuesday's 4

 

Welcome all, here I am taking part in Tuesday's 4, this is the first one for 2026 this year I am going to try and post on the right day of the week, anyway, here are this week’s questions.

Welcome once again to  Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 

Here are this week's questions

What is something you are proud of that we don't know about?

I can’t think of a damn thing, I am pretty sure everyone knows I am proud of my daughters and grandchildren, and I am sure I have mentioned how proud I am of my sister Sue and her struggle with addiction.

What subject or things are overrated or talked about too much in your opinion.?

Politics without a doubt especially since rarely anything new is mentioned and they all lie so much you can’t believe anything a pollie says.

What things and topics should be talked about more often or are under rated in your opinion?

Acceptance of other people’s opinions and believes not just by in general but within one’s own family.

Are there any things you've changed your mind about in the last few years?’

The rights and feelings of transgender people, once this was something I never considered, now I do.

 

 

Getting to know me

 

So here I am answering more getting to know you/me, these questions come from Kymber found here:

https://booomcha.com/2026/01/get-to-know-you-74/

What drives you to get up in the morning?

I have no idea what drives me now other than habit.

Do you like cities or remote places better?

Cities but not overcrowded places like Sydney, as I don’t handle crowds well.

What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?

I am not a concert going person, I have been to a few a long time ago when Tim was doing concert work, meaning a bus company he drove for would pick up concert goes and take them to the venue and of course took the back to where they were picked up from.  Anyway, back then I was able to go with him and even though we had to stay in the bus you could hear and often see what was going on.

 

 

Tuesday's 4 on Wednesday

 

Welcome all, here I am taking part in Tuesday's 4, this is the first one for 2026 this year I am going to try and post on the right day of the week, anyway, here are this week’s questions.

Welcome once again to  Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 

Here are this week's questions

What was the best place you've ever been? A Place you would love to return to again and again.

New Zealand, I love that country, been there 3 times want to go back again.

What was the best book you have ever read?

It would have to be the Trixie Belden books I read as a child, I read them over and over

What is the best food you've ever eaten

My grandmother made the best roast/baked potatoes

How about the best restaurant

Sizzler, loved that place, miss it a lot

 What was the best movie or TV series you've ever watched?

A wonderful life is one movie I like watching a lot and TV series well there is Midsommer Murders, Call the Midwife, Dad’s Army and Hogan’s Heroe’s.

Hodgepodge Number 4

 

Hi all here I am taking part in 2026 hodgepodge Q & A the questions can be found here:

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/01/hodgepodge-questions-volume-638.html

I live in the south so we're pretty much only talking about the weather right now. Give us a weather report from where you live. Does the kind of weather you're having today affect your mood in some way? 

I live in the Southern Hemisphere and at the  moment the weather is either bloody hot or pretty cool, yesterday it was 38c or 100f and today it is 26c or 78.8f

Avocados, kale, cauliflower and cottage cheese have all had their time to shine. 2026 brings us the year of the cabbage. Is this a vegetable you like? If so, what are some of your favorite dishes that call for cabbage?  

Nope don’t like it

Was a Cabbage Patch Doll a part of your childhood? Or maybe your children's childhood? What's a toy trend from your childhood you remember wanting for your own? 

My daughter always wanted a Gabbage Patch Doll but we couldn't afford to get her one, of course I remember my rocking horse which is red and I still have.

 Something you've spent a lot of time doing lately? 

Blogging and watching YourTube

Somehow, it's the last week of January...sum up your month in just three sentences. 

How about three words

Long

Busy

Hot

Insert your own random thought here. 

Life is better when you don’t rely on external validation to understand your worth. If you depend on people to build you up, you also give them the same power to break you down. You are worthy regardless of their opinion.

 

 

Sunday Stealing

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

We found this one at CreativeGene. It's designed inspire "happy thoughts on a frigid January day." Obviously, temperatures vary based on locale, but it's a lovely sentiment, so let's go.   

Here are 10 things that make me happy:

My family

Being able to still do most of the housework, odd but a couple of years ago I wasn’t able to do much

Listening to an audio book

Spending time with my sister Sue

Being able to make money spread as I am good at budgeting

Having a heater in winter and air conditioning in summer

Watching YouTube which I find relaxing

Being able to handwrite stuff, ok can’t do it all the time but I can still do at times

Going on a holiday

Being part of a family that doesn’t hold grudges