26 May, 2026

A May Hodgepodge

 


Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-655.html

1. Do you like your name? Are you named after someone (grandparent, etc)? If you have children, how did you choose their names? 

Yes, I like my name mum want the name Anne in honour of her grandmother who raised her for 10yrs her name was Mary-Anne and I think dad came up with the name Jo-Anne.

I have three daughters when I was having our eldest my husband really liked Jamie-Lee Curtis I didn’t like the name Jamie but we agreed on Kathy-Lee, I do not remember how we came up with Natasha for our second daughter, nor do I remember why we picked Jessica for our third daughter but her middle name is Mae and that was in honour of my mum, who’s name was Mavis but was usually called Mae.

2.  A piece of red velvet cake, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a slice of blueberry pie? You can only have one...which will you choose? If you could pick any red, white, or blue dessert other than those listed here, what would you choose? 

Red velvet cake without a doubt

3.  What's a job you'd like to try for just one day? 

I gave this a lot of thought, and I can’t think of anything

4. Any patriotic decor in your home currently or coming up this summer? 

Nope not an Aussie thing

5. It's the end of May, so let's exercise our brains. Sum up your month with an acrostic using the word MAY. We can do it!!  

Mornings are my time of day,
April sucked,
You are all one of the reasons I use my brain each day.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Remember that we shouldn’t take our life for granted, we never know what the day has in store for us so every day try your best to be kind and understanding to the people around you.

 

Sharing my world

 


Hi everyone I am taking part in sharing my world again here are this week’s questions and answers, which I found here: https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/sharing-my-world-18th-may/

Here are this week’s questions:

 

1.  It’s a Bank Holiday here in the UK, so a lot of us don’t have to go to work. Are you working today?

Well, I do housework every day does that count

2.  What do you like to do on your days off (not holiday/vacation)

All my days are pretty much the same

3.  Have you booked a holiday/vacation this year?

Already had a holiday this year

4.  Have you ever had a Staycation (a holiday in your own country)

Many holidays have been spent here in Australia and there is still a lot of it I want to see.

Gratitude:

 

25 May, 2026

Tuesday's 4

 


Welcome once again to  Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 

Here are this week's questions

Welcome back to another Tuesday 4 in honour of Toni Taddeo it's founder.

1. Do you have a favorite day of the week and how about a favorite month of the year? Why?

Thursdays would be my favourite now as it is the day me and Sue go shopping. December is my favourite month as I love Christmas.

2. What’s the most beautiful or magical thing about each of the four seasons?

In Summer it would be Christmas

In Winter it would be my youngest daughter’s birthday

In Spring it would be my birthday

In Autumn it would be stuffed if I know

3. Summer is coming... what does this mean in your life? How will things change, stay the same, etc?

For me it is Winter that is coming and nothing much will change for me

4. What do you look forward to in each season?

Wearing different clothes going from long pants to shorts or 3/4 pants and short dresses to longer dresses.

 

Fill-ins

 




Each Thursday Ellen of 15andmeowing and Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs, provide Friendly Fill-in questions.

Here are this week’s questions:

1. I would be willing to pay more for a good hitman

2. I refuse to spend money on useless men stuff

3. My sense of humour is a bit chaotic.

4. A fun fact about me is that I’m a tad weird

 

23 May, 2026

Getting to know you or me

 


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

https://booomcha.com/2026/04/get-to-know-you-90/

  What animal would you ride into battle?

A kangaroo of course

What food describes your personality? Bonus points if it’s unhinged!

A marshmallow a little firm on the outside and soft and squishy on the inside.

 What fictional world would you absolutely NOT survive in?

All of them

 

 

19 May, 2026

Hodgepodge

 


Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-654.html

What do you make more complicated than it needs to be? 

I can’t think of anything but there must be something

What impresses you? 

Not a lot, to be honest, I guess that my granddaughter Sydney is 16 works two jobs while going to school and has saved a nice some of money for a car.

On a scale of 1-10 how picky of an eater are you?  (1=extremely and 10=not at all) If you had to eat a meal made entirely of one colour what colour would you choose? 

I am a one and have always been one

Brown because when you cook roast potatoes or chips also chocolate is brown.

What does balance in life mean to you? Does your life currently feel 'balanced'? 

Balanced? Well, I guess it would be when there is nothing stressful going on in the family and I don’t feel like I am being pulled apart. Yes, my life is in balance

If you could travel the world for a year what would be your first destination? 

This is easy Uluru, this a place I have always wanted to visit

Insert your own random thought here. 

What is happiness?

Do you feel happy? I do feel happy

I feel happiness isn’t acting cheerful and laughing at nothing, it is more like having inner peace and not spending much time around people who drag you down and give you a headache.

 

Sharing my world

 


Hi everyone I am taking part in sharing my world again here are this week’s questions and answers, which I found here: https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/sharing-my-world-18th-may/

 

 Here are this week’s questions:

 

Do you celebrate anniversaries for family members?

Nope


Do you prefer to receive a card for your special day or a social media message?

A card is more personal, but a text or social media message is better than nothing.


Do you think the cost of greetings cards are value for money?

Some cost way too much I don’t like to pay more than $3, I have got some really nice cards from Temu for less $2.


Do you look forward to mail deliveries on a day to day basis, not just a celebration.

Yes, I do our mail is delivered every second day.

 

 

Gratitude:

Sh