Tuesday 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.

It's time again for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 and this week our friend Susan suggested the topic of decorating our homes for the holidays, especially for the 4th of July as it is the USA's 250th birthday.  So, let’s do that.

On July 4, 1776 America declared their independence from the British Empire and King George III when the First Continental Congress set forth the Declaration of Independence.

America became a free and sovereign, independent nation on

September 3, 1783 

1. Will or have you decorated for the holiday? If you don't reside in the USA, do you have a special holiday you decorate for on the outside of your home?

In Australia it isn’t something most do

2. What special little touches do you add to the outside of your home? Do you enjoy puttering around in your yard?

I’m not one for puttering around the yard

3. Are plants and shrubs an important part of your house decor?

Not for me

4.  On which holidays do you spend time decorating either inside, outside or both? 

Christmas of course, I love Christmas.

 

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/2026/06/15/sharing-my-world-29th-june-2026/

 

Here are this week’s questions:

1.  What currency is used in your country?
We use the Australian dollar

2.  If you travel to a different country, do you rely on card payments, or get some local currency in cash?

We prefer to us that country currency but have a card if needed.

3.  Do you buy souvenirs for yourself or family?

Yes I always buy souvenirs

 

4.  When using an unfamiliar currency, are you aware of how much you are spending in your own?

Nope don’t give it a thought

 

Gratitude:

 

 

A Happy Hodgepodge

 

Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-660.html

1. What do you love most about your country? 

I feel that over all things are done right and people are generally treated with respect

2. Your favorite patriotic song? 

The first song that came to mind was “We are Australian”

3. Red, white, or blue? Stars or stripes? Something you own besides a US flag with some combination of those colours or decorations as part of its design? 

I don’t have anything, but I am an Aussie

4. What's one thing you want more of this summer: fun, rest, adventure, connection, quiet, or confidence? Elaborate. 

Time spent with family followed by time spent alone

5. What was your ultimate, go-to summer activity when you were a kid? Do you still do any version of that today? If you answered yes, does participating in this activity as an adult make you feel like a kid?  

Can’t think of anything, as a child I spent most of my time either outside playing or sitting and reading a book.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

There is a quiet kind of happiness found in time spent with family. It lives in the familiar voices around the table, the shared laughter over small memories, and the comfort of being with people who know your story.

 

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/2026/06/15/sharing-my-world-15th-june-2026/

 

Here are this week’s questions:

Food prices are starting to rocket again here in the UK and the price of fresh tomatoes has made me glad we are growing our own this year!

 

1. What food item has gone up out of all proportion in your opinion over the last year?

Tomatoes according to hubby

 

2. When Covid hit in 2020, did you get caught without vital provisions, or were you able to buy what you needed when you needed it?

Yeah I suddenly found myself short of toilet paper but thankfully because my brother worked on the backdock of a large store he was able to put a large pack aside for me other then that all was good.

 

3.  What food item was popular when you were a child that no longer seems to be readily available now?

Would have to be the Triple Treat ice cream, I loved those

 

4.  Do you/your partner shop to a budget, do a big shop once a month and then small top ups or buy what you need as and when necessary?

I do a weekly shop and yeah I have a budget which is why I shop at both major supermarkets.

 

Gratitude:

 

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 meme is inspired by Melanie at This Ain't New York. We're indulging in a little retail therapy. Tell us what you would pick up at each stop.

Shopping Day. What's on your shopping list from ....

1. Target or Walmart, or another superstore? 

Neither since I am in Australia

2. Dollar Tree or Dollar General, or pound stretcher/99p store?

Don’t have these stores but we do have the Reject Shop and Hot Bargain which we call the cheap shops, I like shopping at both of these.

3. Best Buy or any other electronics/appliance store?

Here the big 2 are Harvy Norman and The Good Guys and I prefer The Good Guys

4. Book/music store?

Book store I like wondering around them.

Bonus question! Where do you want to stop for lunch? 

I prefer to eat at home so would buy something like a pie or sausage roll or like yesterday I got a chicken and mayo roll from Henny Penny which is like KFC but nicer

 

Another Hodgepodge

 

 

Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-659.html

1. Summer's here!  In the northern hemisphere anyway. If you're in the southern hemisphere substitute winter for the word summer. What do you love most about summer? What's your biggest summer pet peeve? 

I love that we have lovely warm winter days, I don’t like it when it’s really cold.

2. What song always reminds you of summer? 

Summer of 69

3. What's something you remember about your childhood summers? Do you think kids today get to enjoy summer the way you did as a child? Elaborate. 

Just spending all day outside on the weekends, I’m not sure kids today have as much fun as we did.

4. We celebrate Fathers Day on June 21st. Do you favour your dad in looks or temperament? Tell us something about your dad. Or your husband as a dad. Or a son/son-in-law as a dad. Or your grandpa. 

Father’s Day is in September here, yes I have dad’s short temper but like my mum in how fast I get over things. My dad seemed to be able to fix anything.

5. Let's wrap up with a summer this or that-

• flip flops or sandals Thongs aka Flip Flops
• beach or pool Pool
• watermelon or peaches Watermelon
• shorts or sundress Shorts
• iced coffee or ice-cold lemonade Lemonade as in Sprite
• amusement park or water park

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

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Friday Fill in on Sunday

 

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

Here are this week’s questions:

1. Let's bring back regular baked Sunday lunches with all the family

 

2. doom scrolling is the new so-called answer to boredom

 

3. I appreciate that my local area there is not a great deal of crime

 

4. I can’t think of anything that is my least favorite part about where I live.