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.

 

Let's do our gratitude question first this week...what's the best thing about your home, and have you taken time to enjoy it lately? 

That my family live close by and I can ring and say I need help and they are here in no time, this I did this morning when I needed help with the Christmas decorations, I rang Sam and she was here in a couple of minutes.

Do you like squash? Of the varieties listed, which one's your favorite and how do you like it prepared? Is squash of some sort on your Thanksgiving menu?? 

acorn, butternut, delicata, spaghetti, zucchini, crookneck (yellow squash), patty pan

No thanksgiving here but that said I do like what you call butternut squash, but we call butternut pumpkin, I liked it baked.

Last time you were 'squashed in' somewhere, or felt squashed? 

I can’t remember the last time I felt squashed in any way.

Have you ever played squash? What about other 'racquet sports' such as racquetball, tennis, pickleball, badminton, table tennis (ping pong)? Are these sports something you enjoy? 

I played squash in high school for sport during I think two terms but that is the only time I have played it, I played tennis with some women including my mum way back when I was in my late 20’s and early 30’s.

Something in today's society or culture that feels like a 'racket' to you? If you don't like that one, tell us about a place you've been recently where there was a lot of 'racket'. 

There are many things that are a racket, but I can’t think of any of them at this time.  Of when the neighbours next to Jessica are fighting, they are making racket between the adults and yelling and the kids sometimes crying.

Insert your own random thought here. 

Remember gratitude helps us feel the quiet joy that comes from the ordinary, every day things going on around us, it transforms chaos into clarity, scarcity into sufficiency, and pain into peace.

The moment you are grateful for what you have, the universe gives you more to be grateful for.