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-636.html
What kind of winter
person are you-snow lover, fireplace snuggler, winter adventurer, or indoor
hibernator? Elaborate.
I am a
stay inside and do what I do most days
The Pantone
colour of the year is cloud dancer, described as a gentle, billowy off
white shade. The colour symbolizes 'peace, clarity, quiet reflection,
renewal, and a soft reset'. Of the terms just listed which do you need
most in your life this winter?
Peace
and quiet
Every cloud has a
silver lining, on
cloud nine, head in the clouds, storm clouds gathering,
or cloud of suspicion...which 'cloud' idiom do you most relate to
currently? Explain.
After
much thought I have decided it’s storm clouds due to the tension I have felt in
the family.
coconut,
cauliflower, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, onions, ranch dressing...of the white
foods listed, which would be the hardest for you to give up? Do you like all or
any of the foods on the list?
Mayonnaise,
I can not look at cauliflower without feeling ill, due to childhood drama.
Thomas Wentworth
Higginson is credited with this quote-
"How many
lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our
year."
Agree or disagree?
Tell us why.
I get
what he was saying and maybe he is right, but I am not sure if I agree or not
Insert your own
random thought here.
This week’s rando
thought is a poem I came across about Parkinson’s Disease.
In the
hush of dawn, the hands may shake,
A
gentle tremor, a subtle quake.
Steps
falter softly on the morning floor,
A
journey begun, not as before.
Words
may stumble, voices sometimes low,
Yet
courage lingers where shadows grow.
The
mind remembers, though time may haze,
The
laughter and love of younger days.
There’s
hope in science, and hope in friends,
A will
that bends but never ends.
Though
Parkinson’s whispers and tries to confine,
The
heart beats steady—brave, and fine.
Winter person? I am a summer person who resents having to live through 3 months of winter every year. It doesn't get so cold that outdoor sports matches are cancelled, but I resent the total cloud cover, rain, wind and peoples' bad moods.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the cold which is why I stay inside
DeleteI am all for staying inside when it's so cold out.
ReplyDeleteI hope the storm clouds pass soon when it comes to your family.
Life is ok at the moment
DeleteI like the changing seasons, but am happy to live somewhere winter is relatively short. I cannot eat corn chowder to this day because of an incident with my daughter when she was little. I hope the family situation calms for you soon. We've been dealing with an extended family thing for a number of months and it's wearing. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI think it would get boring if the weather was the same all year round
DeleteMy winter person gets less each year, tbh
ReplyDeleteI get that
DeleteI relate to your choice of "storm clouds gathering" for a number of reasons. But that's life, isn't it, to have troubles punctuating the good times. We turn those things over to the Lord and rely on Him to work out whatever is going on and (at the very least) to help us to not make matters worse.
ReplyDeleteVisiting you from the Hodgepodge today.
Thanks for visiting and yeah I agree
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