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

 

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 our inspiration is Life of a Fool. This blogger maintains this meme has "been seen everywhere." The questions only require a simple, definitive answer, but if you'd like to elaborate, we'd like to hear what you have to say.

 

Which one?

 

1. Pepsi or Coke? 

I prefer Coke to Pepsi but I don’t mind Pepsi Max. As a child my mum remembers the doctor telling her to give my flat lemonade when sick and mum said can it be Coke she won’t drink lemonade.

 

 

 

 

2. Cappuccino or coffee?  Neither I prefer a hot chocolate

 

3. Chocolate or vanilla?  Both with Milo over the top

 

4. Hot tea or iced tea?  Neither

5. Dinner for two or a party?  A family get together

 

Hodgepodge on a wet day

 

Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-653.html

 

1. What's one piece of advice you would you give a recent or soon-to-be graduate? 

Just take things as they come and remember to laugh and enjoy yourself

2. May 15th marks the birth date of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At this point in time are you more in need of brains, courage, heart, or a trip back home? Explain. 

Often I feel like my brain is dying and needs to be rebooted

3.  "There's no place like home" is an oft repeated line from Baum's book. When was the last time you felt the truth of that statement? 

Returning home from the cruise

4. May is National BBQ Month...do you own a grill? Who does the grilling at your house? What's your favorite thing to throw on the grill? What's the last thing you grilled? 

Nope, use to when the girls were young

5. What's a memory you replay in your head when you need a little joy? 

My grandson Blain running into my arms screaming “my nana” over and over he was 2

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

A quote by someone unknown just not me but I agree with it

“Stop treating your own heart like a house you’re only visiting. Move in, hang the lace curtains, and light the candles just because the glow makes you feel lovely. You don’t need a reason to buy yourself the silk, brew the rose tea, or speak to your reflection with the tenderness of a best friend. You are the garden, the gardener, and the bloom all at once. Stop asking for permission to be soft with yourself and start living like the girl who finally realized her own company is the most exquisite luxury she’ll ever own.”

 

Simple Woman's Daybook

 

 Simple Woman's Daybook.

 

•  Outside my window… It is 16c with a slight breeze and a very dark
• I am thinking… That I am a bit sleepy.  It is 5:31PM and I’m exhausted
• I am thankful…To have such a loving family 

• In the kitchen… Tim is getting himself something to eat
• I am wearing…Green pants and a red top with black socks
• I am creating… Bugga all the last few days
• I am going… No where.
• I am reading… Something by Alexander McCall Smith
• I am hoping…That Trumps war ends soon
• I am looking forward to…Nothing much
• Around the house… I have photos to hang

              A favorite quote for today…  Keep smiling it annoys negative people.

 

 

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. I know I am having a good day when I am able to do stuff without a lot of effort

 

2. I know how to feel better when I am sad.

 

3. Parkinson’s makes me feel helpless.

 

4. I have a lot of confidence in my ability to love and accept people around me for who they are.

 

 

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/2026/04/get-to-know-you-88/

 What is the most unhinged thing you believed as a kid?

Had to think about this for a while, I think it would be that Martians were real, I blame a certain TV show

What tiny joy do you guard like a dragon?

My alone time

What’s the craziest thing you’d name a pet on impulse?

Don’t remember naming any  pet, but I  would add as a toddler we had a dog named Chip, I couldn’t say Chip I called it Shit

 

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-4th-may/

 

 

Here are this week’s questions:

 

What’s your favourite pizza topping?

 

Ham or bacon, cheese and pineapple

What is your favourite sandwich?

 

Ham & cheese

What is your favourite dessert?

 

Warm lemon meringue tart/pie

What food do you absolutely hate or would never try?

 

Seafood

 

Gratitude:

 

Just some hodgepodge

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Hi everyone, here is the latest hodgepodge

http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2026/02/hodgepodge-questions-volume-652.html

What's something you may do this month?

Visit the cemetery for Mother’s Day

Hola! Hodgepodge Day lands just after Cinco de Mayo... how do you feel about Mexican food? What's your favorite dish? Do you make it at home or is it a strictly dine out option? 

I have never tried Mexican food

When the children of today grow up what do you think they'll say about this time period? What do you most hope they remember? 

Who knows, many may think what the hell were people thinking and how the hell did that man become president

What advice would you give a new mother? 

Your baby doesn’t hate you

What's a phrase your mother often said to you? If you're a mum, do you say it to your own children? 

“Don’t make me come there” and yeah, I said it to my children

Insert your own random thought here. 

Remember there are many types of medicine not just the pills a doctor gives you, such as laughter, rest and reading. Some may also find work to be medicine as it gets them moving and doing something and at times that is what is needed. Often just going for a walk can be a type of medicine. Whatever type of medicine you need take.

 

 

Friday's fill in Q & A

 

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

Here are this week’s questions:

1. When I need to make a tough decision, I ask God for guidance.

 

2. If I were a dance, I would be a Parkinson’s Shuffle.

 

3. Acceptance is my current life motto.

 

4. Doing what I want is the best part of being an adult, and making decisions is the worst part.

 

 

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/2026/04/get-to-know-you-87/

What every day sound do you secretly love?

The sound of birds outside my house

What’s the last thing you Googled that wasn’t work or health?

The weather

What’s your ideal “nothing is required of me” activity?

Sitting and people watching