Wednesday, May 6, 2026

May 6th: The Wednesday Hodgepodge

 Thanks to Joyce for today's Hodgepodge of questions!  You can be a Hodgepodger HERE!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 652


From this Side of the Pond


1. What's something you may do this month?  March, April, and May have been full of family and friends.  I may begin to feel lonely real soon!  Who wants to visit next?

2. Hola! Hodgepodge Day lands just after Cinco de Mayo... how do you feel about Mexican food? I love Mexican food!  What's your favorite dish?  I order a taco salad most often, but (please don't judge me) I LOVE Taco Bell's Taco Supremes.  Do you make it at home, or is it a strictly dine-out option?  I make pretty good fajitas and also chicken enchiladas (if I do say so myself).

3. When the children of today grow up, what do you think they'll say about this time period?  The same stuff we say about our parents' time period.  LOL  What do you most hope they remember?  The good stuff.  Only the good stuff.

4. What advice would you give a new mother?  All they need is love.

5. What's a phrase your mother often said to you? The best advice my mom gave me was to "know when to leave the party".  It can be applied to lots of things other than a 'party'.  If you're a mom, do you say it to your own children?  My boys were 16 and 20 when I became their step-mom.  Jeff tells me that teaching him to do laundry was the best thing I taught him.  He was 16.  I'm not putting Joey's advice in writing, but he listened to me!  :)  I don't think I ever told them the party quote.

6. Insert your own random thought here.  I had such a great day yesterday, with Barb and Gary here visiting!!  We didn't have nearly enough time, but we used what we had well.  Here are a few photos from our day!!  We fed the birds on Lake Morton (Barb's request), we visited the art museum, and we had lunch at Metro Diner.  We shared pictures back and forth, so you may see some of these on Barb's blog,  Journal Memories!





The Museum's Shop is a must-see.  
We both spent some money.


Barb and I had the eggs Benedict, San Francisco style...


Peace and Hugs!

Would You bless our homes and families,
Source of life who calls us here;
In our world of stress and tension,
Teach us love that conquers fear.
Help us learn to love each other
With a love that constant stays;
Teach us when we face our troubles,
Love's expressed in many ways.
(A hymn written by Walter H. Farquharson in 1974)