The Final Hodgepodge of 2017.....

I am issuing a BIG THANK YOU to our Hodgepodge hostess, Joyce Daley, for a year of fun here at her Hodgepodge link-up on 'This Side of the Pond'.  She is and many of us are taking next week off to enjoy family and friends during this sacred and joyful season.

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 334

1. Where have you found unexpected magic or delight this holiday season?  Right here at home, meeting our neighbors and sharing fun activities during this first Christmas in our new home.  Hard to believe we have been here almost a year (in February!).

2. What's your favorite type of holiday gathering? Will you/have you gathered in your favorite way this month?  My favorite holiday gathering is when there are only a few close friends and/or family gathering for a meal or dessert or just a beverage and good conversation.  I much prefer a more intimate gathering to a big party where you don't get to talk with everyone more than saying hello.  Yes, we have enjoyed such gatherings several times!

3. Time has named 'The Silence Breakers' (women who came forward with stories of harassment)  'person of the year' for 2017. Would you agree? If not, who do you think deserves the title?  I do not agree.  I think it is ridiculous.  I won't nominate anyone because the premise of the title is also ridiculous and highly over-rated.

4. How did you spend your time this year? Are you happy about that? Elaborate  I spent the first seven months of 2017 working and these past five months enjoying retirement.  I am extremely happy about it and don't think it needs elaboration, especially if you have been reading my blogs these past five months! (grinning)

5. Bid farewell to 2017 in ten words or less.  Thank you for so many wonderful blessings!

6. Insert your own random thought here.  I will probably be absent from here beginning tomorrow (Thursday) and through this time next week.  My sister and brother-in-law will be here and I will be spending my time with them, as many of you will be spending time with family and friends too.  I'll pop in now and then as I can because I miss you all when I can't check in.  

My wish for each of you is that your Christmas will be joyful however you choose to spend it, and that 2018 will dawn bright and full of blessings for each of us.  

God bless us, everyone!!  Peace & hugs.