Whimsical Fashion Review 2022...

There isn't a linky and there aren't any rules.

Check out the dress and choose the purse she should carry.

It is all in fun and just a whimsical thing!

Photos are always from the Storybook of Dreams & Beauty.

The actresses at the Oscars could learn something from this model.  What an absolutely classy dress!  She needs a purse to take to her event.  Count down 1-2-3 and tell us which one you would pick for her to carry!  It is all in fun and just a whimsical thing.

My thoughts:  I fell in love with this very classy dress when I saw it and the color is so vivid and vibrant!!  I love jewel tones and I would call this color sapphire, for sure!  As for the purses, I am choosing #1.  It is 'classy' too and it has what appears to be a shoulder strap for carrying it handsfree.  What are your thoughts? 

Peace & hugs!!

God is SO good!!

PS:  How can it be the last day of March already?  Whoosh goes time!

A Hodgepodge from the Archives...

 Our Hodgepodge hostess, Joyce, has this week off so I went to my Hodgepodge archives looking for a post to share.  Let's go back to the end of March 2017!!

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

The Wednesday Hodgepodge is a Beauty!

Many thanks to our Hodgepodge hostess, Joyce, for this week's fun!!  Click on her 'button' below and join in the fun!

Wednesday Hodgepodge-Volume 302

1. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. What's something you've seen recently that you thought was beautiful? At the risk of sounding smug, I just wake up every morning to another beautiful day.  No matter what it may bring, it is God-given and beautiful.  I am so blessed.

2. Our culture and beauty...your thoughts?  Much too much emphasis is put on beauty in the media (especially). I read somewhere recently that was meaningful on this subject:  Society's standard of beauty will get old, but being comfortable with yourself never will.  Beauty is molded by society.... (and we let it happen).

3. Age before beauty, beauty queen, beauty mark, beauty sleep...which beauty-ful phrase resonates with you today?  Sleep.   Why?  Sleep is always beautiful!  LOL  I also appreciate more and more the 'age before beauty' thing!

4. I read here a list of the top ten beasts/animals that scare us the most-

alligators, coyotes, black bears, birds (but pigeons in particular), sharks, bats, bed bugs, rats, rattlesnakes, and the black widow spider.

Which 'beast' on the list scares you the most?  Those only scare me if one of them takes me by surprise.  What is the likelihood of you having an actual encounter with that particular beast?  Here in Florida, any of those could jump out at you!  Did a movie contribute to your fear of this creature?  No.  Have you ever had a real-life encounter with any of the animals listed?  Alligators only at a comfortable distance; coyotes were running in packs killing cats in Lakeland, but I never encountered them; black bears are around, but I've only been close to the taxidermy kind; sharks at the beach, yes, but not close enough to have to swim for it; bats - in my childhood bedroom and Dad shot it with birdshot!; bed bugs thankfully no, but I always check in hotels; rattlesnakes - yes, I killed a pigmy rattlesnake once; and black widow spiders - yes, several, and squashed by me.

5. Where were you when you last heard a bell ring?  The doorbell rang on Sunday, at home.  My phone rings several times a day.  Was it alarming or musical?  Our new-to-us doorbell is not pretty-sounding so it is always a little alarming.  My phone, on the other hand, is more musical because I chose more musical tones.

6. What's your favorite carb? I have to name one?!  Pasta, in many and any form!   How's that for random?  Good one! :)

7. Let's wrap up another month of Hodgepodging and life with an acrostic. Recap your month using the word MARCH.

March
Arrived before I was
Ready for the 
Changes it brought, but I am
Hanging in there, with the Grace of God!!

8. Insert your own random thought here.  That little acrostic makes life/change and moving into our new home sound almost hopeless, but instead of being about me, I hope anyone facing change will find some strength in God's abiding love.  A friend of mine is facing a terrible change in her life. The second loss of love in five years.  I'm so sad for her.  Sometimes life can be so darn hard.

________________________

So this post was the month after we moved into our new house, here in Mas Verde. So glad we made this decision!  I made no changes to the post and would probably answer the same way today,.

Peace & hugs!

God is so good!

A Hollywood Tuesday 4...

Tuesday 4

Hooray for Hollywood

 Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we ask just 4 questions each week to get you thinking, talking, blogging, and making new friends.

According to the late Jordan Maxwell,  Hollywood is named for the fact that the holly was used for magic wants by the Druids. This is where the term "Hollywood Magic" comes from. People are under its 'spell'.    Another story says that  H.J. Whitley the father of Hollywood saw a Chinese man hauling wood on the hills overlooking the future site and asked him what he was doing.  "I holly wood," he said meaning hauling wood.   It occurred to Whitley that holly wood was a great name for his new town. 

1  During WW2 Marilyn Monroe was an aircraft factory inspector.  She was no dumb blonde but had an above-average IQ.     Do you know some Hollywood or record industry trivia?   No, I really don't because I don't really care about Hollywood or the music industry.

2. Would you share with us the funniest movie you have ever seen?  I've mentioned before that the stupidest movie I've seen is called "Rubber".       How about the most dramatic?   A toss-up between "Gone With The Wind" and "Australia" perhaps.

3.  Has a movie ever really moved you or changed the way you see things?  Most recently I can mention "I Can Only Imagine". Wow.  I cried.

4. Do you have movie nights at your house with special snacks, treats, etc.?  If not movies, was there something else around which you created a  special family night?  No. We never had "movie nights" but there were usually snacks/treats around the house and we watched a lot of TV (I still do).  Just being together was special.  Now it is just me.

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast

and unchanging!!

 

Monday's Weekend Recap...

Last week was wonderful and full of blessings but it was sure busier than my usual weeks!  My small group from church (9 of us) was here on Wednesday for dinner.  It went so well that we didn't get to our study of chapters 7 & 8 of the Screwtape Letters.  We sat around the dining room table talking and lost track of time. It was actually pretty wonderful with prayer intentions before everyone headed home.

I wrote about Thursday, too, when the group here at Mas Verde went to Outback. More fun with friends.

On Friday, after work, I went to Publix for a few more things needed for dinner on Saturday. It began as a good-bye dinner for Jill and Murray, who sold their house next door to me.  They head north on Thursday of this week.  It turned into a so-long and see you again in December since they found a home here in Mas Verde to rent next winter for four months!! No tears!  Dinner was so much fun.  Neighbors Susan and Chuck came and Jill's sister Judy with her hubby Tim. Everyone enjoyed the food (seconds for some) and we sat and talked for nearly three hours with lots of good laughter. I am so blessed by wonderful neighbors who are also friends.  I didn't take pictures though. Didn't even think about it.

After church on Sunday, I went to Brookdale to meet up with Helen's niece Cheryl, and her nephew Craig who is here visiting Cheryl.  They picked up lunch from Burger 21 and I brought the birthday cake from Publix.  Helen's 94th birthday is actually on Tuesday but Sunday worked for us to all be there at the same time to celebrate.  We used the family dining room in her unit, so that was nice. I don't think Helen understood but she did have a few moments when we thought she was in the moment.  One of them was when we showed her a picture that Craig had, of her mom's dog.  She looked at the picture and didn't hesitate to tell us that it was her mom's dog. She didn't really want the food Cheryl brought (a chicken salad) but she tucked into the cake and enjoyed every crumb.

Cheryl and Craig stayed a bit longer but I cleaned up the trash and washed the table and left them following Helen down the hallway, away from her room. I'm glad we could celebrate with her.  We did sing Happy Birthday and she sang along, which was fun.

This week ahead is quieter!! I have to do a covid test on Friday, a week before my colonoscopy.  Kind of silly, I think, because there are seven days before my procedure. But... gotta do what they tell you to do.  On Saturday I am working check-in for a Fishing Derby for kids at Tenoroc (where I work).  They expect over 100 kids, each with an adult or two.  There are fishing clinics, free rods & tackle, goodie bags with rubber lures, and other things in there (I helped fill 50 of those bags last Friday).  There will also be trophies given out for a casting competition. The woman who used to work at Tenoroc, Joyce, is coming to help.  I met her a few months ago and know she will be fun to work with. She retired from a full-time job at Tenoroc, which became my part-time job. 

The hours I work on Saturday will allow me to have Friday, April 8th, off for my procedure. My friend, Cindy, volunteered to take me and bring me home, so that is all sorted now. God is good!

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast

and unchanging!!

Sunday Stealing...

Thanks to Bev for today's questions!  You can join in HERE!

From Pinterest

 

Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog "Funny the World". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. 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!

 

Stolen from Pinterest
(Suggested by Melanie Odette -- thanks!)

 

 

 

1. Are you living a meaningful life.  I sure like to think so.  I sure hope so!!

2. What’s the one thing you cannot live without?  My faith.

3. When is it acceptable, if ever, to break the law.  My first response is no, but 
Hitler's laws were evil (for instance) and I would have broken them.

4. What do you want your final words to be.  Thank you, Jesus.

5. What do you think are the five most beautiful things in the world?  A baby's smile; 

a sunrise over the water or mountains; a sunset; blooming flowers/trees; 

Kittens/puppies...

6. What makes you feel empowered?  People who believe in me (Joe did!).

7. Which is more important–what you say, or how you say it?  They both sort of go 

hand-in-hand, I think.

8. Do you live to work, or work to live?  Right now, I am working to live and blessed 

to be able to do it!

9. How do you think the world will change in 10 years? 50? 100?  I'm not concerned

because I trust in the One who is in control.

10. What is something you’re certain you’ll never experience?  Skydiving.

11. What one responsibility do you wish you didn’t have?  I would like to not be 

totally in charge.  I really miss having my best friend and partner in life.

12. What is something you’re embarrassed that you’re so good at?  I'm not that

good at anything that I would be embarrassed about it.  I'm just an average girl.

13. What’s the one thing you most want to achieve before you die?  I can't think of 

a thing. I have been so blessed. I've loved and been loved. What more is there?

14. What’s something that offends you?  The blatant lack of respect in so many

(especially) young people.  They don't respect themselves or anyone or anything. 

15. What makes you most angry about the country?  I don't get angry, I just get

sad about the evil that has plowed over so much that was good.   But...

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast 

and unchanging!!

The Saturday 9...

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Memories

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Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so to speak. We encourage you to visit other participants' posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!


Saturday 9: Memories (2019)

Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1) This song is a toast. Have you ever performed an official toast (at a wedding, graduation, a retirement party, etc.)?  No. Nothing official.

2) According to Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, this is a "toast to the ones here today." Tell us about someone in your life that you're especially grateful for.  Good gosh... I am so thankful for my family and my dear friends but will single out my boss who has become a friend (as well as his sweet wife).  It has made going back to work very easy for me.

3) Levine is the song's composer. He said he was compelled to write it, to help him cope with the death of a friend. His lyrics acknowledge that "everybody hurts sometimes." What advice would you share with someone who is struggling?  Get some professional help if needed but faith is so important. Without my faith, I would not be coping nearly as well.

4) Adam Levine was one of the original judges on The Voice. Are you a fan of the show?  Not a huge fan but I have been enjoying The Voice and American Idol again.  Joe and I watched them and Dancing With The Stars for the first couple of seasons, years ago, then he didn't want to watch them anymore. Now, the remote is all mine.

5) Among his friends, Adam is known to be an excellent Scrabble player. Is there a game you're particularly good at (or you especially enjoy)?  I don't care about playing games (cards or board games). I enjoy the camaraderie and will play but I don't really care if I win or not and that makes me not a good partner.  Most recently I learned how to play Rummikub and even bought a game to have here at home. It is fun and you don't play with a partner.  I usually feel bad for my partner.

6) Though he's a multi-Grammy winner, Adam wasn't always successful. In fact, he was fired after just three hours at his first job as a waiter. Have you ever had a job that just wasn't a good fit?  Absolutely and my regular readers don't need me to belabor that subject by writing about my 3-month temp job that was supposed to be a receptionist and was really full-charge accounting and payroll.  Left there for the job I have now which I love!

7) In 2019, when this song was released, Joaquin Phoenix gave his Oscar-winning performance in Joker. Heath Ledger also won an Oscar for his portrayal of the same character in a different film, and Cesar Romero as The Joker on TV. Today The Batman is doing great business at the box office. Do you have a favorite superhero or arch-villain?  Mary Poppins was my very first superhero when I was in first grade.

8) Also in 2019, two familiar names had books on the NY Times bestseller list: John Grisham with The Guardians and Janet Evanovich with Twisted Twenty Six. Are either of these authors among your favorites?  I have read a few of Grisham's books but I LOVE JANET EVANOVICH.

9) Random Question: What's something you wish you'd figured out earlier?  I could name a dozen things, probably, but lessons learned moved me along to where I am today, and I am just fine where I'm at.  I know Who is really in control.

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast 

and unchanging!!

Friday Fotos...

 

I have some new photos to share from my week...

This chandelier is in the entrance of the Hibachi Buffet where I met my friend, Kalisa, 

for lunch on Monday of this week.  We had a nice time!!

The next two are of our beautiful Lake Morton (the bird sanctuary).

Last night, the Mas Verde group met at Outback for dinner. There were 20 of us.  Bittersweet because many of the snowbirds will be leaving soon (including Jill & Murray).  Our Thursday dinner group will begin to dwindle down.  The only upside is that Jill & Murry (my neighbors, who sold their home) have found a place here in Mas Verde to rent next winter, so they will be back!!  I will miss them next door. They are dear, dear friends and have been wonderful neighbors.

We had a reservation, but the tables weren't ready yet

so we stood in the "lobby" for 15-20 minutes.

Judy, Jill (they are sisters), and me.  Dear friends!!

I took a picture from both ends of the table.  

The service was good and the food delicious!

And this couple, Bob & Mary, were celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary!  

They got a free dessert from Outback!

So, I need to make another Publix run after work today.  I am having Jill & Murray, Judy & Tim, and Susan & Chuck for dinner tomorrow.  I have most of what I need but there is always something...

Sunday, after church, we will be celebrating Helen's 94th birthday at Brookdale.  I'm either buying a cake or making one. Haven't decided yet. Another busy week is ahead but life is good.  Wishing you all a lovely weekend!! 

God's love is steadfast 

and unchanging!

Whimsical Fashion Review 2022...

 

There isn't a linky and there aren't any rules.

Check out the dress and pick the shoes you like best for the dress.

It is all in fun and just a whimsical thing.

Photos are always from the Storybook of Dreams & Beauty.

I hope you aren't tired of vintage. I saw this dress and fell in love. I could wear this dress. I WOULD wear this dress.  Which shoes do you think go best with the dress?  Count down 1-2-3 and let us know!

My thoughts:  I love this dress. I want this dress in several colors! LOL  As for the shoes, I choose #3 as the most in keeping with the vintage look and they would also be the most comfortable (in my mind).  What are your thoughts?

The Wednesday Hodgepodge...

 

Thank you, Joyce, for today's Hodgepodge!  Become a Hodgepodger HERE!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 456

1. What's something you never seem to have enough time for?   Cleaning house... or maybe I just do anything to keep from MAKING time for cleaning. LOL

2. If you could turn back time and relive just one day in your life, which day would you choose and why?   I can't answer this question.  I truly don't want to go back in time to relive anything.  Joys and sorrows were what they were.  Each day lived brought me to where I am today and I don't want to change anything.  I miss Joe every day, but God is in control.  I am trusting in Him.

3. Something you enjoy making that takes a long time to prepare/cook?  Letting the pasta sauce (gravy!) cook all day but it isn't hard to prepare.  Actually, if it takes a long time to prepare, I'm not doing it. I like to cook but prefer to not make it an all-day process.

4. A time recently where you needed/gave yourself a 'time out'? How do you do that?  Gosh, Covid gave most of us permission to become slug-like (me, anyway) and I am still employing those lessons learned most afternoons and evenings! LOL  I have been dreaming of a vacation but right now it is just a dream.

5. Something you've done recently that you'd describe as a 'good time'?  Out to dinner with friends is always a good time and I had several of those last week, and my church small group is meeting here at my house tonight. Also always a good time.

6. Insert your own random thought here.  Well, I'm whining again.  I pulled a muscle in my left thigh and am so mad at myself.  I was looking for something in a lower cupboard.  I don't get on the floor easily because it hurts to get on my artificial knees, to get up. SO, I was in a half squat bending over (upside down!) pulling things out.  I felt something go wrong and could hardly walk.  I had to pull out my old cane and needed it to get around (and to work).  The muscle is in a knot.  I've been icing it and putting cream on it.  It is much better tonight (writing this on Tuesday evening) so I'm pretty sure it is just a pulled muscle but it sure does hurt.  Whaaaaaa.  The stupid things that happen.  

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast 

               and unchanging!!

No Tuesday 4...

 It is my bedtime and there isn't a Tuesday 4 posted yet. Perhaps I missed that there wouldn't be one. Anyway, I will take it as a break.  Off to Publix after work to finish up prep for tomorrow's small group dinner here at my house. A little cleaning and putting the leaf in the table, etc., etc. Out of a potential dozen, there will only be 9 of us so I can squeeze us all around one table.  That's good news! People are traveling (spring break) or have other commitments.

Wishing you a good Tuesday!!  Peace & hugs and God's blessings on you all!

Monday's Weekend Recap...

I already blogged about my St. Patrick's Day dinner with my Mas Verde friends so I will start with Friday.

My boss, Danon, and his lovely wife (Mrs. Boss) picked me up, and off we went to the Gosh, Asian Bistro for dinner.  I told Danon how good it is and they wanted to try it.  My intention was to treat us since they have treated me every time we have gone out.  It was almost comical when He saw me signal the waitress and tried to give her my card and was getting ready to make a scene. The waitress just laughed and took his card.  So much for me trying to even the score a bit.  Dinner was delicious.  They came back to my house for dessert.  Mrs. Boss had had a crazy week and was tired so we didn't play any board games.  We sat and talked for a while and then I served dessert.

Dessert was an angel food dump cake. Easy recipe and highly recommended if you haven't already tried it.  An angel food cake mix, a 20 oz can of undrained crushed pineapple. That's it. Stir it together, put it in a 9x13 dish sprayed with PAM and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.  I tossed in a cup of sweetened coconut and it was delicious!  I did serve it with a four-berry "salad" of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, and a squirt of whipped cream. I sent half of the remaining cake home with them.  Danon had two pieces!! I think he liked it.

Sunday was Sunday school and church.  I went to see Helen right after.  It was lunchtime and she was in the dining room sleeping. I tried to wake her up, two nurses tried to wake her up. She wasn't having it.  I didn't stay long but texted Cheryl (her niece) that we should re-think the birthday plans.  She agrees that we should take some food in and they will allow us to sit in the family dining room to celebrate her birthday with her. Cheryl's brother is here too.  I feel better about this plan than trying to get her out.  She is failing. So sad.

I went to Sam's Club after leaving Helen to get supplies for two dinners I'm hosting this week.  Four rotisserie chickens that I pulled apart when I got home. They are in the freezer and ready to prep when needed.  Nothing better than those $5.00 chickens.

I have a busy week ahead. Lunch today with my friend Kalisa.  Small group from church on Wednesday at my house (rotisserie chicken), Mas Verde gang out on Thursday, dinner with my neighbors here on Saturday (more rotisserie chicken).  Sunday is Helen for lunch and later, here at Mas Verde, there is a carport party for Jill & Murray.  I said I would bring a pasta salad.  Thirty-five people will be there.  Whew!! Life is good.  I will be ready to put my feet up Sunday evening!!

Peace & hugs!

God's love is steadfast and unchanging!!

Sunday Stealing...

 Thanks to Bev for today's questions!  You can join in HERE.

Swap bot

 

Stolen from Swap Bot

 

 

 

1. Do you like sushi?  Cooked but never raw.

2. What color is your car?  Silver.

3. What is your favorite thing about the place where you live?  I love my home and I love my neighbors right here in our 55+ community.  As for Lakeland, I've written about my love for my city many times.

4. Are there brands of certain items that you will ONLY buy that brand? Ie paper towels, ketchup etc
 No, not really. I like Jiff peanut butter and Heinz ketchup but sometimes I buy the store's generic brands.

5. Are you allergic to any food? Animals? Plants? Medicines?  Wasp/bee venom.

6. Have you ever been stung or bitten by an animal?  Stung by bees and wasps and found out I was mildly allergic.  My cats have bitten me but only in play (except Lucy, who bit me when I tried to trim her claws).  Oh, a dog bit me when I was little because I got in his face and scared him.

7. Do you have a favorite bird?  No.  Do you feed the bird at your house or the park?  I have fed the swans on our Lakel Morton with the grandkids.

8. What would you recommend binging on Netflix or similar?  Somebody Feed Phil!!

9. What is your proudest achievement?  I didn't give birth which is probably most moms' answer.  I don't know. Pride goeth before a fall.  I am happy with my home.  I am happy with my life.  I am happy with my family.  Proverbs 16:18: ‘Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall’.

10. Do you have or are you from a big family?  There were six in my family growing up but only two first cousins.  Joe's family is quite large and I am so blessed to be part of the D'Orsaneo family, as well as mine.

11. What do you do for exercise?  Nothing lately, but I need to get moving again.

12. What would be your favorite breakfast? (You didn’t have to cook it yourself.)  I used to love a big breakfast (and still do) but I really am not hungry in the mornings anymore.  Back in the day (and I won't turn it down) I love eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, biscuits with butter and jam, and coffee. Yum.

13. Is there an item that you really want but can not afford?  Not really. I don't pine for much of anything.  I would love to be able to upgrade my kitchen and the two bathrooms.  Maybe someday.

14.  What was the farthest distance you made for your holidays?  Florida to New Jersey, probably, when the grands were little.

15. Are you afraid of speaking in public?  Terrified. 

Peace & hugs!

God is so good!

 

Saturday 9...

 Thanks to Sam for today's questions!  You can join in HERE!

Get on Your Feet

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so to speak. We encourage you to visit other participants' posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!

Saturday 9: GET ON YOUR FEET (1989)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Gloria Estefan encourages us to stand up and make it happen. What's something you want to accomplish this fine Saturday?  I have a busy week coming up so I am sleeping as late as the cats will let me this morning and then will do some laundry and a bit of cleaning.

2) She sings that we've all been through some nasty weather. How has winter 2021/22 treated you thus far (weather-wise)?  This is Florida.  We had our week of cold weather and are now back to just warm and beautiful.

3) Best known as a recording artist, Gloria is also a best-selling author of children's books. When you were a kid, were you a big reader?  Yes, I have loved reading since I learned to read!!

 
4) In addition to music and writing, she's a linguist. As a college student, she supported herself as an English/French/Spanish translator at Miami International Airport. When were you most recently at an airport? January 2022.  Were you traveling yourself, or picking someone up/dropping them off?  I picked up snowbird friends at the Tampa airport.  They keep a car here so they can fly back and forth.

5) Gloria made her acting debut in 1999's Music of the Heart, a Meryl Streep movie about music teachers in Harlem. Did you have music classes in school? Have you ever taken private lessons?  Yes, I had music classes in school (trumpet & chorus) and I also took private lessons (piano & organ) but I didn't stick with the keyboards.

 
6) Today Gloria is one of the celebrity residents of Star Island, a man-made island in Biscayne Bay. Star Island is connected to the mainland by MacArthur Causeway, named for General Douglas MacArthur. Tell us about a street in your neighborhood, and who it's named for.  All of the streets here in my community (55+ residential) are named after the owner's family members.  My street is named after Charlotte.  I don't know the family and have never met Charlotte (or any of them).

7) 1989, the year "Get on Your Feet" was popular, was the year of the first HDTV broadcast. By 1998, high-def shows and TVs were dominant. How many TVs are in your home?  Three.  Do you watch shows on your computer or phone?  I have watched a few shows on my Kindle Fire but never on my computer or phone.

8) Also in 1989, The Simpsons premiered. It's now the longest-running prime-time TV show ever. Are you a fan?  I have never watched the Simpsons. 

9) Random question: Should husbands wear their wedding rings?  Of course, they should!! Some men (and women) work in jobs that would make jewelry unsafe so exceptions can be made, but once home - put that ring on. It is meaningful and a symbol of vows made.
 

Peace & hugs!

God is love!