Joyce has this week off so I went back five years to find an August Hodgepodge to post. I didn't change anything.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
An Over-The-Moon Hodgepodge Wednesday.....
Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 318
1. Did you watch the solar eclipse? No. Your thoughts? It was cloudy and we were not in a good place to see it, even if it hadn't been cloudy. We just noticed that it got a little darker like it would if it was going to rain. Sun Chips, Moon Pies, Starburst candies, a Blue Moon beer, a Sunkist orange, or a Milky Way candy bar...what's your favorite eclipse related snack on this list? I'll have to go with Sunkist orange. These photos were in our newspaper yesterday:
2. What are you 'over the moon' about these days? At the risk of repeating myself...being retired has me 'over the moon'!! What's something you enjoy doing every 'once in a blue moon'? Going to the movies. I'm not a big fan of movie theaters but if the movie sounds really good, I am happy to go.
3. Tell us about something in the realm of science that interests you. How do you feed that interest? I am always interested in reading about forensics, especially the study of mummies or bodies found frozen from hundreds of years ago. If archeology is a science (archaeometry), I also love that. I feed the interest by reading about new discoveries, etc.
4. What are a few things you remember about going back to school as a child? We always had to have that first day of school picture taken. I really don't remember being nervous or scared. I loved school, actually. 1962....... dress codes were a little different from today!!
5. I've seen several versions of this around the net so let's make one of our own...share with us five words that touch your soul and briefly tell us why.
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1. Did you watch the solar eclipse? No. Your thoughts? It was cloudy and we were not in a good place to see it, even if it hadn't been cloudy. We just noticed that it got a little darker like it would if it was going to rain. Sun Chips, Moon Pies, Starburst candies, a Blue Moon beer, a Sunkist orange, or a Milky Way candy bar...what's your favorite eclipse related snack on this list? I'll have to go with Sunkist orange. These photos were in our newspaper yesterday:
2. What are you 'over the moon' about these days? At the risk of repeating myself...being retired has me 'over the moon'!! What's something you enjoy doing every 'once in a blue moon'? Going to the movies. I'm not a big fan of movie theaters but if the movie sounds really good, I am happy to go.
3. Tell us about something in the realm of science that interests you. How do you feed that interest? I am always interested in reading about forensics, especially the study of mummies or bodies found frozen from hundreds of years ago. If archeology is a science (archaeometry), I also love that. I feed the interest by reading about new discoveries, etc.
4. What are a few things you remember about going back to school as a child? We always had to have that first day of school picture taken. I really don't remember being nervous or scared. I loved school, actually. 1962....... dress codes were a little different from today!!
5. I've seen several versions of this around the net so let's make one of our own...share with us five words that touch your soul and briefly tell us why.
Love touches my soul in so many ways, including faith, family, friends, pets...
Kindnesses shown to me or a loved one always touch my soul...
Peaceful moments feed my soul by allowing me to just listen...
Laughter feeds my soul! Who doesn't feel great after a good laugh...
Home is where my soul is at rest and where it is fed by all of the above and more...
6. Insert your own random thought here. We are getting excited about our trip north and getting to see family and friends. We have allowed some extra time on our trip up so we can take our time and make a couple of stops along the way to visit with friends. If you live close to I-75 between Florida and Ohio and have any interest in a cup of coffee with Joe and me, please give me your email address so we can connect!! We already have plans to stop above Chattanooga for a late breakfast with Lynda H.
6. Insert your own random thought here. We are getting excited about our trip north and getting to see family and friends. We have allowed some extra time on our trip up so we can take our time and make a couple of stops along the way to visit with friends. If you live close to I-75 between Florida and Ohio and have any interest in a cup of coffee with Joe and me, please give me your email address so we can connect!! We already have plans to stop above Chattanooga for a late breakfast with Lynda H.
Joe and I had haircut appointments yesterday afternoon, back-to-back. We have an appointment this afternoon to talk to 'Mario' at Lakeland Funeral Home to make pre-arrangements for our funerals. We don't want our boys to be burdened with making decisions for us, so we are making them now. It will also help Joe or me should one of us go first. Not a pleasant thing, but we believe it is a necessary thing. We also have living wills and have named power of attorneys and health care surrogates. My advice to everyone is to at least have a serious conversation with your loved ones if you can't get it done legally just yet.
(Just an added note... I am so glad we had those arrangements made ahead of time, never thinking in less than four years, Joe would be gone.)
Peace & hugs!
Our God is so good!
I recall the eclipse... has it really been that long ago? I remember everything dimmed a bit.
ReplyDeleteI vaguely recall that eclipse, Terri. I do love your back-to-school photo; it took me back, too, especially the cute little dress.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Very wise words to do the preparations. We haven't yet and were just talking the other day about that. Thanks for a reminder.
ReplyDeleteYou were already retired back then...boy, does time fly! I remember when you made that trip north. If you ever do so again we're going to have to meet up even if just for lunch on the Turnpike or something!
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed!
DeleteThe joke's on me! I missed the beginning that said this post was from years ago. I finally ent back up to the top and figured it out. It's so interesting to see what we were thinking just a few years ago and then all that's transpired since then. Love you, girl! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWow, 5 years already?! I sure remember those back-to-school fashions! Had my parents taken a photo, we might have been twinsies. I don't think we've been to a movie theater since before the pandemic; besides with those new comfy seats one or both of us would likely fall asleep! Like my mother, you were so wise to pre-arrange funeral arrangements; wish I might get Tom to discuss doing so.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking I totally missed a solar eclipse, and then realized you were stepping back!
ReplyDeleteDoing the funeral arrangement ahead of time is so wise and I can only imagine how glad you were not to have to make those decisions when Joe passed so suddenly.
Oh, I remember the eclipse. I sat out in the back yard and watched it. I think I had some cardboard or something...I can't remember now how I did it. Love your back to school picture. I can only find one of mine, 1st grade. That may have been the only one ever taken. I don't remember it being a "thing" when I was growing up. My Mother went to work when I started school, so I think school mornings were too hectic to think about taking pictures. (((hugs))) regarding that last part about making "arrangements", etc. I guess we just never know, do we? wow. Thank you for sharing this old one. It was interesting.
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