February 11th: The Wednesday Hodgepodge

 Thanks to Joyce for today's questions!  Click HERE to be a Hodgepodger!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 640

1. What's something recent that had you 'tickled pink'? I ordered two new skillets from Amazon, and the largest one came yesterday!  Silly to be tickled pink about a new skillet, but I love it and did throw the one it's replacing in the trash.  The second one is two inches smaller and is due in a few days.  Hard to get it all in a picture, but here it is...

2. A bed of roses, everything's coming up roses, every rose has its thorn, stop and smell the roses, rose-colored glasses, a rose among thorns... Which rosy expression might currently be applied to your life in some way?  Everything's coming up roses!  I have friends coming to visit soon!!  My BFF Elaine, hubby Jim, and pup Bella will be here on the 23rd for two weeks.  A week after them, Blogging friend Mari and hubby Bob will be here for almost a week!!  How blessed am I!!!

3. What makes you feel loved and appreciated?  That friends (new and old) want to visit and spend time here!

4. A box of chocolates or a bouquet of fresh flowers-what's your pleasure? Any special plans for Valentine's Day?  I am not a flower person, so I will choose the chocolates every time.  No 'romantic' plans for the 14th, but I did ask my friend, Cheryl (Helen's niece), if she would like to see Jesus Christ Superstar at our Community Theater on the 14th.  She is up for it, so we got tickets and will get dinner before the play.  Joe and I used to have season passes for the Lakeland Community Theater.  It's been years since I've attended anything there, so I'm looking forward to it.

5. Share a favorite quote, scripture, or song lyric relating to love.  1 Corinthians...

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

6. Insert your own random thought here.  I am enjoying the Olympic figure skating and the skiing from Italy.  I am sad that the 'ice dancing' has been replaced with rhythm dance. We'll never again see the grace and elegance of Torvill and Dean, and other ice dancers. The rhythm dance is exciting, but this is beautiful...

ChatGPT says I can try...

Peace and Hugs!

Thanks for your visit today!!

Love Divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heaven to earth come down;

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling;

All Thy faithful mercies crown!

Jesus, Thou art all compassion,

Pure unbounded love Thou art;

Visit us with Thy salvation;

Enter every trembling heart.