Thanks to Joyce for another fabulous Hodgepodge!
Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 192
Welcome to another edition of the Wednesday Hodgepodge. Answer the questions on your own blog, then scoot back here tomorrow and read what the rest of the world is saying. Maybe not the whole world, more like our little corner, but still a fun way to spend your Wednesday.
1. Are the leaves turning color where you live? Have they begun to fall? Will you have to rake when it's all said and done? Is that a chore you love or loathe? The leaves don't really change colors in Florida, but they are starting to change in Ohio. I don't rake leaves. I loathe yard work. The live oak trees in our Florida home drop their leaves (and pollen) all year long, but twice a year in a big way. Our yard service takes care of most of them for us. Thankfully.
2. When did you last shake like a leaf? Oh gosh, I really can't remember the last time I was so scared that I shook.
3. After 20 seasons with the NY Yankees, Derek Jeter played his last official game Sunday afternoon. Jeter has been described even by opponents as a 'class act', both on and off the field. The NFL is back in action this month too, with several players in that sport also making headlines. What are your thoughts on athletes as role models? Should a professional athlete be expected to act as role model or is that going beyond their job description? What responsibility do the organizations these athletes work for have when it comes to dealing with off the field behavior? Discuss. I think professional athletes are paid way too much money. They are definitely role models (male and female) and have a responsibility to behave in public because of that. It is part of the job, when one is in the public eye.
4. What season of the year is toughest for you in terms of your health? Why? In the Fall and Spring, my head goes crazy. I get plugged up, am a mess in the morning, and sometimes wake with a headache. It is just the changes in pressure - not allergies. Makes me miserable for about a month.
clean eating (more veg, less meat, less sodium, limit alcohol and processed foods)
trash fish (you know those fish that get caught in fishermen nets and are thrown back? It seems chefs are finding creative ways to make them more appetizing)
cauliflower (this year's IT vegetable)
kaniwa (essentially baby quinoa, so like quinoa only smaller)
fermentation (think pickling except with twists on flavor we're not accustomed to)
community supported food (farms operating with community support/membership).
Okay-so how many of the hot healthy food trends for 2014 have you experienced, encountered, enjoyed? Any you've tried and said ewwww? Any on the list you'd liketo try before year's end? Ewwwww on the trash fish, for sure. I love cauliflower. I'm not into "healthy food trends" but do know I should eat healthier.
6. In seven words or less, bid September adieu. Good-bye rain and humidity. Hello open windows!
7. What's something on your October calendar that makes you happy just thinking about it? It's not on the calendar yet, but I hope we can get a trip in to visit our son and daughter-in-law, at their new home in Georgia!
8. Insert your own random thought here. I am so blessed with such a wonderful family, extended family and good friends. I feel loved!!
We will be on the road, headed south when you read this. It's been a great trip! Thanks for stopping in and for your safe travel prayers! Peace, love & hugs.
