Wednesday Hodgepodge

It's time for Wednesday Hodgepodge with Joyce, who blogs at From This Side of The Pond.  Each week she'll pose some questions for us to answer. What a great way to journal life.

1. Let's compare this May to last May. What's changed? Wait! I have to remember what happened last May? Not much has changed really. Last year we did have the grandkids for extended stays a few times. It was kind of fun to go back and look at older posts. What remains very much the same? Work stays very much the same. I do still watch the grandkids every Tuesday. 

2. What's something you may do this month? I may get around to weeding (I really NEED to do this). I may go on a hike. I'd love this. I may hit some thrift/vintage shops. 

3. Mother's Day is approaching (in the US of A)...in what way(s) are you like your mother? I think there are many ways I'm like my mom. I think I our personalities are very similar. She's been gone 21 years..I've been told I look like her, we both love cooking and creating a "home". I love antiques and flowers and so did she. We both love family. I sure wish she was here. I didn't really have time to look for another picture. 

She was a fun grandma (nannie) and I hope I'm the same way. 

4. Did you have a favorite book as a child? I loved books all growing up. What was it and why was it a favorite. I loved the book Little Black Sambo (I know it has been put out of print for awhile), but I just loved the illustrations and I did like the story...Sambo wins against the tiger, etc...I also loved Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, The Bobbsey Twins. 

5. Are you more of a tortoise or a hare? Hmmm...I'm going to say probably a bit of both. Explain.  I wasn't sure how to compare...I found this page that had some good explanations. I think at home or on vacations, I'm more of a tortoise. I don't like to be rushed, I like to move at a slower pace. At home I get distracted by little things but manage to get things done. At work I'm more of a hare. I can multitask and get things done that need doing. So depending on the scenario will depend on which mode I can switch on or off. I find in mornings I'm definitely now a hare. I struggle to get myself going. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. We just got back last Sunday from a trip to Tampa. It was both for work (hubby) and pleasure. My hubby had a conference the last part of the week, so we flew in on the Sunday before and had 3 days to do what we wanted before we had to go to the hotel for the conference. We got an airbnb in Ruskin, Fl. We visited Anna Maria Island, St Petersburg, and Clearwater beach. It was fun, but give me my PNW any day. A gal I follow on IG, Ashley Petrone from Arrows and Bow, has The Fox Mercantile in Cortez and an inn on AMI...It was always a place I thought would be fun to go visit, but honestly there really has been no reason we'd go visit that part of Florida...however, when my hubby said his conference was in Tampa and I could go, I jumped on that. It was fun to visit and see where the people you follow do life, or visit a place they own. Now to have a reason to get to Oklahoma to visit The Pioneer Womans' Mercantile..haha. The weather was decent, too hot, but not has humid as it could've been. I think I'll try and do another separate post on the trip.

Now it's about getting back to normal life and getting through jet lag. 

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin