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. Many of our earliest presidents created words or expressions widely used today. Teddy Roosevelt is credited with mollycoddle, pack rat, frazzle, and loose cannon...which of those words/phrases currently relates to your life in some way? Honestly, I don't think any of them relates to life right now. Maybe frazzle a little bit in that sometimes I feel like there are certain areas in my life that frazzle me to some degree usually surrounding getting things done or the constant hamster wheel of some things.

2. Have you visited many (or any) of the US Presidents homes, monuments, libraries or related sites? Nope, I have not. I think mostly because I've lived on the west coast most of my life and it really has never been a priority for me. If so what's been your favorite? Are there any you particularly want to see? Well, after looking at the link provided, there is one in Washington (up in Seattle) and 3 in Oregon, 2 of which are in Portland, close to me, so maybe I'll venture to see those, just for the sake of seeing them.  Here's a link to presidential sites listed by state which is kind of fun to read-Presidential Places by State. And since several bloggers who participate in the HP each week live outside the US, here's a link to Presidential Places Outside the US. Have you seen any of those? 

3. February 20th is National Cherry Pie Day...will you celebrate?  Nope. The only cherries I like are fresh off the tree. Given your choice of cherry pie, cherry cobbler, cheesecake with a cherry topping, or black forest cake which would you choose? None, but if I had to, I'd choose the cheesecake and scrape the cherry topping off. 

4. Last time you worked a puzzle of some kind? I always have a puzzle going and I also like to do word or number puzzles on my phone. I've always been this way. I LOVE puzzles.  Something that had you puzzled recently? Well, at work we had a funny thing happen and we're not sure why, though we have our guesses. I was off on this day, but pictures were sent in our group chat. we have a blue tub on our back dock that we keep cardboard in. We have a habit of looking in there because sometimes Amazon Flex Drivers deliver packages when we're closed (which they aren't supposed to do) and we have found some in there. Anyways...one of my co-workers looked in it and found an unopened bottle of alcohol. THEN when they went out to collect the mail from a mailbox we have outside (like the blue mailboxes the post office uses), they found another unopened bottle. That was puzzling, though our guesses were that someone was ditching them because they were afraid of being caught...whether stolen, underage, who knows, that will remain a mystery.

This is the current puzzle I'm working on. I love the brand White Mountain Puzzles. They are based in NH and are USA made. 

I found this one at a used bookstore yesterday...I just had to get it. How cool!

5. Of the early blooming flowers (January-early March depending on your zone) which one's your favorite? Daffodils, crocus and snowdrops are faves. 

snowdrops, lenten roses, pansies, violets, snapdragons, reticulated iris, crocus, winter jasmine

Do you have any of these in your own yard/garden? I have daffodils and a few others. I need to get more, but always forget come fall. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. Last night I was thinking that I need to get out and prune my blueberry bushes. I think we're supposed to have some dry days next week so maybe I'll put it on my calendar to do it then.

I thought I had a few other things I wanted to share but now I can't remember what they were soooo we'll just end it here today. I am hosting a surprise baby shower tonight here  at my house and am supposed to have an electrical inspector coming to the house today so a full day of prep for the shower, hanging around til the inspector shows up and getting other things accomplished. Let's do this.

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin