Wednesday Hodgepodge - 23/4/25

Joyce provides the questions, we provide the answers and we all compare notes here.

1. The Hodgepodge lands on National Picnic Day...will you celebrate? Do you enjoy picnics? Dining out of doors picnic or otherwise? What are three or four things I'd find in your picnic basket?

Ha you have a different calendar to me so no I won't be celebrating although I will be having lunch with former work colleagues today.

I do like to picnic and am happy to dine outdoors as long as there are no wasps around. My picnic basket would probably include sandwiches, something sweet, maybe wine oh and serviettes to clean up with.

2. A time recently where you felt 'antsy'?

Hmm we've just had a spell with my son, his wife and their 2 boys here and, although I love to have them there are the occasional moments when I just want my usual routine of being up first and enjoying the quiet. Of course this doesn't happen at all while they are here as the boys are always up first but they're usually not too noisy so although I often wake when they get up I can easily turn over and get a (little) bit more sleep.

They love playing games.

3. As the saying goes...'when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' Do you like lemonade? When did you recently need to make lemonade out of lemons, figuratively speaking?

I do like lemonade but the shop bought version - home made is usually too tart for me.

Last week I had to rescue the cake I'd ordered for Hubby's 70th birthday. Despite being a little bit younger than him I obviously had a senior moment when ordering the cake as it had 50th birthday on it. Fortunately I was able to salvage it by removing the 5 and piping on a 7 and it wasn't too noticeable. Phew!

This was just after he'd blown the candles out. Not the best picture of the cake but it was definitely yummy.

4. Recently five 'celebrities' made a brief (ll minute) foray into space aboard Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket. Did you hear about this? Your thoughts? If money were no object is this something you'd like to do someday?

I did hear about it. Not impressed and definitely wouldn't want to do it.

5. Favourite thing about the 'space' you're sitting in right now?

I can look out into the garden and watch the birds feeding on the bird feeder.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Things were a little bit busy around here with the grandchildren visiting and I'm also trying to complete the A-Z challenge again this year so I feel normal blogging has taken a back seat. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and do more blog visits and commenting. Apologies for not getting around to everyone.