Wednesday Hodgepodge - 18/6/25

Joyce provides the questions, we provide the answers and you can join in the fun here.

1. Summer officially begins this week (in the northern hemisphere)...what was your favourite thing to do in the summer when you were a kid? What do you like most about summer now? 

I loved daytrips to the beach and going to the forest for blackberry picking.  Now I love that on the very hot days I don't have to work and can sit around doing nothing if I want.

2.  Something you'll celebrate this summer? 

We'll celebrate having the family all together again for a couple of weeks.  We also have a wedding to attend on Saturday with most of our extended family there.

3. Summer tastes like? Smells like? Sounds like? 

Strawberries, Freshly cut grass, Birdsong - the parakeets in our garden are being particularly vocal at the moment.

4. June 18th is National Splurge Day...what's the last thing you splurged on? What might you splurge on today? 

I can't remember what I last splurged on but we're planning to get some new garden furniture which will definitely be a splurge.

5. Share a favourite summer quote, saying, song lyric, or meme. 

Well one that applied when I was young of course was "School's out for summer!"  It isn't quite there yet for UK schools - still another 2-3 weeks to go.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Definitely summer here now - we're enjoying a nice hot spell of weather.