Wednesday Hodgepodge - 5/11/25

Joyce provides these questions each week and we write down our answers and then we link up here.

Why not join in the fun?

1. Besides Thanksgiving, something on your November calendar you're looking forward to? 

We're going to a Quiz night tomorrow night, sponsored by our local wine bar in aid of the Foodbank so there will be wine tasting involved to.  Looks like a fun evening.

2. Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7'. Huh? 

Is it even a word??? I had to consult the internet to find out it's meaning because apparently I'm old and this particular slang is not part of my vocabulary. Is it part of yours? According to the article I read, it's a viral term, more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning driven by social media.

Definitely not part of my vocabulary.  I hadn't even heard of it.

What do you think? 

Dictionary. com says it's selection each year is a 'linguistic time capsule reflecting social trends and events, but they also admitted to being confused by '6-7'. Some say it means so-so and is sometimes accompanied by the up and down hand motion we associate with the phrase so-so.

Well I suppose we might say I'm at "sixes and sevens" but of course that means confused or in a bit of a mess, definitely nothing to do with so-so.  And I would have thought 5-6 would be a better number equivalent for s0-s0.

What word do you think would have made a better choice? 

I have absolutely no idea lol.

3. What's a food, trend, activity, or thing people love but you think is just so-so? 

Well having spotted the next question I'm going with Bubble Tea although to be honest I've never tried it and I'd probably rate it as a no-no rather than so-so.

4. Are you a tea drinker? Hot or cold? How do you like yours and at what time of day? Do you like flavoured teas or teas billed as calming, energizing, healing, etc? 

I am definitely a tea drinker but ordinary tea which has to be hot.  (Although my cups often get cold before I finish them.)  I like it at any time of the day but I have to have one first thing in the morning or else I'm like this.

• I'm not a fan of flavoured or calming teas.  They are a whole different type of drink as far as I'm concerned.  My only concession is to decaffeinated tea after around 3pm in the afternoon so that I'm not kept awake at night.

5. The November Hodgepodge has always included a weekly gratitude question. Here's the question for today-what are three things that make your heart sing? 

• Catching up with the Grandkids, especially the ones that live further away.
• Taking a walk around the lake or through the forest.
• Losing myself in a good book.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Well I'm trying to make a note of something I'm grateful for each day in November so today I'm grateful to Joyce and all the other bloggers that post memes like this that keep the blogging world turning.

Thank you.