Wednesday Hodgepodge - on Thursday 14/5/26

Joyce asks the questions, we post our answers and then the link up is here.

1. What's one piece of advice you would you give a recent or soon-to-be graduate? 

It's ok to change your mind about your future plans or just to take a break before rushing in to anything.

2. May 15th marks the birth date of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At this point in time are you more in need of brains, courage, heart, or a trip back home? Explain. 

Courage I think.  There are still a lot of things I put off doing at times.

3.  "There's no place like home" is an oft repeated line from Baum's book. When was the last time you felt the truth of that statement? 

Probably every time we're away or busy babysitting the grandkids and then we come home to a quiet peaceful house.

4. May is National BBQ Month...do you own a grill? Who does the grilling at your house? What's your favourite thing to throw on the grill? What's the last thing you grilled? 

No we do not currently own a grill.  Haven't done for some time.   We'd need a covered outside area to be able to regularly grill here in the UK.  The weather doesn't always co-operate.  Today for example we had a hail storm just as we were picking up grandkids from school.  And the weather forecast mentioned the possibility of frost overnight in some areas.  It's May!

5. What's a memory you replay in your head when you need a little joy? 

Don't have one in particular but it's bound to be something to do with my kids when they were young or the grandkids.  I can usually find something to remind me/bring a smile to my face if I scroll through photos on my phone.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Well I'm a day late to this week's party - we were out celebrating our daughter's 40th birthday yesterday.

The restaurant surprised her with a little cake

And we did proper cake back at my house.

And this was taken at a party she had recently - with more cake!

Daughter Rebecca on left with her wife Vicky.