Springing the Hodgepodge on You

Welcome to this week's edition of the Wednesday Hodgepodge...I hope you'll join the fun today! Answer the questions on your own blog, then come back here and add your link to the party. Oh, and go say hi to the neighbors because everybody loves company! 

Here are my answers-

1. Thursday marks the first day of spring...to celebrate would you rather plant a garden or go for a walk in the woods? Would either of those activities be possible on Thursday where you live?

Probably a walk in the woods. We love to hike, and have lots of woods to choose from, including our own backyard. I haven't planted a true garden since we've been in this house. Too many boulders underground and too many critters above ground. Our backyard is pretty, very natural with the woods behind us, and we do add lots of flowering pots to our patio, steps, and front porch. We won't be doing that for at least another month, once the danger of frost has passed. 

Garden Centers here advise waiting until May, plus we still have snow on the ground so I definitely couldn't plant a garden on Thursday.  I could walk in the woods as long as I've got my snow boots or wellies on...I think the temperature will cooperate. 

2. When did somebody last spring something on you? (or when did you last spring something on someone?)

When I realize someone is going to 'spring something on me' I feel like I need to brace myself for something I might not be too excited about. Something like, "Hey I've got a crazy idea!" or 'Hello this is your accountant-car repairman-plumber calling back with some numbers." Yeah. Brace yourself.  

I don't remember the last time someone sprung something on me, and I try to return the favor if I can. I'm more of a 'let me sugar coat this as much as I possibly can' kind of news bearer. 

3. We often think of spring as a time for new beginnings...what's something you'd like to start doing this spring?

I'm not sure if this is new, but there are a number of local historical sites, attractions, and restaurants in the NYC area that are on my list of 101 in 1001 ( see link on my sidebar), and I'd like to get busy checking them out. So many of these outings require better than 13 degree temps, blustery winds, and snow up to your kneecaps in order to be enjoyable, so come on spring! 

4. Where do you like to sit in a movie theatre? When did you last sit there, and what were you watching?

We like to sit in the front middle. Not the front front or the way back or the middle middle, but the front middle. The last movie we saw in the theatre was The Monuments Men, and we both liked it.  

5. When you meet someone for the very first time, what do you want them to think about you?

That I'm friendly and genuine.
I enjoy meeting new people so if I say I'm happy to meet you I mean it.  

6. March is frozen food month (yes, really!). Besides ice cream (gotta make you think a little) what's your most often purchased frozen food item?

I don't buy a lot of frozen food, so besides frozen yogurt for the hubs, my most purchased frozen food item is a vegetable, namely okra or lima beans which I like to put in soup. You can't find fresh okra in our neck of the woods. 

This seems like an odd answer.

I don't buy frozen meals of any kind, so my freezer is mostly meat and a couple bags of frozen veg.  And yogurt, but that wasn't allowed. 

7. What's something you avoid?

Negative people. They're draining, plus I think negativity breeds negativity in the same way gossip breeds more gossip. 

Gossip-something else I try to avoid. 

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

I just love Honest Toddler, and know he/she can always be counted on for a laugh. I follow HT on Twitter, but there's also a blog and Facebook page. 

I spent many years working with toddlers and have so much affection for this particular age group. The author of this blog (and soon to be book) has a real gift for expressing life from the viewpoint of a toddler. This post made me laugh--How to Put a Toddler to Bed in 100 Easy Steps