Wednesday, June 24, 2020

A Rosy Wednesday Hodgepodge

Welcome to the Wednesday Hodgepodge, our first edition of the summer. If you've answered this week's questions add your link at the end of my post, then pop over and leave a comment for the blogger linking before you. That's the neighborly thing to do here on From This Side of the Pond.

Here we go-



1. This time last year where were you?

Can I sigh a little? Right here on the lake with my not quite two year old grandson. My daughter, son-in-law and grandson spent a month with us prior to their move to South Korea and it was pure gold. 



And now he's turning three and is still as precious and precocious and perfectly hilarious as he was at two, only more so. Grandbabies just keep getting better y'all. 

photo credit: Sincerely Shannon

Plus now he's got a completely adorable baby brother to add to the shenanigans so I can't sigh too awfully much.    

photo credit: Sincerely Shannon 

2. In honor of National Pink Day (June 23rd) tell us your favorite pink food or beverage. Was it on the menu at your house yesterday? Do you like to wear the color pink? If we came to visit would we find this color in your home decor? Blush-fuschia-salmon-raspberry-your favorite shade of pink?

I'm not good at the 'just one' questions. One of my favorites would be salmon which I think is more orange than pink, but salmon is officially considered one of the pinks so salmon it is. And it's often on the menu at our house, but not yesterday. 

My favorite shade of pink is blush. 

If you came to visit would you find the color in my home decor? Not inside, but does outside count? 



Yes it totally counts. 

3. Stop and smell the roses, looking through rose colored glasses, a rose by any other name, not all moonlight and roses, no rose without a thorn...which rosy saying currently fits your life in some way? Explain.

I am known for my perpetual wearing of the rose colored glasses, but y'all the mean crazy in this world is smudging them a little. Still I think we always have a choice as to how we'll view our circumstances and I'm going to choose the bright side as often as I can. 

4. Are you a 'reader'? Do you tend to read lighter books in the summer months? Do you have a summer reading list? If so, give us a title or two.

I'm a reader and always have a general list of -to be read- books going, not specific to the summer season. I don't purposely read anything that falls under the heading of 'beach read' because I prefer meatier stuff. Not that all beach reads are light, but I think it's fair to say most are, and that's generally not my cup of tea. 

I'm currently reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett and it's good so far.  Next up American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins and The Huntress by Kate Quinn. 

5. Share with us one rose and one thorn from your weekend.

No daughters in the house on Father's Day, no grandsons either which would be my thorn. However we are masters of FaceTime and making the most of what technology has to offer when it comes to communicating long distance, so it was still a mostly rosy weekend. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Artist John Marshall makes cardboard cutouts and sets them against sunsets and it is so cool. Check them out by clicking the link here.



22 comments:

  1. Oh my, that grandson of yours has grown! I can remember when we all celebrated the announcement of his birth. The time sure flies and now another little one to love! The grands do make life better. I'll be waiting to hear what you think of American Dirt. I've heard such mixed reviews that I've held off so far. Those cutouts are way cool! Have a great day, Joyce!

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  2. Any idea when you will be seeing daughter #1 and her precious family again? How are plans going with daughter #2?

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  3. You see how fast a year is when you look at kiddos & see the difference from year to year.
    Checking out that link - I love that sort of creativity!

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  4. Your grandsons are so adorable. So many people use to tell my late daughter, Amanda, she saw the world through rose colored glasses what a great characteristic!

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  5. That pink sky and its reflection on the lake is amazing! Would never grow tired of looking at that.
    Your grandsons are getting so big and are adorable. So glad you can connect through technology over the many miles.
    Thanks for another week at the Hodgepodge :)

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  6. Your grands are adorable and that pink sky photo is amazing. Thanks for hosting and have a great day! :)

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  7. Wouldn't it be fun to see what John Marshall could do with some of your gorgeous sunrises on the lake? And, I could not agree more with the comment about grandchildren only improving with age and time. I see so much of Daughter1 in Grandson2. Your boys are so precious.

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  8. Those lil boys are too cute! I wanna reach inside my monitor and squeeeeeze. :) 100% agree with you about wanting to read 'meatier' books. Too often I've been lulled into a freebee that left me feeling incomplete.

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  9. Your grandson's are so adorable. I said salmon! Beautiful sky! I'm thinking I need some rose colored glasses. I forgot to share a thorn. Going over to check out John Marshall.

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  10. Those boys, just so precious and I know so well how much you want to get your hands on them. I hope that will be sooner than later. What beautiful sunsets you all get to enjoy.

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  11. Your little grandsons are so adorable. Ugh...so hard not to be around them in person. That is something so great about the internets, being able to facetime with the ones we love. You gets some amazing sunsets at your lake. Gorgeous. Thanks for that link. That is so cool. I'll have to send it along to my daughter. Happy Summer to you!

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  12. I so enjoy seeing pics of your family and especially the grandsons. They are adorable. And the sunsets you see aren't too shabby either!!! Love sunsets! Your books sound interesting, so I will take a look at those.

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  13. That pink sky is gorgeous and yes, it does count! I think of Shannon and family a lot lately with the N. Korea news not so good these days. Keeping them in my prayers! Thank you, Joyce, for another fun Hodgepodge!

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  14. I so enjoy seeing pics of your grandsons and your lake. The photos on that link are really cool. Some people are just so creative.

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  15. That picture is so pretty! You grands are so cute too!

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  16. What fun memories and pictures from last year. I'm off to check out John Marshall. I love that kind of art.

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  17. Cute grandkids, and that picture of the sunset is gorgeous!

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  18. You certainly broadened my horizons with the link to John Marshall's art work. How very clever!!! My fav is the one with Kermit the Frog.

    Thank you for another week of fun questions!

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  19. Thanks for hosting. You have a great picture of pink outside your home!

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  20. That pink lake picture is just beautiful.

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  21. Your photo and stories are terrific! Thanks! I am trying to comment and hoping my comment does not repeat ten times. Every time I try to enter it it kicks me out. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. HUGS

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