Welcome to another week in the Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions add your link at the end of my post, then go say hi to the blogger linking before you. Here we go-
1. We're approaching Memorial Day Weekend in the US of A...will you mark this in some way? If so tell us how. According to a list found here some things you might do in honor of Memorial Day would be-shop in a Veteran owned business, learn to play a patriotic song, watch the Memorial Day concert, take a virtual tour of the White House, write a letter to a soldier or a soldier's family, fly a flag, attend a Memorial Day parade, donate flowers for a soldier's grave, put together a care package for a soldier, and take a moment of silence at 3 PM (the National Moment of Remembrance)....of the ideas mentioned are there any you will try?
We definitely try to mark the day and will for sure be flying the flag. I don't know of any local parades but we hope to attend a nearby Memorial Day service on Sunday afternoon.
I've been on an in-person tour of the White House so won't be doing the virtual. I like the idea of the 3 PM moment of silence, and I don't think I knew that was a thing until recently. Now that I do I'm going to respect it. My dad is buried in Arlington National Cemetery and when we lived close by we used to like to visit sometime over the Memorial Day weekend. They do a wonderful job of honoring those who've served their country.
2. What's something recently that made you 'come to attention'?
The price of gas.
3. In what area of your life do you need to 'soldier on'?
Cleaning out my desk and file cabinets. In terms of desk space I'm downsizing so I need to empty out this great big desk and decide what to keep, what to file in a separate file cabinet, and what absolutely must be within arms reach in the new desk space. This big desk was overdue for a clean out anyway, but I'm easily distracted.
4. As a long weekend approaches and summer draws near, what's a favorite food from your childhood you think about adding to the menu?
Home made ice cream. We don't have an ice cream freezer, but I'm going to get one before my grandsons visit so we can make ice cream with them.
5. Your favorite patriotic movie?
Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan would be my top two.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
that men have died to win them." Franklin D. Roosevelt