A Caramel Colored Hodgepodge

Welcome to this week's edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions, add your link at the end of my post. We've had some new bloggers participating in recent weeks, so be sure you visit your neighbor on the list and leave a comment. That's what keeps the blog world spinnin'! Here we go-

1. 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.' How does this saying ring true in your own family, either the one you grew up in or the one you made? 

The saying rings pretty true both directions here. I'm a lot like my momma, and I see myself in my girls too. They're each uniquely their own person of course, but we're also alike in many ways. 

We've always said Daughter2 is my mini because she looks so much like me, but it's more than that. I wrote a post (linked here-And The Seasons They Go Round and Round) on her 30th birthday about some of the other ways we're similar. 

I wrote about my own momma too (linked here-One Of These Things Is A Lot Like The Other). 

Hmmm...I guess daughter1 never got a post of her own in this department, so I'm going to think about that and write one soon. I've always said she's a lot like me only better...softer, gentler, wiser, and definitely more coordinated-ha! 

2. Something you're nuts about these days? How about something that's driving you nuts? 

I'll reverse the questions and say what bugs first. I could write a long list of things relating to our current political climate, but let's go with people texting, face timing, or in general driving distracted.  

Something I'm nuts about these days? The weather for one. 

October skies might be my favorite and the temperature has been just right too. I love nature's gem tones and this is their season to shine. 

3. What does abundance mean to you? 

As a christian this term makes me think of the goodness of God. I love the lyrics to the song Reckless Love by Cory Asbury. '....Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the 99, I couldn't earn it, I don't deserve it, still..You give yourself away... Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God...'

Here's a link to the whole song if you'd like to listen-Reckless Love 

4. Caramel apple-caramel cake-caramel corn-caramel sundae-caramel macchiatto...what's your caramel treat of choice? 

I prefer an apple dipped in caramel rather than an apple on a stick. I feel like I might lose a filling with that one. I like a bite of a caramel cake, but the icing is usually a little too sweet for me so I don't need a whole piece. I don't like flavored coffee drinks and while a sundae would be good I'm going with caramel corn. I love the mix you can buy that has half caramel corn and half cheese popcorn. The salty sweet combo is so good! 

5. What's a childhood memory that always comes to mind as the leaves start to fall? 

I'm not sure there's one single memory, but more of a feeling I have when the leaves begin to turn. I think you'd call it nostalgia. When fall rolls around I think of back to school days, my dad raking piles of leaves in the yard, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, and my favorite holiday-Thanksgiving. 

6. Insert. your own random thought here. 

Our camellia is loaded with blooms and so pretty...

Happy Wednesday everyone!