tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post3114941500073847478..comments2024-03-28T22:53:48.586-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: We're Baaaack...The Wednesday Hodgepodge Volume 361Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-18257589354932911652020-03-27T07:59:22.548-04:002020-03-27T07:59:22.548-04:00Well, better late than never. I'm sorry Joyce...Well, better late than never. I'm sorry Joyce. I wrote mine on Tuesday and then I went to donate blood for the first time Wednesday and completely forgot. I'll try to do better next week. Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273950960263126267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-23525863569137352152020-03-25T23:35:51.012-04:002020-03-25T23:35:51.012-04:00Joyce, I just happened to see Auburnchick's po...Joyce, I just happened to see Auburnchick's post today, and was thrilled to see that you have brought back The Hodgepodge during this trying time! What a nice distraction! You have brought me out of blog retirement...at least for now :)<br /><br />Your "grands" are precious and growing like weeds! My grands are growing up, too. Our youngest is now 6 1/2, and we have a teenager!<br /><br />Stay safe! We here in GA are watching the numbers in SC rise each day, along with our own. It's a bit disturbing! <br />Kathy (Reflections)maddie/cadesmimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728528124103014286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-63579899148660526982020-03-25T22:27:49.532-04:002020-03-25T22:27:49.532-04:00Oh those precious little grands...how can they not...Oh those precious little grands...how can they not make your day? It's so nice to have the Hodgepodge back and thank you again for taking this on again. I enjoyed your answers...and yes, living on the lake would put limits on your take out options...same here out in the boonies...LOL! Stay safe and healthy!Debby Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499542865677173703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-6000769599857974902020-03-25T20:35:45.166-04:002020-03-25T20:35:45.166-04:00Well, this was just such fun and I'm so thrill...Well, this was just such fun and I'm so thrilled you brought it back. Yes, my daughter and DIL could write their own memes about this home schooling business and their both teachers. They say it's a whole new world with their own kiddos.Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-69876105676540864042020-03-25T17:07:06.959-04:002020-03-25T17:07:06.959-04:00Your grandson's are so precious and cute. What...Your grandson's are so precious and cute. What a blessing. Glad you are staying in. We haven't been out yet but eventually we will need to, or at least Mark will need to make the run. That was nice to leave the cookies for your neighbor. I am pretty sure that James Easter basket will be left on their doorstep. Makes me sad but I just want everyone safe. Midway was great, we had seen it at the show. Mark especially liked it because his dad was a dive bomber. We enjoyed Knives Out. Thank for being back. Take care and stay well. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-30746932143108055642020-03-25T16:14:00.868-04:002020-03-25T16:14:00.868-04:00Darling boys! I love listening to Claire (and her ...Darling boys! I love listening to Claire (and her dad) too. Carrie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819737721881821638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-12904024509828601512020-03-25T15:51:22.808-04:002020-03-25T15:51:22.808-04:00Thank you so much for resurrecting the Hodgepodge!...Thank you so much for resurrecting the Hodgepodge! Your grandsons are so stinkin' cute; I know it must be especially trying having them so far away.Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-21098074531262713402020-03-25T15:04:08.257-04:002020-03-25T15:04:08.257-04:00This little girl is incredible!!!
Thanks for givi...This little girl is incredible!!!<br /><br />Thanks for giving us the Hodgepodge again. It's interesting to read how others are coping with COVID-19.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389829595981028640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-78593650070123364652020-03-25T14:44:07.441-04:002020-03-25T14:44:07.441-04:00Thank you for doing this again! I'm glad I sa...Thank you for doing this again! I'm glad I saw it. I've only been posting Thankful Thursday and am glad to get around to visiting some blog friends again. <br /><br />bphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884081028227999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-4361388623949469872020-03-25T14:24:46.530-04:002020-03-25T14:24:46.530-04:00Love the photo of the boys and that video is beaut...Love the photo of the boys and that video is beautiful. Thank you for a new Hodgepodge!! Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-33981316479565193722020-03-25T14:22:55.618-04:002020-03-25T14:22:55.618-04:00Thanks so much for reviving the Hodgepodge for thi...Thanks so much for reviving the Hodgepodge for this time, Joyce! I enjoyed this week's questions and seeing the photos of the grandboys. Amazing how fast that little one has grown!<br /><br />My mother always made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Her signature cookie. She got the recipe from my aunt Joanne and it was HER signature cookie as well. Both ladies are gone now. Recently I asked a cousin to meet up with me at my parents' home. This lady, as a little girl, spent hours there. I wanted to see if there was anything she wanted out of the house (in addition to the things that had her name on them!). She did take a box full of things, and I was so tickled that among them was my mother's recipe box and the old cookie jar. My cousin remembered that it had always been filled with oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.Mrs.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392321745556290343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-13507924153094905752020-03-25T13:19:43.783-04:002020-03-25T13:19:43.783-04:00So nice to connect again!!! Thanks, Joyce!!!So nice to connect again!!! Thanks, Joyce!!!Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-59777450162076403922020-03-25T12:25:19.915-04:002020-03-25T12:25:19.915-04:00Hola friend! Well, I added my link but had to com...Hola friend! Well, I added my link but had to come back to add a comment because I went for a long walk and had a work meeting, via Zoom. Your grandsons are absolutely adorable! I love seeing photos of them! I just realized that I didn't answer the second part of the cooking question - what's something delicious I've cooked this past week. It would have to be chili. I used the recipe The Best Vegan Chili Ever! by It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken. The recipe is on her blog, and it is divine! I haven't been able to find tofu, though, so I made it without the tofu crumbles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-2215673347970229832020-03-25T11:50:22.846-04:002020-03-25T11:50:22.846-04:00Thanks for hosting. Joyce. congratulations on your...Thanks for hosting. Joyce. congratulations on your new grandson, I too am so thankful for new technology. Oatmeal cookies are a favorite around here too!.<br />Blessings,<br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843762646877115013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-2632344674424465232020-03-25T10:56:50.153-04:002020-03-25T10:56:50.153-04:00Thankful to the Lord for the internet so we can se...Thankful to the Lord for the internet so we can see our grands. You paved the way with your face timing all the way to Korea. A few grandparents of missionaries do it, too, but some of them are being called home. Korea has done very well with the virus so your kids are in the safest place! It's such a treat to have hodgepodge back. Thanks for that song at the end...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-11533920675203585512020-03-25T10:48:55.351-04:002020-03-25T10:48:55.351-04:00Your grandkids are adorable!! So glad for technolo...Your grandkids are adorable!! So glad for technology in this trying time!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623415881677066259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-75961806238949545452020-03-25T10:41:40.328-04:002020-03-25T10:41:40.328-04:00Thank you so much for hosting the Hodgepodge once ...Thank you so much for hosting the Hodgepodge once again, Joyce. It's a nice way for me to ease back into blogging, after being inconsistent the past month.<br /><br />Congratulations on your new grandson! I'm so glad you were able to visit when you did, before the travel restrictions went into effect. Yes, the technology of today makes it much easier to live apart from loved ones. <br /><br />We like to eat out too, and not doing so right now is hard. Worst of all, our favorite pizza restaurant isn't even doing delivery. They have completely shut down right now. Of course, their pizza seems to be the food I want most to eat!<br /><br />That little girl's voice is so beautiful...so angelic.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Patti @ Writing to Remember (formerly I blogged at Celebrating Our Days)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948766889057998160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-5651806182534323212020-03-25T10:23:51.378-04:002020-03-25T10:23:51.378-04:00Hi Joyce,
Oh those grandsons!!
I liked your idea ...Hi Joyce,<br />Oh those grandsons!! <br />I liked your idea about taking cookies to the neighbors and leaving them on the door step. Kind of like May Day Baskets. ;-)<br />Love, Carla<br />Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-60971150884328561772020-03-25T10:12:48.926-04:002020-03-25T10:12:48.926-04:00Your grandsons are beautiful and it is such a good...Your grandsons are beautiful and it is such a good thing to be able to do Facetime with them. The time will fly by and they will be back with you soon. I'm cooking for myself and it is somewhat of a challenge. I thought I would eat less and lose a few pounds, but I guess that isn't the case these days. One of the memes said we need to social distance ourselves from the fridge. Oh dear. Thanks for bringing this back, even if only for a short time.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020639587130083388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-73259032034139692282020-03-25T08:58:55.484-04:002020-03-25T08:58:55.484-04:00Glad to see the hodgepodge back, Joyce! Your grand...Glad to see the hodgepodge back, Joyce! Your grandsons are adorable. And I’m already over the meal planning and cooking. Guess I didn’t realize how spoiled we were. ��Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630288151385157311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-27670154693095863942020-03-25T08:56:05.573-04:002020-03-25T08:56:05.573-04:00Best news of the day... Hodgepodge is back!!!!!!!!...Best news of the day... Hodgepodge is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your grandsons are darling, Joyce. Stay healthy!!!Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-86453678019284897352020-03-25T08:31:04.932-04:002020-03-25T08:31:04.932-04:00Your grandsons are so adorable! I don't think...Your grandsons are so adorable! I don't think I'd survive without Video Chat capabilities. Makes the separation bearable.<br /><br />I'm so glad you are doing the HodgePodge again. Thank you!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-91232086305268229682020-03-25T08:10:54.437-04:002020-03-25T08:10:54.437-04:00So happy to be Hodgepodging again! Thank you Joyc...So happy to be Hodgepodging again! Thank you Joyce for bringing it back. Your grandsons are adorable. Glad you can be part of their lives despite the distance. I was a teacher too so enjoy all the memes going around. Loved the music video too! It reminded me of the Getty girls. Keith and Kristyn Getty have been doing family hymn sings live on FB on Tuesday nights. He cowrote "In Christ Alone". They gather their little girls around the piano and sing. It is so precious. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807434285554893291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-48619228642068434382020-03-25T08:09:58.599-04:002020-03-25T08:09:58.599-04:00Thanks for giving us something else to think about...Thanks for giving us something else to think about right now Joyce. Much appreciated.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103884780854638066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-12705852521140087712020-03-25T08:00:14.618-04:002020-03-25T08:00:14.618-04:00My first time ........My first time ........Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.com