Is it hot where you live, because it has been HOT here?! Let's dive right in to the Hodgepodge, shall we? If you've answered the questions, be sure to link at the end of my post. Here we go-
1. Is your home air conditioned? If it's not air conditioned, is that by choice? Did you grow up with air conditioning? If not how did you cope with the heat? Share about a time or place you remember as being too hot-the temperature kind of hot, lest anyone be confused.
Yes we had air conditioning in our home. We weren't falling for that 'You don't really need air conditioning in this part of North Jersey' malarkey a second time. The first time we lived in North Jersey we did not have a.c. We didn't need it often, but the thing about a.c. is, when you need it you need it. All it takes is one 90 degree week in August with a three year old and a ten month old, both covered in chicken pox, to convince you of that!
Our house in S.C. will have a.c. because I cannot imagine living in S.C. without it. The house I grew up in didn't have a.c. initially, but my parents had it put in after we'd been there a couple of years. I remember as a little girl sleeping in an undershirt because it was too hot for pj's.
A time I was too hot? How about Sunday when my mom's a.c. failed and the humidity was about 1000 percent? It was repaired on Monday, but once the house heats up it takes a good long while to cool off.
2. What's something in your life right now that falls under the heading 'up in the air'?
When will the lake house be completed?
Also, when will the lake house be started?
The answer to the latter is 'soon'. Not soon like your mama told you when you were a kid and she really meant never, but soon like sometime in August.
3. Your favorite light and airy dessert?
One of my favorites would be Eton Mess, a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue, and whipped cream all stirred together to make the perfect light and airy dessert.
4. When did you last feel like you were 'floating on air'?
My daughter's wedding day-January 3, 2015. How's that for specific?
5. Airport, airmail, airtight, airhead...which have you most recently encountered? Explain.
I'll go with airport since I was there on Sunday. We were collecting my mom who was returning home after a trip down south.
6. Have you ever been to the Alps? If so where did you go? If not, is this a destination on your must-see list? If you were headed that direction this summer, which of the following would be your preferred activity...a gentle walk, a serious walk, a bike ride, a boat ride around one of the lakes, or summer snow skiing?
I've been to a number of storybook towns and villages in the Alps, too many to list but highlights would include Innsbruck, Seefeld (Austria), Garmisch in the Bavarian Alps, and Chamonix in the French Alps. Chamonix is one of my favorite spots btw, and I wish it were on my travel itinerary this summer.
Sadly moving house and international holidays do not mix. If I were headed that way I'd love a serious walk or a boat ride around one of the lakes.
7. What is one saying or phrase that was considered 'cool' when you were growing up?
I was a teenager in the 70's and a phrase that came to mind was 'to the max'. We tacked that on to a lot of sentences, but it was just another way of saying 'as much as possible'.
'Book' was another popular term, as in "I need to book" aka run/go/hurry on out of here. They don't sound all that cool in 2015, but maybe they did in 1975? Or maybe we just thought they did?
8. Insert your own random thought here.
On Monday we unexpectedly lost our precious dog Dixie. She was thirteen years old, but still so young at heart. If you read here regularly then you know how we all feel about this girl. She was a complete love.
Yes we had air conditioning in our home. We weren't falling for that 'You don't really need air conditioning in this part of North Jersey' malarkey a second time. The first time we lived in North Jersey we did not have a.c. We didn't need it often, but the thing about a.c. is, when you need it you need it. All it takes is one 90 degree week in August with a three year old and a ten month old, both covered in chicken pox, to convince you of that!
Our house in S.C. will have a.c. because I cannot imagine living in S.C. without it. The house I grew up in didn't have a.c. initially, but my parents had it put in after we'd been there a couple of years. I remember as a little girl sleeping in an undershirt because it was too hot for pj's.
A time I was too hot? How about Sunday when my mom's a.c. failed and the humidity was about 1000 percent? It was repaired on Monday, but once the house heats up it takes a good long while to cool off.
2. What's something in your life right now that falls under the heading 'up in the air'?
When will the lake house be completed?
Also, when will the lake house be started?
The answer to the latter is 'soon'. Not soon like your mama told you when you were a kid and she really meant never, but soon like sometime in August.
3. Your favorite light and airy dessert?
One of my favorites would be Eton Mess, a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue, and whipped cream all stirred together to make the perfect light and airy dessert.
4. When did you last feel like you were 'floating on air'?
My daughter's wedding day-January 3, 2015. How's that for specific?
5. Airport, airmail, airtight, airhead...which have you most recently encountered? Explain.
I'll go with airport since I was there on Sunday. We were collecting my mom who was returning home after a trip down south.
6. Have you ever been to the Alps? If so where did you go? If not, is this a destination on your must-see list? If you were headed that direction this summer, which of the following would be your preferred activity...a gentle walk, a serious walk, a bike ride, a boat ride around one of the lakes, or summer snow skiing?
I've been to a number of storybook towns and villages in the Alps, too many to list but highlights would include Innsbruck, Seefeld (Austria), Garmisch in the Bavarian Alps, and Chamonix in the French Alps. Chamonix is one of my favorite spots btw, and I wish it were on my travel itinerary this summer.
Sadly moving house and international holidays do not mix. If I were headed that way I'd love a serious walk or a boat ride around one of the lakes.
7. What is one saying or phrase that was considered 'cool' when you were growing up?
I was a teenager in the 70's and a phrase that came to mind was 'to the max'. We tacked that on to a lot of sentences, but it was just another way of saying 'as much as possible'.
'Book' was another popular term, as in "I need to book" aka run/go/hurry on out of here. They don't sound all that cool in 2015, but maybe they did in 1975? Or maybe we just thought they did?
8. Insert your own random thought here.
On Monday we unexpectedly lost our precious dog Dixie. She was thirteen years old, but still so young at heart. If you read here regularly then you know how we all feel about this girl. She was a complete love.
And we are so sad.
