Luck Of The 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, and be sure to leave a comment for the blogger there before you. Here we go-

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

I'm not superstitious in the least so can't say there are things I do to avoid having bad luck, or vice versa. Some would call being in the right place at the right time lucky, but I believe God orders my steps and has a purpose for all the circumstances of my life. I might say 'good luck' to someone, but what I'm really saying is I'm praying God's best for you. 

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

Green is one of my favorite colors and my favorite shade would depend on what we're talking about. If forced to randomly choose I'd say sage or emerald. 

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

Corned beef and cabbage is a meal we love and it's a once a year thing here so I try not to miss. I put cabbage, carrots and red potatoes in the pot with mine. 

My favorite potato is baked with salted skin and plenty of butter once it's opened. 

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

Do you remember the colors of the rainbow by recalling the ROY G BIV acronym you might have learned as a child? It helps. I went down a rabbit hole reading about how color affects mood and found most thoughts ran along these lines-

red (love and strength), orange (joy and energy), yellow (happiness), green (growth), blue (sorrow), indigo (deep thoughts and imagination), violet (calm and peaceful) 

I'm going with yellow. I'm answering this question on Tuesday morning and my daughter1 and my 3-year old granddaughter are stopping by today so happy it is. 

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I'm inclined to go with the Seneca quote. I think opportunities come our way, but if we're ill prepared to meet them luck won't matter. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Not only did my daughter stop by but she brought these festive donuts to mark the day-

Our corned beef and cabbage meal was also delicious-

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 645

Here are the questions to this week's Hodgepodge. Answer on your own blog, then hop back on Wednesday (March 18th)  to share answers with all the lucky readers. See you there! 

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Lucky You! It's The Hodgepodge

Welcome to this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions add your link at the end of my post then leave a comment for the lucky blogger beside you there. Here we go...

1. I write the Hodgepodge questions so they'll post on Sunday, which sometimes throws me off in terms of what day it is. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated on Monday, March 17th. Did you mark the day in some way? Wear green? Make a special meal? Watch or participate in a parade? 

We didn't watch or take part in any parades on Monday, but we did have a traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage. I add carrot and red potatoes to mine and everyone here loves it. A once a year treat for sure. Did I wear green? Of course...

My 5-year old grandson wanted to snap our picture and he did a pretty good job. I literally handed him my phone and a nanosecond later he handed it back. Done. Not bad. 

2. Do you think luck plays a part in your life? Explain. 

Mostly I think we make our own luck in the form of setting goals and working hard to bring them to fruition. If we're talking cards or Mah Jong or a board game of some kind then I'd say yes, luck does indeed play a part. 

3. Of the 15 green foods listed, which one is your favorite and how do you like it prepared? Any on the list that are a hard no for you? In general do you like fruits and veggies? As a kid did you eat them willingly or did you hide peas in your napkin hoping your momma wouldn't see? 

Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, celery, cucumber, grape, green bean, kale, kiwi, lettuce, lime, 

pear, peas, pistachios, spinach

I like everything on that list, although kale is not my favorite. I prefer it in salads as opposed to cooked, but I'll eat it so nothing is a hard no.  

Not sure I can pick a favorite, but if I must I'll say green beans. I like them any way you want to fix them. Sauteed with some garlic, wrapped in bacon, cooked all day on the stovetop, or the Blue Lake variety straight out of a can...it's all good. 

Cucumbers are probably my second favorite on the list. I love a summertime cucumber-tomato salad and can't wait for summer produce in general.  I've always loved fruit of every kind, even as a child, but vegetables were a different story. Growing up I liked corn, green beans, and salad but not much else in terms of veg. Definitely no asparagus or spinach, both of which I love now. As an adult there aren't any vegetables I won't eat. 

4. What's something that makes you 'turn green'? (with envy or with illness... whichever way you want to take it)

Pretty much all forms of transportation can turn me green. Planes, boats, cars on curvy roads. Hubs likes to say there is no mode of transportation we've been on together where I haven't been green around the gills at some point. Ferries are the worst and I never go anywhere without Dramamine. 

Yes we have a boat. I'm good on the boat, especially if we're moving or anchored in a cove. I don't want to sit on 'the big water' and bob unless it's absolutely completely still. And as much as I love to travel you won't find me vacationing on a cruise ship. For a few reasons, but mostly it's the potential to be miserable from the motion. 

5. Did you spend a lot of time outdoors as a child? Doing what? Do you spend a lot of time outdoors now? Doing what? 

I feel like my sister and I were always outside. We would often take our indoor toys outside, Barbies especially, where we'd set up elaborate homes for them under a huge tree in the back yard. We also did lots of bike riding, jump roping, swinging as high as we could swing, and games of HORSE at our neighbor's basketball goal. We'd bring our crayons outside and sit and color on the porch, and we also  liked to lay in the grass and watch the clouds go by, make clover necklaces, and daydream. 

There was sledding, building snow forts, big snowball fights, and ice skating on the neighborhood duck pond in winter. Summertime found us at the pool every day and in the evenings all the neighborhood kids would gather in the middle of our street and play huge games of kick the can and hide and seek. 

I still enjoy being outdoors, swimming, hiking, walking, kayaking, and my favorite-porch sitting. Just keeping it completely real-ha! 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Having the grands with us has meant exploring some of the local playgrounds. We went to one in a nearby park on Monday morning, and it was so pretty. There are Pickleball courts at the entrance to this particular park, which is as far as I'd ever been, but the playground area further back is nice and shady and sits right beside the water.

Hubs and I walked out on the dock there to watch the heron, who seemed unbothered by our presence...

Until he wasn't...

The park is huge and has an area for camping too. There's a great little camp store beside the playground  that was fun to browse, and we'll definitely come back and bring a picnic lunch next time. #lovewhereyoulive

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 594

Here are the questions to this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge. Answer on your own blog, then hop back here on Wednesday (March 19) to share your answers. See you there! 

1. I write the Hodgepodge questions so they'll post on Sunday, which sometimes throws me off in terms of what day it is. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated on Monday, March 17th. Did you mark the day in some way? Wear green? Make a special meal? Watch or participate in a parade? 

2. Do you think luck plays a part in your life? Explain. 

3. Of the 15 green foods listed, which one is your favorite and how do you like it prepared? Any on the list that are a hard no for you? In general do you like fruits and veggies? As a kid did you eat them willingly or did you hide peas in your napkin hoping your momma wouldn't see? 

Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, celery, cucumber, grape, green bean, kale, kiwi, lettuce, lime, 

pear, peas, pistachios, spinach

4. What's something that makes you 'turn green'? (with envy or with illness... whichever way you want to run with it)

5. Did you spend a lot of time outdoors as a child? Doing what? Do you spend a lot of time outdoors now? Doing what? 

6. Insert your own random thought here.