Wednesday Hodgepodge - February Fun and Fairy Tales

A hodgepodge is a jumble or assortment of things that might not appear to belong together. Joyce at From This Side of the Pond hosts a weekly link-up called Wednesday Hodgepodge that is a little collection of questions for bloggers to answer just for fun and to get to know each other. I always look forward to chatting with friends over coffee, so pour a cup of your favorite and let's visit for a few minutes!

Here are this week's questions - and my answers - for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge.

1.  February 26th is National Tell A Fairy Tale Day . . . have you read a fairy tale lately? What's your favorite fairy tale? Do you believe in 'happily ever after'?

 

I haven't read any fairy tales lately, and I don't even think any of the novels I've read recently could be considered a fairy tale, though I have read and enjoyed quite a few retellings. I think my favorite would be Beauty and the Beast - I'm thinking of the Disney-fied versions of fairy tales, I admit! The Disney version of that one presents Belle as a young lady that is courageous and gracious, and sees good in people . . . and beasts! And it highlights that generosity and kindness are much more attractive qualities than self-importance and pride. I guess I do believe in "happily ever after" but I know that it doesn't come easily. "Happily ever after" is only possible with commitment and faithfulness and willingness to work through all the hard times. I suppose "happy" isn't the best word - "joyful" would be better.

 

2. Complete one of the following sentences with a thought relating to your life currently -

• Once upon a time __________
• A long time ago __________
• In a place far far away __________

A long time ago we had the crazy idea that maybe we could get lucky in the green card lottery and move to the US - ideally to Florida - and we had some dreams for raising a family and so on, but I don't remember ever having a picture in my head about what retirement would be like. 

Hubby and I actually had this conversation a few days ago. When you're a kid you have some ideas of what you want to do when you grow up, and when you're a teen or young adult, you have ideas of what it will be like when you get married, start a family, have your own house, or how your career may go. But we didn't think anyone really had an idea in mind for what life would be like at retirement or as a grandparent. It's like we don't have expectations about it until the first grandchild is on the way, or until retirement is imminent and we begin wondering if we've saved enough. 

 3. Which of the following 'fairy tale foods' is your favorite? which have you made/eaten most recently?

porridge/oatmeal (Goldilocks and The Three Bears), an apple (Snow White), a gingerbread cookie (The Gingerbread Man), pumpkin soup/pie/bread (Cinderella), peas (The Princess and the Pea), beans (Jack and The Beanstalk), or a cup of tea (Alice in Wonderland)

 My favorite from the list is pumpkin pie, or maybe a gingerbread cookie. I most recently had oatmeal for breakfast on Saturday.

4. What's your idea of fun?    

 Fun is so broad and can be so many things! For me, music is always fun. I love attending concerts, singing, and playing music. I love singing along to the radio or my playlist. It's especially fun when I can enjoy music along with family, like when we were all in a worship band together or when my daughter and I attended concerts together. There are lots of other things I consider fun, but that was the first one that came to mind.

5.  Next week's Hodgepodge lands in March. Is that right? I guess so. Give us one noun, one verb, and one adjecctive that tell us something about your February. To make you think a little harder, you cannot use the words cold or snowy.

 

Noun: Indoors - except for a winter walk right at the beginning of the month, we opted for activities at home or indoors in order to stay warm!

Verb: Prepare - I feel like that's the bulk of what I've been busy with all month, preparing and planning for upcoming events.

Adjective: Hopeful

6. Insert your own random thought here.

On Sunday we went to the Columbus Museum of Art to see the Lego exhibit. There was a lot! There was a Lego city in the center of the room, and many Columbus buildings and landmarks were represented - like Franklin Park Conservatory, Huntington Park, and Kemba Live. I'm not sure where the "tire fire" is in real life, but we got a kick out of that detail!

I wish I'd taken more time to examine this beautiful "crazy quilt". My family had many crazy quilts, and I didn't really care for them much when I was young because there was no real pattern and they were so random. Crazy, if you will. Of course, the ones my grandma made didn't have the details embroidered or appliqued like this one that is more of an art piece, but crazy quilts are far more artistic and beautiful than I was able to appreciate back in the day. 

What's your idea of fun or of a fairy tale ending? Leave a comment and let me know!

I'm sharing in this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond.

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