Wednesday Hodgepodge - It's Summertime

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.  Summer officially begins this week (in the northern hemisphere) . . . what was your favorite thing to do in the summer when you were a kid? What do you like most about summer now?

 

I'm having trouble remembering one specific thing that stands out as a childhood favorite summer activity. Pretty much every summer we had a family vacation to visit my grandparents and aunts and that was a highlight, especially the times I got to stay with them for an extra week or two by myself. I also really enjoyed going to camp, though I think I only went twice to kids' camp. I remember going to family camp and on camping trips though. These days I think what I like best about summer is grilling because it's always good to share meal prep. A summer vacation is still the big highlight of the season, but it's only a week or weekend at a time instead of a couple months of vacation like it is for a kid.

 

2. Something you'll celebrate this summer?

Our anniversary is at the beginning of August. It's not a milestone anniversary this year, but it happens to fall on the weekend we've chosen for our family vacation meet-up in Deep Creek, Maryland. Hubby and I are planning to take an extra day for ourselves and visit Fallingwater and Polymath Park. 

 3. Summer tastes like? Smells like? Sounds like?

 Summer tastes like lemonade or ice cream. It smells like the coconut scent of suntan lotion or sunscreen. And it sounds like birdsong and the faint buzz of insects and the neighbor mowing his grass.

4. June 18th is National Splurge Day . . . what's the last thing you splurged on? What might you splurge on today?

The last thing I'd consider a splurge was when we went to Westcott House a couple weeks ago and I couldn't resist this beautiful little china tray, even though we'd already agreed on the candleholder in a Frank Lloyd Wright design very like lamps we have. So we got both.

I don't think I'll splurge on anything today though, unless I place an Amazon order this evening. Which is quite possible, but I don't think I have anything "splurgey" I'm intending to buy at the moment. Is it a splurge to pay my credit card statement? Because I'm doing that today.  

 5.  Share a favorite summer quote, saying, song lyric, or meme.

I'm doing the meme first, because this is one of my favorites and always makes me laugh:

Some song lyrics and a song that is so summery:

Oh, when I look back now

That summer seemed to last forever

And if I had the choice

Yeah, I'd always wanna be there

Those were the best days of my life

~Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams~

I'm gonna soak up the sun

I'm gonna tell everyone to lighten up

I'm gonna tell 'em that I've got no one to blame

For every time I feel lame, I'm lookin' up

~Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow~

And a favorite quote:

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. ~Jane Austen

Speaking of quotes about summer . . . The Wednesday Quotes link-up theme is Summer Fun, so check it out here: WQ - Summer Fun. And you know you can link your Hodgepodge post there, if you included a quote to answer this question. Please do, and join us for future Wednesday Quotes link-ups too. We do it every second Wednesday.

 

 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

This week is shaping up to be one with not much sleep or downtime. Monday was a full day for me, as usual, with work and chorus rehearsal. On Tuesday we met friends for dinner so were out in the evening, and then our son brought his dog over because we're dog-sitting for almost a week while they're on vacation. So that's an extra responsibility for us this week. Today and tomorrow we also have to leave for work together and extra early because our cars are going into the shop, mine today and hubby's tomorrow. His is just getting an oil change, but they're running a diagnostic on mine and I suspect the result will just cement our decision that it's time to trade it in on something else. We do have a church dinner and service project this evening, but I think Thursday and Friday evenings are free. I am going to a Sweet Adelines regional event on Saturday so that will be a long day as I'm driving down just for the day. I have a feeling I'll need a very long nap on Sunday!!

What are some tastes or sounds or songs that say summer to you? 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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