The Hodgepodge is Greek to Me

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.  When someone finds out what you do or where you're from, what's a question they always ask?

 

The first thing people usually ask when they find out we're not originally from here (Columbus, Ohio) is, "What brought you here?" When they find out we moved here from Maryland, they almost always ask what part of Maryland, which is fair. Because unless you're quite familiar with the state, you probably don't know a lot about the areas outside of the Baltimore-DC metro area or the Eastern shore, and we did not live in those parts of the state. When they find out we're originally from Canada, they especially want to know when and why we moved and what part of Canada we're from. Almost always, they'll mention a place in Canada that they have traveled to or know a little about, even if it's not anywhere near where we're from, and very often they'll ask a question related to what we think about Canadian politics or something in the news.  

 

2. Did you participate in 'Greek Life' when you were in college, or have children who did? If so what was your experience like? Taking another tack . . . have you ever been to Greece? If not, is that a destination on your bucket list?

'Greek Life' wasn't a thing at my college at all, so no, and my daughter didn't get involved in a sorrority or any 'Greek life' during her college years either. I haven't been to Greece, but I sure would like to go sometime! Whenever I finally get to go on the Mediterranean cruise I dream about, I will make sure Greece is one of the ports of call. 

 3. Do you like Greek food? If so what's your favorite dish?

I really like most Greek dishes I've tried, and always look forward to eating out at Greek restaurants. Baklava and Greek pastry desserts have been favorites for as long as I can remember. Pastitsio, spanakopita (or anything in phyllo, honestly), lamb kebabs, saganaki, dolmades, pitas and hummus,  . . . there's a lot! I don't like seafood or eggplant, so those are the types of Greek dishes I wouldn't eat, and I don't like Greek style salads. Also, I eat Greek-style yogurt almost every day, if that counts! 

We're actually planning on going to the Greek festival in Columbus this weekend. We went for the first time last year and it was so good!

4. What incredibly common thing have you never done?

 I've never had a manicure or pedicure at a salon. I've never had a pedicure at all.

5.  What is a telltale sign that you're upset?

 

If I'm upset as in anxious or stressed, my hands are itchy. If I realize I'm scratching obsessively on my hands and it's not because of an allergy or mosquito bites, that's my personal dead giveaway that I'm reaching overwhelmed status and stuffing down my anxiety about something. I think my usual sign of being angry upset is that I get very tight-lipped and don't say anything, but I'll start to get very, shall we say, "brisk" with my actions. Like shutting a cupboard door or drawer harder and snappier than necessary, not a full slam, but enough to make my point. My daughter used to ask me if I was "angry typing" and sometimes I was, like if someone was on my last nerve but I needed to respond to their email or message! Haha

6. Insert your own random thought here.

 

This made me laugh, and I don't even care if it's an AI-generated picture:

I finally got around to posting the photos from our visit to Polymath Park - A Polymath Park PhotoJournal. For more, I will have a new Everyday Images photo link-up here tomorrow (Thursday) with a new set of prompts. I've taken so few pictures the last week or so that it might be a challenge for me to find something for each of my current prompts!

Writing Letters is the theme of the current Wednesday Quotes link-up which you can find here: WQ - Writing Letters. Stop by and share a few thoughts and quotes!

What's your favorite Greek food? 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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