All The Colors of the Hodgepodge

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.  Do you make an effort to see/hear live music? Last time you went somewhere for the live music?

 

Yes, we do. We love music and concerts and wish we had the time and money to go much more often. We don't often wind up in restaurants or bars with a live band, and rarely go in search of a place like that, but we do try to go to concerts. Other than my chorus shows, it has been awhile since the last concert we went to. I think the last one might have been Toby Mac and Crowder in the spring. We tend to go to big concerts more often than small local live music events these days.

 

2. According to HGTV the colors of the year for 2026 are mostly decided Top paint companies declare a color of the year, and decorators will incorporate that into their new year home and room designs. Here's what's on tap in terms of paint trends for 2026 (check out the link HERE to see photos)

• Sherwin Williams - universal khaki (inspired by heavy canvas and outdoor gear)
• Behr - hidden gem (a confident shade of teal)
• Valspar - warm eucalyptus (a warm silver tinted green)
• Dutch Boy - melodious ivory (a honey tinted beige)
• Glidden - warm mahogany (a classic brick red)
• Krylon - matte coffee bean
• Clark and Kensington - Hazelnut Crunch (warm reddish-brown)
• Graham and Brown - Divine Damson (cherry red with a subtle violet undertone)
• Dunn and Edwards - midnight garden (the green that works everywhere)

First question - did you know there were so many different paint manufacturers? Which color on the list most appeals to you in terms of your own decorating style? Do you have plans to do any painting in your home in the coming year, and if so might you choose a color from this list?

Now, forget painting walls, which color name appeals to you most?

I'm familiar with the first five manufacturers on the list, but the final four don't look familiar to me at all! I love Midnight Garden and Warm Eucalyptus and can picture choosing either of those for my home. Universal Khaki would be a really nice neutral. At present, I don't have plans to do any painting - certainly not here in a rental! - but since we're looking to buy something around the middle of 2026 there's a decent chance we'll want to paint a place that's just become ours to do with as we like. 

Warm Mahogany is the most appealing name on the list. 

 3. What's something in your life you have to do - watch - or participate in that's about as exciting as 'watching paint dry'?

 Filing and shredding. Filing is super non-exciting, but it's usually short bursts of time that I spend on it at work. But I also shred old stuff and that's loud and time-consuming as well as being extremely boring.

4. Tuesday, October 14th is/was National Dessert Day . . . did you/will you celebrate? Tell us how? What's your absolute favorite dessert? Yes, just one. I know!!

 We didn't celebrate but I sure would have liked to. I love desserts! All the desserts! I made butter tarts on the weekend and we were still eating those so I guess we kind of celebrated. My absolute favorite is . . . hmmm . . . let's go with tiramisu.

 

5.  Perhaps today is the day I will _______________________________.

 Reset the clock in our bedroom and figure out how to disable the alarm. Every time the power goes out and I have to reset that clock, it takes WEEKS and multiple attempts before I can figure out how to just set the clock so we can see the time without the alarm going off every day. It's really not worth the effort, is it. Perhaps today is the day I will not worry about that particular clock and just go to bed on time.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

It was Thanksgiving in Canada on Monday. We love a good Thanksgiving and a good turkey so we celebrated on the weekend. We had friends over for dinner on Saturday evening, and then went out for lunch with another friend on Sunday. It was a good weekend even though the Blue Jays lost their games against the Mariners and we were NOT thankful for that. 

I didn't bake bread for the Thanksgiving meal but I'm planning to bake bread this weekend. I kind of have to because after getting my post ready for the current Wednesday Quotes link-up I was craving fresh bread! The current theme is "Daily Bread" and you can find my post here: WQ - Daily Bread. Stop by and share a few thoughts and quotes! The Everyday Images photo link-up is also open for your photo posts.

What are your favorite desserts or favorite colors? 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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