A Cold and Snowy Wednesday 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.  Ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, playing in the snow, or a snowy walk . . . which winter activity do you choose? Have you done any of these activities so far this winter?

 

Snowy walk, every time! I love snowy walks, as long as it's not TOO frigid or windy. I haven't skated or been sledding in decades, and I decided in my teens that I did not like skiing in the least. I would like to try cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, and I think I'd like both of those activities once I got the hang of it. Assuming I could, in fact, get the hang of it without injuring myself first! Haven't had the opportunity to play in the snow thus far this winter. But yes, I've been out on a few short snowy walks and hopefully can do it again soon. 

 

2. Everyone is posting pictures from ten years ago on their social media sites so let's jump on the bandwagon too. Share one photo and one thought to go with said photo from the year 2016. And maybe everyone isn't doing this, but many are and we're going to be part of the fun.

With the discussion of snow and snowy activities (plus I recently wrote a whole article about the subject for the Tell Us About link-up - Tell Us About . . . Snow: Snow Globe World) I looked in my January 2016 photo collection and sure enough, we had a big dump of snow ten years ago! One that shut most activities down for a couple of days. Not as deep as a couple of other big winter storms we had but it was a whole day's project and family effort to dig the vehicles out of the driveway.  Looks like we're on track to get a whole lot of snow this coming weekend, so that should be . . . fun . . . 

3. What's a trend you hope disappears in this new year?

 Rioting and rebellion and spewing hatred. I don't know if that's a 'trend' but there's a sense that some people consider it 'trendy' and a flex of some kind to go on social media with insane rants about their wish to commit violence against authorities and law enforcement. That shouldn't be considered cool or edgy or popular in any way. And it's so terribly dangerous.

4. 'They' say there's a day for everything and January 21st proves it. National Granola Bar Day. Do you like granola bars? How about just regular granola? Do you like bars of other kinds?

 I do like granola bars, and usually choose the chewy variety. I haven't had regular granola in a long time, but I do like it. I enjoy just about anything in the 'breakfast bars' category. My current favorites are the sweet and salty combo ones, and the Kind breakfast protein bars.

 

5.  A frozen lake, a trickling stream, a raging river, or a deep well . . . which one describes something about your life right now? Elaborate as much or as little as you like.

 I think I'll go with frozen lake right now. Might look pretty and peaceful, but very little is moving or changing, and it's so cold. I'm struggling with getting stuff checked off my to-do list once again, and feeling rather sluggish about getting things done. Lacking a bit of motivation, one might say. Hopefully the Wednesday Quotes theme will give me a kick in the butt! The topic we chose is Motivation, and boy I need a bit of it! 

The current link-up is here: WQ - What's My Motivation? Stop by and share a few thoughts and quotes!

 

 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I was really looking forward to our Sweet Adelines Regional event this weekend, but because of the impending snowstorm event, it has been cancelled. So no traveling, which is fine. But also no chorus fun with friends, and no visit to the Brown Hotel for a Kentucky Hot Brown. I was looking forward to that too. So we're adjusting our weekend plans and will stay home and stay warm. Praying for everyone affected by the snow and ice and cold temperatures to be safe!

 

Oh and don't forget the Everyday Images photo link-up which is open now and will have a new set of prompts next Thursday!

What kind of weather are you expecting on the weekend? 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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