Springtime Hodgepodge

Good morning, dear friends.  The Mister is finally back to work!  Woohoo!!

Allow me to share some of the mumbling that have gone on this weekend from my favorite patient.

"If I ever make it through this..."

"You have no idea how sick I am."

"I'M NEVER GONNA GET ANY SLEEP IF I DON'T STOP COUGHING!"

He woke me up to share these words with me.

And now back to our regular scheduled programming.

1.  Share a favorite song, book, or movie title containing the word green.

The first song that popped into my head is the theme to Green Acres.  If you are too young to remember this show, you may move on to question 2.

The reason Green Acres theme song came to mind so quickly is that I refer to this house that we are now living in as Green Acres and sing the song to the Mister every chance I get.

Why do I call my new home Green Acres?

* In order to get my mail, I need to trek to the General Store otherwise know as the Genny.

*  Besides the mail, I can find anything from great wine to penny candy to tidbits of the town's juiciest gossip .

*The closest grocery store is 15 minutes away.

But that's okay because if I need anything from eggs to firewood - chances are one of my neighbors is selling them in their barn.  It's usually on the honor system.  There is often a sign posted on a coffee can telling the buyer to make their own change. 

And last but not least...

Not unusual to spot wild turkeys in my yard.

2.  Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, "Shallow men believe in luck.  Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Would you agree?  Are you a believer in luck?

I've never tried to hide from you the fact from you that I am a shallow person.  I do believe in luck.  How do you explain a family that lacks talent, taste, and tact making millions without a lot of luck and a heaping spoonful of chutzpah? 

3.  Spring water, Hot Springs, handspring, spring fling, spring break, spring fever, offspring... which "spring" word best applies to something in your day, week, or life right now?

Oldhouse.com 

I would definitely have to say Spring Fever.  When I lived in Texas, I would begin planting my pots during the second week in March.  Tomorrow, we are expecting freezing temps.  Warm weather cannot come soon enough for me.

4.  What's something you do to make yourself look or feel more confident?

I apply make up.  Buckets of it.

5.  It's National Celery Month... are you a fan?  If so, what's a snack or dish that calls for celery?

I like celery with peanut butter on it.  The more peanut butter I can fit onto a stalk, the more I like celery.

6. What's one thing you'd wish you learned sooner?

I would probably started blogging sooner.  Sista had been telling me for years to write a blog.  I had no idea how much I would enjoy it.  The experiences that I have had, as well as the new friends that I have made, are invaluable.

7  Would you like to own a second home?  If so, where would you want that home to be?

Would I like to own a second home?  Heck, yeah!  

I would like one that looks just like the gorgeous house in Something's Gotta Give.  And I would like it on a beach in Nantucket.

I would get so much more blogging done if I could work at my desk looking out at the water.

And I would lose 30 lbs., grow six inches, and where nothing but white and beige.  And my hair would look cute all the time.

The Mister could make us gourmet picnic lunches during my blogging breaks.  And then we could laugh at how we are rolling in the dough.

And then I would cry when I found out that this little day dream was just fantasy.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.  

Before the Mister met me and he was a sad sack of a bachelor, he worked an executive chef in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  There he met his mentor and favorite boss, Mr. Harper, who was kind enough to forward this recipe to me for Nova Scotian Hodgepodge Soup.  

 

Take some time to daydream!