Wednesday Hodgepodge

Can't wait to get started on this week's Hodgepodge! As always, Joyce gave us questions that make us use our noggin. Boy, do I need help in that department! So, if you'd like to play along, just click here and you can link right up!  Easy peasy!

1.  St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated this coming Saturday...what's a favorite article of clothing you own that contains a touch o' the green?  Green is not one of my best colors. Just does nothing for me...makes me look so washed out.  So, the only thing I own that has green in it is a dress I bought a few years ago. I wore it one time and after seeing how awful it made me look in pictures, I said, "Never, again!" I really need to donate it...or BURN it!

2.  What's a favorite 'green space' in the town, state, or province where you live?  Well, the county we live in has some of the top parks in the state of Georgia. So, I'd have to say the park that is only 3 miles from our house is a favorite of mine .  It's where I go to walk/run and enjoy nature.  There are trails that meander all back in the woods and I love that. Here's a few pictures I took there last night...

Of course, last summer, a walker discovered a dead body hidden in some brush next to the pond there...right where I walk! Talk about scary!

3.  Do you wish you were taller, shorter, or think you're just about right in the height department?  This is a no-brainer! If I stand up real straight, I measure to be 4'11" on a good day!  I think I inherited my short stature from my dad. My mom was about 5'5" and my dad stood to be about 5'4". Like me, he was the 'runt' in his family, too.  There are times when I wish I was about 3-4 inches taller and had really long legs.  Of course, as my husband always says, "You can't get Great Danes from dachshunds!"

4.  What's the surest way for someone to pick a fight with you?  Well, if you're referring to my girls, it's when they get a little too "big for their britches". It definitely causes us to butt heads from time to time. It's like they know EVERYTHING and poor ol' mom is as dumb as an old boot! They must think I grew up in the dinosaur era!  If you're referring to my husband, what ruffles my feathers is when I feel like he's not really hearing me, then wants to kiss and make-up right away. I have to have plenty of time to wallow in my misery, you know!  I have tried so hard in our 22 years of marriage to just "get over it", but that's nearly impossible to do sometimes! I can honestly say that I don't have disagreements with anyone else...ever. Oh, wait...when someone breaks in line in front of me...I will say something! Had this happen when we were at Universal Studios a couple of years back. We were standing in line waiting to pass through the gates and some dude walked up beside us and motored right past us. I said, "Um, excuse me, sir, but we were here way before you."  He argued a little with me, but I stood my ground!  He, finally, apologized and went to the back of the line. SCORE!

5.  Broccoli-Spinach-String Beans-Peas...of the four, your favorite green veggie or the one you like the least?  I love fresh cooked string beans sprinkled with a little bit of garlic powder. I cannot choke down peas...definitely my least favorite veggie!  

6.  March is National Women's History Month...besides friends, neighbors, and the women you're related to, who's a woman in history you admire and why?  I think I'd have to say Helen Keller.  Ever since learning about her in school and all that she had to overcome, I've been amazed at her strength and fortitude.  Did you know that she was the first deaf and blind person to ever earn a Bachelor's degree? Very impressive, huh?

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.  Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."~Helen Keller   

7.  Keep Calm and ___________on.  You fill in the blank.  

Ahh...to me, chocolate makes the world go 'round!

8.  Insert your own random thought here. Chris and I went out yesterday and looked at cars since he very likely will have to purchase one in the near future.  I can't stand having to deal with car salesmen and how they always act like your new 'best friend'.  I would much rather undergo a root canal!