Happy Hodge Podge to You...and a bit of chattin'

The good thing about Tuesdays is that the next day is Wednesday. The good thing about Wednesday is the HODGE PODGE and the Chattin' on Patrice's porch! WooHoo!

And a Happy, happy birthday (yesterday) to our lovely Hodge Podge host- Joyce! Hope your day was absolutely birthday perfect!

1. What's the best and worst thing thing about growing older? The best: You no longer care what people think about you or your opinions. They can get over it. The worst: I just don't like it.

2.   Autumn arrives this week in the Northern Hemisphere...what one thing do you love most about the fall season? This is terrible- I can't pick just one thing! What to do, what to do?! Should I pick the holidays? Or the weather getting cooler? Or the changing of the leaves and all that splendid color? Or Birdie's birthday? Or Breezy and BestSonInLawEVER's anniversary? Or football???? Ok- I'll pick FOOTBALL!

3.  Speaking of fall...pumpkin seems to be flavoring everything these days-are you a fan?   What's your favorite pumpkin flavored food or beverage? I love pumpkin. I love pumpkin pie and I make a pumpkin chili that's good. And pumpkin bread or muffins or pancakes or waffles are good too! Haven't tried the coffee yet, but it's on my list!

4.  Since we're on the subject of fall...what's the worst fall you've ever taken? Probably when I fell out of the magnolia tree when I was a kid. I used to sit up there and read all the time and one day, I slipped and fell out. No broken bones though.

5.  If you could own a prop from any film what would you choose? I've never really thought about it. DoodleBug says she would choose Harry Potter's broom. I reallyreallyreallyreally love that little cottage that Colin Firth's character stays in in Love Actually, does that count?

6. What's the most interesting word you've read or learned in the past week? Well, since my most recent reads are the Fifty Shades trilogy, I'll just skip this question.

7. When was the last time you locked yourself out of your house, car, or office?  Was it a big deal? I've locked myself out of something maybe once in my life. This is something the husband is famous for in our family. And yes, it's a big deal because it happens frequently and it disrupts my groove when I have to take him a key.

8.  Insert your own random thought here. I'm too tired to have a thought, random or otherwise. However, I do realize that it's Wednesday which means only two more days until the weekend! 

QUESTIONS

1. Do you prefer to wash dishes by machine or by hand? If you tell me you don't wash dishes, I will cry, but secretly want to be like you when I grow up! It all depends on my mood. Sometimes I wash by hand, other times I use the dishwasher. Mostly, since the nest has emptied out, I wash them by hand.
2. Who has been the biggest inspiration to you? Probably my grandmothers- both of them. They both cooked from scratch every single meal, loved to garden and walked the walk.
3. Have you been to any fall festivals or local fairs? Will you be going to any? No. It's hard to get into anything like that when the temps are in the 80s. Besides, we don't really have much like that going on around here. But I do so enjoy the farmers' market on Saturdays!
4. Bath or shower? Shower. Every time.
5. Tell me something interesting you learned from a blog recently. Please:) I've learned that one blog I read to help me find my 'zen' is more interested in making money than helping people. It's not that I deny anyone trying to make money, but there is a line that separates reasonable from areyoufreakingkiddingme! 

Hey Wendell- that was a fabulous picture of you on the blog! You are even more handsome than ever!

Have a great rest of the week!