HodgePodge

Wednesday and another snowy countdown is starting. Will it or won't it? I am iced in and could use a couple of days above freezing to melt that pile of ice.  We missed the last round of snow as it stalled out in North Carolina just a hop, skip and a jump south of us.     They were welcome to it.  

Here is this week's Wednesday HodgePodge... go on over and join in!!

 1. The Winter Olympics kick off on Friday, February 6th...on a scale of 1-10 how excited are you? (1= eh and 10=watching every event all day every day).

I am really not excited at all.   

What's your favorite Winter Olympic sporting event? 

It used to be women's figure skating.    I don't bother with the Olympics anymore though.

2. In other sporting news, the Superbowl (American football's championship game) will be played on Sunday, February 8th. So tell us...what's your superpower?

I guess my superpower is being stoic. At least my orthopedic surgeon tells me I am but I don't know. I think I would like the superpower of being invisible and indestructable whenever I want.

3. Are you romantic?   Yes, very much but I've always been alone in my romances.

4. Blue cheese, yay or nay? How about feta? If you said yes to one or both, what's a dish you like that calls for one of these?

I like all of these cheeses.   A Greek salad calls for feta and so does spinach pie. Blue cheese is wonderful anywhere and I like it on salad and as a dip.  Feta is good on soup too.

5. What's more important doing what you love or loving what you do?   I think they go together.

6.Insert your own random thought here.  Here in New Jersey the bays and parts of the ocean are frozen solid and people down in Cape May area are skating on the frozen ocean.  Here by the bay, they have the ice boats out as well and they are busy speeding all over the place!

Here are some photos stolen off FB all taken here this week  near my home on the bay/ocean.

Look at the frozen waves!  I don;t know who to credit for them but they are nice shots.

Keep warm, be happy, enjoy life as much as you can... 

Things About You

Baby it's cold outside!  Where isn't it cold in the states?

The Cape May ferry which connects New Jersey to Delaware has stopped running as of  February 2nd since the ocean/bay is frozen .

People are ice skating on the ocean in Wildwood and the ice boats are out and zipping across the frozen bays at break neck speed.   Oh what fun it is to ride in a one man open ice boat!

I am still completely iced in  by piles of frozen solid snow. Nothing will break down the 3 foot pile closing off my drive and along the street in front of me.  And with my spine I will not dare set a foot out until the snow is mostly gone.  It is simply not worth it.

February is the month of violets and amethysts and people born in February are said to be deeply humanitarian, intelligent, empathetic and gentle.  They are said to hate restrictions.

Amethysts and violets are two of my favorite things though I am born in late November.

I hope my southern friends are safe and warm.  It can be so hard to live through freezing temperatures when you are not used to it.  And if you aren't used to driving in snow and ice it is so dangerous 

Here are my Tuesday 4 answers for this week:

 Hi dear friends and welcome to  Tuesday 4.. Toni Taddeo's invention and our pleasure to continue in her memory.

This week you are the topic. 

1. What is something you are proud of that we don't know about?

Nothing.  I have no accomplishmen exceot those that were done with the prompting and mind of God working through me.   All man's accomlishments are done for selfish reasons. "All our righteousness is like filthy rags" Isaiah 64.  So what do I have to be proud of?  Also we only ever do our  expected, reasonable duty.  No nation, no people, no race nor person has much to brag about.

2. What subject or things are over rated or talked about too much in your opinion.?    Hollywood, political figures  and the doom and gloom subjects.    I have to include gossip that poses as news as there is way too much of that.

 3. What things and topics should be talked about more often or are under rated in your opinion? All the good that surrounds us.  

4. Are there any things you've changed your mind about in the last few years?  

My taste in things has changed a bit.  I no longer can stand the taste of certain spices. Thyme especially makes me gag. If I am served it in a dish, I find excuses not to eat it.   I am also no longer a fan of salmon or chicken.  If  I never eat them again it will be too soon.

Thanks for being here and a special thanks to those who take the time to participate. You are very special in my estimation .