Green Hodgepodge

 

Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

I don't believe in luck, just as I don't believe there are coincidences. I don't do anything for luck or avoid things for bad luck.

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

This is actually a harder question than I initially thought! I like the darker shades: forest, olive, as well as sage

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

I made potato soup and Brown Bread for supper, as well as an Irish Cream Pie for dessert. I do like a good potato, no matter how it's cooked.

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

Yellow: bright & cheerful

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I'm going with Seneca's quote. Or Emerson's. Cause/effect, opportunity/preparation. It all boils down to taking opportunities that arise and using your God-given talent as intended.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

4 years ago, CH & I celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Ireland. We were at a campground in Clifden, and the owners suggested that we not stay out after 9:00 pm. We went into town for dinner and then a drink. I think we were back by 7:00; things were getting pretty rowdy, even for that little town!

Our St. Patrick's Day Breakfast from Sullivan's in Oughterard, County Galway. Seriously, if you're in that area, it's worth a stop for pastries and amazing coffee!

St. Patrick's Day, 2022, Clifden Eco Beach Camping & Caravan Park 

Clifden, County Galway, St. Patrick's Day, 2022 (Who knew that 3 years later I would go back to Clifden?)

Friday Fotos 2026 #4

Photo by Designecologist: https://www.pexels.com/photo/image-of-river-on-smartphone-1398339/

Friday Fotos is a post where I can dump some photos from the previous week. The goal is to make me more aware of the beauty and fun in my everyday life. It's been a couple of weeks since my last Friday Fotos, but this is #4 for the year, so I've already surpassed last year's postings! 🙌

The Bradford Pears in the back of the church. In the forefront to the left is the Columbarium. This is where CH's ashes are.

Smokey (OS' dog) enjoyed the warm weather

Girl Dogg at the end of a walk on a very warm day

I've left the screen door open to the back porch out of sheer laziness so I don't have to walk onto the porch to let the dogs out; I just opened up the sliding glass door. Then I saw this menace inside the porch. Guess I'll have to stop being so lazy. 🙄

My old girl had a recheck for a rash on her belly and some bloodwork done. She got a clean bill of health!

Since CH's passing, Laika has become a lot more vocal. I think she was trying to coerce me into an extra dessert (which is a chewy).

Thanks for taking the time to see what I saw beauty in this week! 

Trusting on the Hodgepodge

 

Joyce asks the questions, and we provide the answers. See how others answered at From This Side of the Pond.

1. Are you a naturally trusting person? Is trust built on logic or 'gut instinct'? Does everyone deserve a second chance? Elaborate. 

I'm such a trusting person, built on gut instinct. I do think everyone deserves a second chance. If you burn me, I'll give you a chance, but if it happens again, you're blacklisted.

2. 'Beware the Ides of March'...March 15th on the ancient Roman calendar, these words were made famous by William Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar.  Caesar was assassinated on March 15th 44 B.C. Have you read any Shakespeare? If so, do you have a favorite? Have you ever been to Rome? 

I read Romeo & Juliet; I'm pretty sure that's the only one I read. I've never been to Rome, but I did see the reconstruction of the Globe Theater back in 2011.

3. Do you like a Caesar salad? If given the choice between a garden/house salad or Caesar which do you order? Anchovies or no? What's your favorite salad dressing? 

A Caesar salad is okay, but I'd much prefer a garden salad with Ranch...hold the anchovies.

4. Where do you typically work (or blog if that's easier) at home? Do you have a dedicated home office space? Are you happy with that space? 

My "office space" has been in all 3 of the bedrooms that aren't the master. I started out in the room across from my bedroom; then last summer moved it to the room off the kitchen. Now that OS is living with me, he wanted that space, so I'm in the other room. I'm pretty happy with it; it definitely has more room that the room off the kitchen.

5. Snow drops, daffodils, lenten roses, crocus, hyacinth, or early tulips...what's your favorite early Spring flower? 

Daffodils, but I think only because I see them first. I have to look for the Lenten roses at the park, and they aren't on the walking path that I take. I do love tulips, though. My next-door neighbor has beautiful ones in her yard. 

Lenten Roses in the park that bloomed right on cue...I took this picture the week of Ash Wednesday

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I posted new sites I visited in Ireland during my trip in June, 2025 on my travel blog. Finally. The next post (which will post on 03/13/26) will be where we stayed. I still need to do posts on Greece so I'd better hop to it!