Buggy Hodgepodge

Head over to Joyce's to add your post and see how everyone else answered this week's questions.

1. Something you've seen recently that's 'cuter than a June bug'?
I'm not a cat person, but MS' 2 kittens are cuter than a June bug:
2. Tell us something about where you were and what you were doing in June of 1988? If you weren't born yet, June of 1998. Or if that doesn't work, June of 2008. 

CH & I were living in Dalton, GA. I was in grad school and VERY pregnant. OS was born in October of that year.

3. A place in your home or outdoor space where you feel 'snug as a bug in a rug'? 

I never can seem to keep this straightened up, but this is "my corner". It's my prayer corner, my reading corner, my practicing corner, my corner.
4. June is National Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Month. Do you normally get your 4-5 servings each day? What's a favorite summer dish you make/serve/like to be served-ha! made with one of your favorite summer fruits. A favorite summer dish made with a favorite summer veg? How do you feel about cooking in the summer months? 

I don't usually use recipes with fruit...I usually just eat the fruit as is. In the summer, we like to eat Layered Summer Pasta Salad from Betty Crocker. I add Perdue Short Cut Chicken to the pasta salad and don't put the pasta in with the veggies. That way everyone gets as much pasta as they want and it comes out fairly even.
Cooking in the summer? HA! My slow cooker, electric griddle, and now my air fryer are my best friends since they keep me from turning on the oven.

5. Do you have a summer reading list? If so share a title or two we can add to our own. 

 I don't have a reading list, but I have a boatload (or at least a cubby load) of books I need to read. A summer book club is reading "All the Light We Cannot See" (Anthony Doerr) and I'm trying to finish up "Paul: A Novel" (Walter Wangerin, Jr.). The Paul book is actually quite good. Of course, it's historical fiction because we don't know exactly how St. Paul interacted with some of the apostles and disciples, but it is good.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 1. CH & I rode over to a mountain bike race last Sunday to cheer on OS' girlfriend. This is her first year racing and she's at the top of the standings for her group. The cicadas are supposed to be crazy this year, but at our house there are virtually none. This is what we heard as we walked along the path:
The cicadas were flying around and one landed on a plant next to where we were walking. 
2. Every year, I look forward to my new planner. I was super excited about this year's because of the added features, namely the hard cover. I'm kind of hard on planners; I tend to just throw it in my bookbag as I'm heading out the door at the end of the day. The new one came on Monday, and it's perfect  for me!
3. YS' girlfriend planted some sunflowers in our backyard. It's been cool to watch them grown, and now they're starting to bloom.




12 comments:

  1. Love your answers. I love my air fryer I got last year. I've used it quite a bit and love that it doesn't heat up the kitchen too much. I read All The Light We Cannot See. So interesting. Kittens definitely are cuter than a June bug. I've always LOVED a paper planner but last year I moved to one on the computer called "Artful Agenda". I like it a lot and it is customizable with stickers and things. So I can still feel like it's fun like a paper planner.

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    1. I tried to go digital with my planner but it just didn't work for me. I'm too "old school"! :)

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  2. I'm all about a great planner and am not real happy with the one I got this year. It's not really set up the way I like to use mine, but it was pricey so I'm making it work. I should splurge on one I really love. I haven't heard of the Paul book, but sounds interesting. I like your corner. Everybody needs one : )

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    1. I'm enjoying "Paul". It's pretty long, so it's taking me a while to get through it. The chapters are short so I don't feel bad putting it down when I need to.
      It's hard to find a good planner. I've gone back to this one year after year! It's set up just like I need it for now since I'm still working.

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  3. I love my air fryer and it is a great alternative for summer!

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    1. We cook so many things in ours. We cooked a whole chicken and it was so juicy!

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  4. Mary,

    At times the cicadas are very noisy in Knoxville and other times not so much. They aren't nearly as bad as when our daughters were really small, 2 & 4. I can see them flying around outside my kitchen window and have found dozens of their carcasses all over our driveway, though. I love sunflowers! There's a home in Fountain City that used to plant a whole garden of sunflowers and that's always fun to see when they are in full bloom. Last year we weren't out much so I don't know if there was any then but maybe this year we'll spot them. Some day, I'd like to plant a bunch of them. I prefer to eat fruit straight up, but fruit pies and cobblers are always a nice treat. I actually prefer melon in the summer. Berries are good but I'd rather have melon...watermelon to be precise. :)

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  5. My corner is also a messy place with books, highlighters, pens, journal. It is a place like what you described and so I believe it is perfectly fine and serves a great purpose. I think I read that Paul book quite some time ago.

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  6. Thanks for stopping by. It's always such fun to read everyone's answers. Love your corner and as Joyce said, "everyone needs one."

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  7. It's nice to have a devoted corner for sure! We don't get cicadas up here in our corner of the world but I've heard them before and they are noisy. :) My planner is a steno pad. If I traveled with a planner I'd like your version. Hope the rest of this week is good for you.

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  8. So enjoying the book recommendations. Thank you. Happy slightly belated Hodgepodge!

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  9. Two times I wrote this comment and it disappeared. The kittens are adorable. I like your corner. Your rocking chair looks like mine. That recipe looks yummy. That's great news on his girlfriend. Oh my on the cicadas. Glad you like your new planner and the sunflowers look awesome.

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