A Frozen Hodgepodge

 

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

1. Ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, playing in the snow, or a snowy walk...which winter activity do you choose? Have you done any of these activities so far this winter? 

Snowy walk. While sledding sounds like a lot of fun, I have to remember my age, and I want to avoid any broken bones! I haven't done any this year since we've had zero snow.

2. Everyone is posting pictures from ten years ago on their social media sites so let's jump on the bandwagon too. Share one photo and one thought to go with said photo from the year 2016. And maybe everyone isn't doing this, but many are and we're going to be part of the fun. 

It was interesting to look back to see what I did that year; I had a hard time choosing just one, so maybe a whole post is in order!

During a camping trip to South Dakota/Colorado, we met up with some British friends who were in Colorado visiting her sister. Robert met them a few years earlier (I think) when he was riding his motorcycle through the Continental Divide; they were on a "round the world" motorcycle ride (2-up). I still keep in touch with them every now & then. In fact, this was taken when Robert & I went to Ireland in 2022; they flew over to Dublin for a few days:

So, I cheated and got in 2 pictures for this answer! 

3. What's a trend you hope disappears in this new year? 

I'm going to shamelessly admit I googled "current trends in the USA". Gosh, I'm old! :) I really hope AI videos just go away. I don't know what to believe anymore. I don't foresee it happening, though.

4. 'They' say there's a day for everything and January 21st proves it. National Granola Bar Day. Do you like granola bars? How about just regular granola? Do you like bars of other kinds? 

I'm not big on granola bars. If I'm hungry, they just don't do it for me. But, if I'm going to eat a granola bar, then I'll go for the sweet & salty ones, which defeats the purpose of eating something healthy, I suppose! Sometimes I'll eat some granola on my yogurt, but not very often.

5.  A frozen lake, a trickling stream, a raging river, or a deep well...which one describes something about your life right now? Elaborate as much or as little as you like. 

Can I say all of them? It depends on the day or even the hour right now. I like the idea of a frozen lake or even a trickling stream, but unfortunately, especially this last week, there have been some raging river and deep well moments.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

The more I think about doing a whole post on what I did 10 years ago, the more I like it. It seems like all I'm posting on this blog is the Hodgepodge. I haven't done my "Friday Fotos" this year since I haven't taken any photos. Maybe my life is more of a frozen lake than I thought it was!

Come back on Friday to see what I did that year.