1. I live in the south so we're pretty much only talking about the weather right now. Give us a weather report from where you live. Does the kind of weather you're having today affect your mood in some way?
As I write this on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., it's 17 degrees F in the Knoxville area. I woke up to 10 degrees, so the warm-up is on its way! Thank goodness we didn't get all of the ice that Nashville did. In my county, there were no reported power outages. I went to Mass Monday morning; the roads were okay except for ramps on/off a US highway. Since I live on a main road, if I can get out of my driveway, then I'm okay.
2. Avocados, kale, cauliflower and cottage cheese have all had their time to shine. 2026 brings us the year of the cabbage. Is this a vegetable you like? If so, what are some of your favorite dishes that call for cabbage?
Raw cabbage: yes. Cooked cabbage: EWWW. I like a good coleslaw. My mom used to make it with vinegar, salt, and pepper. I'm not sure if she added anything else to it.
3. Was a Cabbage Patch Doll a part of your childhood? Or maybe your children's childhood? What's a toy trend from your childhood you remember wanting for your own?
Cabbage Patch Dolls were a "thing" after my childhood, and my boys definitely weren't interested in it. I wanted an Easy Bake Oven something fierce, but never had one. Maybe Daddy was afraid I'd burn down the house? A childhood friend who lived up the street got one for Christmas, but I don't think she was very interested in it.
4. Something you've spent a lot of time doing lately?
Reading. Which isn't a bad thing at all! I've read a couple of books this month that have been in my Kindle Unlimited for a long time; I've got to clear them out so I can load more.
5. Somehow it's the last week of January...sum up your month in just three sentences.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
When I googled Cabbage Patch Dolls to see when they were popular, this popped up:
Well ours were definitely well loved and no longer in mint condition. I had an easy bake oven and we laugh now that we were able to bake a 'cake' with basically a light bulb : ) It was fun though. There's still ice on the ground here, but roads are in good shape and we can get out. A lot of trees fell in the area and that's made a mess, but mostly we're back in business. Really cold, but not housebound. Have a nice week!
ReplyDeleteI am glad the weather wasn't too bad with you and you kept power.
ReplyDeleteYour mom's coleslaw sounds good and I would have loved an Easy Bake Oven but they weren't a big thing over here when I was a kid. Oh wow! The price of Cabbage Patch dolls now!
This is some big prices on the dolls. My husbands grandmother had Alzheimers and the one thing that kept her calm was a cabbage patch doll...so strange, but she sure loved that doll.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted an easy bake oven but never got one. My mom didn't like them, I guess. But I did have a ton of Cabbage Patch Dolls ... I can't even remember how many.
ReplyDeleteGlad your weather hasn't been too bad. The coleslaw sounds good. Yes, Cabbage Patch were not around when I was growing up. Good for you on the reading. It's something I've never been into but I should try it. I do have books on a Kindle app on my phone. So that sounds like a good January for you. Wow on those prices for the dolls. My daughter was born in '81 and she did have one.
ReplyDeleteI had an Easy Bake oven and enjoyed it, but who ever came up with that idea?! My daughter had an Easy Bake Oven as well and it brought back memories when I helped her with it. That's crazy about the prices for those Cabbage Patch dolls!!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great week!