Howdy Back at Ya!

Hodge Podge - "From This Side of the Pond"   ... link is broken :-(  


1. Howdy Hodgepodgers. It's kind of fun to be back, isn't it?  Last time we met was September, 2018. Tell me something big-important-happy-or sad that's happened in your life since that date. Just one thing. We don't know how long this current isolation situation is going to last and we might need to dole out our news bit by bit.

One  year ago we were just getting back from a wonderfully warm vacation to Hilton Head Island. We try to find a warm place every spring :-) and coax it back to New York State. It doesn't always work; in fact it seldom does, but our friends are hopeful. This year, we are missing the warmth but keeping well at home, and THAT is good news!

2. Might as well get this out of the way early on...COVID-19. On a scale of 1-5 how serious are you about keeping your distance? Explain. fyi-I didn't create the scale but have seen it several places online. Also fyi-we won't only have virus related questions each week, but for this first one it feels right.

1-Not at all, living normally

2-Cautious but still going out

3-Going out as needed, mostly home or working from home, still seeing friends/family

4-Extremely limited, only going out when unavoidable, minimal contact with people

5-Full lockdown, no one in or out

Definitely a 4. I saw this coming and got groceries for more than 2 weeks, but then they said a month would be better, so we shopped, again.  We're good for at least 6 weeks for most things. We do drive to a favorite deli for take-out on Thursday nights.  If we need groceries, we will take advantage of the early hours for people over 60. My husband wears his tactical gloves for pushing the cart and getting gas. We also now have our granddaughter here from college. She had an extended spring break, spent at the home of her boyfriend's parents, but when the school closed they both had to drive the 6 hours back to school and collect their belongings and head for their respective homes. Her parents live out of state, another 6 hours away, and since she changed her address to our house we get to keep her!!!!
3. Raise your hand if you think you might run out of steam in the cooking department before it's all said and done? What's something delcious you've cooked or eaten in your own kitchen in the past week?

Nah! I'm good!  I made a  potato and corn chowder from last years corn, potatoes we have in abundance and a container of chicken broth (no meat) I found in the freezer.  Thickened it with milk and flour. Added onions, salt and pepper.  OH MY GOODNESS!  It's gone, now...

4. What's a television show or movie you've seen recently (it could be an oldie) that you really liked?
I watched Janette Oke's LOVE series ...3 of them on TV this past week.

5. Share something funny you've seen or heard this week.

There have been some pretty funny memes going around this week regarding parents who suddenly find themselves ''homeschooling."   "If you see my kids locked out of the house, it's OK. We're having a FIREDRILL."  LOL!!!!

6. Insert your own random thought here

Youth Group bonfire  and hide'n seek in the dark (with glow sticks)  just before the virus regulations went into effect 2 weeks ago.  All present, here, are still fine...even the boy who jumped through a raspberry bush...that was off limits and now he knows why!   We bandaged his bare arms up real good!