It’s mid-week. Buckle up because I’m packing this post full! I’m gonna start things off with Mary’s WSC playlist consisting of her this week’s prompts for you to listen to while you read through my responses to Joyce’s hodgepodge Q&A before winding things up with my A2Z Road Trip updates. Are you ready?
I’m going with all new-to-me songs. I’m including links where I found my inspired song picks for your reference. For Mary’s song title prompt she’s looking for a room in the house and I found “Something’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen” by Dana. The lyrics are cute and fun. The next prompt is a type of gem mentioned which I used ZZ Tops’, “Pearl Necklace”. The final prompt she’s asking for a harmony, this article listed 13 from which I picked “For Your Love” by The Yardbirds.
Here are my responses to Joyce’s Wednesday Hodgepodge questions this week.
East Tennessee Veteran’s Memorial Knoxville, TN
1. We’re approaching Memorial Day Weekend in the US of A…will you mark this in some way? If so tell us how. According to a list found here some things you might do in honor of Memorial Day would be-shop in a Veteran owned business, learn to play a patriotic song, watch the Memorial Day concert, take a virtual tour of the White House, write a letter to a soldier or a soldier’s family, fly a flag, attend a Memorial Day parade, donate flowers for a soldier’s grave, put together a care package for a soldier, and take a moment of silence at 3 PM (the National Moment of Remembrance)….of the ideas mentioned are there any you will try? Usually for all patriotic holidays we try to catch the PBS programs but we’ll turn stuff off when they squeeze in the political correct junk. Our heroes who fought to keep this country free, who paid the ultimate price, or those still in service aren’t doing these things so our nation can crumble within thanks to politicians and other parties bent on keeping our nation divided.
2. What’s something recently that made you ‘come to attention’? How easily it is to pull something in my lower back. A couple of weeks ago I was cutting weeds. I wasn’t bent over too long but the angle and time spent was enough to set off what I think was my sciatic nerve. Thankfully, the pain has nearly diminished and I’m taking measures to keep it that way.
3. In what area of your life do you need to ‘soldier on’? House hunting. Right now most prices are above market on nearly every listing. If that’s not bad enough, most home have something that’s unforgivable and on our no-no list. It’s not an easy job but I keep telling myself it’ll be worth it when it’s all done.
4. As a long weekend approaches and summer draws near, what’s a favorite food from your childhood you think about adding to the menu? Watermelon but I’m the only one who can eat it. DH has a slight allergy to melon. It makes his throat itchy and swells. I think it bothers his digestive tract, too. I got one last year so I won’t get one this time. I still think about it, though.
5. Your favorite patriotic movie? Right now, I can’t think of any movie titles. I am fond of the older WWII films like Kelly’s Heroes and the Dirty Dozen.
6. Insert your own random thought here. After this week, I’m undecided how often I will post my A2Z road trip updates but I have plans to bring these to you mid-week. Anywho, here is my Road Trip report #2….
Last week I finally caught up on all of The Memory Tourist (Lissa) A2Z posts. She didn’t have a theme nor did she join the Master List but instead marched to the beat of her own drum spinning creative random A to Z posts allowing the voices inside her head sometimes to take form in her writing style. She’s a talented artist and I’m learning she’s equally so as an author. If you missed her last month, you will find a list of her A2Z posts in her Reflections post and I encourage you squeeze her into your reading schedule.
My method to catching up doesn’t follow any particular order but that’s okay. I’m loving the carefree rhythm I have going with my road trips and I’m actually squeezing in opportunities to colorize my Looney Tunes illustrations. Here’s my Procreate re-invented Wile E. Coyote browsing the ACME catalog <–link to pencil drawing].
This is my last full week for my regular scheduled blogging routine. Starting Monday, I will roll over to my summer time schedule which pretty much means once a week. I have plans to keep folks boogieing on the dance floor each Monday and roll out a Battle of the Bands at the beginning of the month. Anything else I do will be frosting on the cake as the old saying goes. To stay in the loop of what’s happening with me, I encourage you to join my email subscription for immediate notice of all new content that publishes.
What are your blogging plans for this summer, will you scale back or take off? Do you have vacation plans? If so, tell me about them!
I invite you to join my Wild Wednesday linky party where just about anything goes! Baby, Don’tcha Worry (did you know that’s actually a song title?) this is all family friendly fun. This is just a way for my peeps to prompt their mid-week or favorite posts. Have a wild and wonderful day! X💋X💋, Cathy
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