Wednesday, June 09, 2021

June Bug Hodgepodge

From this Side of the Pond

Good morning!  It's Wednesday.  Wednesday Hodgepodge Day.  Click on the logo above and it will take you to the hosts' blog.

1.  Something you have seen recently that's 'cuter than a June' bug?


There is a local park that has playing fields, a lake, and miles and miles of wood trails.  One small detour you can walk is the Fairy Trail.

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.

In June of 1988, we were living in Papua, Indonesia.  Here is a photo of our family, probably May or June.  Close enough, right? (my kids are gonna hate me for showing this picture)


And, then in June of 2008, I just had to share.  Do you know where I was?





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

I love to sit in my chair in the family room.  Sitting there, I can rest my feet up on the foot rest and read and sip my coffee.  If the weather cooperates, I love sitting on my back patio watching my flowers and veggies grow.

4.  June is Nation 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?

Breakfast:  three fruits.  Lunch:  five veggies.  Dinner:  green salad.  All fresh.  Every single day.  And sometimes a green smoothie with two or three veggies and three or four fruits.

I am a fan of summer fruits, especially strawberries and rhubarb baked into a crisp.

I don't really have a favorite summer veggie dish.  Maybe lasagna made from my fresh tomatoes and spinach?  I don't enjoy cooking.  I'm one of those people who eat to live, not live to eat.

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

Unless you love gardening, you won't enjoy my summer reading list.  I may delve into reading more of my collection of Agatha Christie novels.

6.  Insert your own random thought here.

This girl and her mother will be here in four days!!



7 comments:

Mary said...

Indonesia? How cool is that!
Oh, London. I loved it and want to go back.

ellen b. said...

Hooray for that upcoming visit. Cousin time is great!

Nonnie said...

Love your fairy trails. How clever. I’m assuming you served as missionaries in Indonesia. How wonderful. And our kids would not be happy that I shared the pictures I shared today either. I’m very impressed with your fruits and vegetable consumption each day. Wow!

Kirstin said...

I love smoothies as a way of getting my fruits and veggies in!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful family. I love it. Mary

Bobbi said...

So enjoying the book recommendations. Thank you. Happy slightly belated Hodgepodge! We sound like Agatha Christie kindred spirits!!!

Debby@Just Breathe said...

That's a very cute sign. Sweet family photo and I love London. Way to go on getting your fruits and vegetables. Yum on the lasagna. Hooray on your random, enjoy their visit.