September 6 Hodgepodge

Beautiful ... the thought and the photo.  From Baptist Bible Hour

Wednesday again!  Time for the Hodgepodge with Joyce and friends at From This Side of the Pond.  Head on over and get the questions, answer them on your own blog and then on back over to Joyce's to link up!

Here are this week's questions:

1. When you think about your future what do you fear most? Hope for the most?

Honestly, I try not to fear.

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 
(2 Timothy 1:7)

Or how about, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me."  (from Psalm 23)

Beautiful graphic from Abby at Little Birdie Blessings

As for hope, I know this isn't the sort of hope the question is asking about, but this verse sprang to my mind: "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ."  (Titus 2:13)

2. September is National Chicken Month. How often is chicken on the menu at your house? 

Very, very often.  Usually our choices are chicken or turkey, meatless, and seafood.

What's a favorite dish made with chicken? 

We love chicken salad.  I cook chicken breasts in the slow cooker, then chop or shred the meat.  I usually add some chopped celery and some chopped dried cranberries in addition to mayo, seasonings, etc.   Seasoning will always include a generous dash of poultry seasoning. This is on my mind because I just made sandwiches to take to a couple of occasions -- and chicken salad was the filling of choice.

What's something you're a 'chicken' about doing or trying?

Parallel parking and city driving.

3. What are three things you don't own but wish you did?

Hmm...  I think a Cricut machine would be fun to have, but I have no idea when I would ever find time to use it.  A smart phone might be rather fun also, but I can do almost as much with my tablet and I almost never use the cell phone I do have. So truthfully, I can't think of anything I don't own that I wish I did.

From a vintage booklet

4. Would you rather be a jack of all trades or a master of one? Elaborate.  If you answered one, which one?

I would rather be a jack of all trades.  I enjoy doing a lot of different things fairly well, though I must admit I am a master of none.

Crocheting dishcloths

Making felt food

Stamped cross stitch

Sewing coasters

Appliquing felt candle mats

Sewing pillowcase grocery totes

Embroidering pillow cases

Back in the day, crewel embroidery

Crocheting hot mats

And I also like to cook, bake, write, do counted cross stitch,  and more -- just a non-perfectionist jack of all trades and I like it that way!  I think being a master of one thing might be somewhat dull.

5. Ketchup or mustard? 

Mustard. I like any mustard, but enjoy trying different and interesting varieties of this condiment.

Photo from Pixabay

On what?

Ham sandwiches, hot dogs, fried egg sandwiches ... mostly things that I seldom eat any more.  Occasionally I will put ketchup on french fries, but seldom use that. 

6.  Insert your own random thought here. 

We're experiencing a rip-roaring thunderstorm as I write this on Tuesday night.  Torrential rain, too.  Last week was unseasonably cold, today warm and humid.  One just never knows with New England weather.

Photo from Photos Public Domain

And so ends another Hodgepodge.  Happy Wednesday, everyone!