Early October Hodgepodge

  Another Wednesday and a new month!  The weeks, and the season, seem to be flying by so fast.  It's time again 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! 

Now, for this week's questions ...

1.  Have you ever spent time on a farm? Tell us a little bit about it. 

Oh, yes.  I grew up right next door to my grandparents' farm.   There were cows, lots of cows,  a hired man, and a big red barn with a haymow and a rope swing.  There were vegetable and flower gardens, a big white farmhouse with a screen porch, acres of fields and woods to explore.  And much much more.

The barn nearing completion in 1951

Have you ever grown your own pumpkin? Been on a hayride?

I've grown my own pumpkin!  You all have seen this photo before.  I'm the second from the left.

 I've also been on a hayride, but that was not on a farm.  When we go to fall retreats at The Wilds of New England, a hayride is always a featured activity.  I skipped the hayride at the recent ladies' retreats I went to, but when we go to the couple's retreat Mr. T and I will likely enjoy a hayride together.  The photo below was taken while passing through the orchard on a hayride a year or two ago.

Driven a tractor? Milked a cow?

 I haven't driven a tractor, though I have in years past helped with haying.  Never milked a cow.  My hubby grew up on a small family farm and has done all of the above, of course.
 
2. What's something younger you would like about you now? 

 Going to have to think about this one... Most likely, the fact that I like to bake, write, and go on picnics -- all things that "younger me" enjoyed.

3. What are three things you'd like to do more often? 

1)Take a getaway with my hubby.
2) Find time to do needlework.
3) Go for long walks.

Three things you'd like to do less often?

1) Go to the dentist.
2) Deal with difficult people.
3) Vacuuming.

4. What's on your nachos?

Cheese sauce, I guess.   I almost never eat nachos.

5. What's the most random thing in your purse or wallet? Does it need to stay there?

I'm going to have to check this out.   Okay, it's a miniature cherry pie, maybe an inch and a quarter in diameter, made of resin.  This was an accessory for one of those dolls people make with an air freshener in the base.  I pitched the doll some time ago, but kept the pie as I thought my granddaughter would enjoy adding it to her collection of play food.  Tucked the pie in my purse so I didn't forget to give it to her.  Of course you know I forgot!  That was at least a year ago, I think. 
So no, of course it doesn't need to stay there.  Next time I see Julia, the pie is staying with her.

6.  Insert your own random thought here. 

It's decently warm outside today, but freezing cold here in the house.   (We've finally gotten some temps that are more seasonal, but still we resist starting the furnace, relying on the kitchen woodstove.)  I will shortly be going outdoors to work on my Sunday School lesson, and/or my grocery list, in the sunshine.

And so ends another Hodgepodge ... Happy Wednesday, all!  Have a wonderful week!