Wednesday again ... and so it's time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond. Joyce writes the questions, bloggers provide the answers! Here we go ...
1. Summer officially begins this week (in the northern hemisphere)...what was your favorite thing to do in the summer when you were a kid?
My brother and I were often allowed to take a picnic lunch to share with neighbor kids, and we had a favorite picnic spot we called Picnic Hill. To get there one had to pass by a sweet little brook and climb a hill crowned with a big pine tree. I wrote about it in an early blog post: Picnic Hill.
What do you like most about summer now?
Being retired and just able to take off for a drive, a picnic, the lake, the mountains, or time at our cottage.
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| View from a covered bridge in a mountain town |
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| View from our sleeping nook at the cottage |
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| A nearby favorite lake |
2. Something you'll celebrate this summer?
We'll accompany older friends on their annual anniversary trip to Boothbay Harbor.
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| A lobster bake will be part of the fun |
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| Relaxing by the sea on a previous trip |
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| Hydrangeas by the ocean are something special |
3. Summer tastes like?
Strawberry shortcake, corn on the cob, homemade ice cream.
Smells like?
Fresh-cut grass, new-mown hay, and sun-warmed pine needles.
Sounds like?
The slam of a wood-framed screen door on a summer cottage.
4. June 18th is National Splurge Day...what's the last thing you splurged on?
A beautiful lighted canvas featuring a lake and cabin theme. I distinctly remember my hubby saying, "This is a splurge for us."
What might you splurge on today?
Probably nothing other than giving myself some extra blogging time.
5. Share a favorite summer quote, saying, song lyric, or meme.
I had to look up some summer quotes before settling on this one:
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a
summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the
clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." –John Lubbock, The Use of Life
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Last summer we took this photo on the gorgeous Blue Ridge Parkway:
And that's the Hodgepodge for this week!
The hydrangeas are out of this world!
ReplyDeleteYour summer memory did make me smile and your sleeping nook in the cottage is just amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos you shared, especially the view from the sleeping nook. The quote you chose is one I used in my Wednesday Quotes post last week and I think it's such a good one! Hope your summer is off to a great start!
ReplyDeleteBoothbay Harbor is such a pretty spot. And Picnic Hill sounds idyllic! I think it should be the title of a children's book. Have a happy summer!
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