Icy HodgePodge

Happy Wednesday! Welcome to the latest edition of Wednesday HodgePodge!

I'm linking up at From This Side of the Pond like I have been for the last couple weeks.

 

1. I live in the south so we're pretty much only talking about the weather right now. Give us a weather report from where you live. Does the kind of weather you're having today affect your mood in some way?

I'm in SE Michigan so winter weather isn't much of a surprise to us.  However, this single digit, cold-hurts-your-face, frozen nostrils nonsense can go away anytime.   We had an insanely hot summer last year, so maybe this is balancing it out?   I was supposed to go to Arkansas last weekend (see my last post) but I'm kind of glad my flight was cancelled since getting home probably wouldn't have happened when planned.  We have snow here, but they got the ice, too - and ice sucks no matter where you are! 

The last couple days, the sun has been breaking thru the clouds and makes the snow sparkle & everything seems a lot less BLAH than if it was continually dreary.  It's blinding but it's pretty. 

2. Avocados, kale, cauliflower and cottage cheese have all had their time to shine. 2026 brings us the year of the cabbage. Is this a vegetable you like? If so, what are some of your favorite dishes that call for cabbage?
Meh, I could take it or leave it.  I've fine with wraps or whatever that include cabbage and I enjoy coleslaw, however I don't like it cooked.  I just learned that!  I honestly hadn't thought about it until now. 

3. Was a Cabbage Patch Doll a part of your childhood? Or maybe your children's childhood? What's a toy trend from your childhood you remember wanting for your own?  

My mom was one of those people who never bought name brands, so I had a homemade by somebody / wannabe that looked like it had a run-in with a trash compactor. 

I am the youngest of 5 so I got a lot of hand-me-downs.  I don't remember ever wanting a trending toy anyway.  I had Barbies and Breyer horses, tho. 

4. Something you've spent a lot of time doing lately?

 Ummm - being lazy?  I look at the disaster that my house is and I just don't wanna deal with it.  

5. Somehow it's the last week of January...sum up your month in just three sentences.

I'm glad the days are getting longer. 

I wish I had a heated driveway so I didn't have to shovel snow!

I feel guilty that there are still skeletons on my patio. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I took all the Christmas blowmolds in a couple weeks ago, but I leave the snowmen out until sometime in February.  It helps with the long dark evenings. 

However, this guy doesn't look happy!

Thanks, Joyce!