Here's something new!
I was looking at the A-to-Z Challenge blog (I'm loving their 2026 banner & badges!) and poked around last year's sign up sheet and was checking out some blogs. I came across From This Side of the Pond where Miss Joyce hosts a weekly linkup event called the Wednesday HodgePodge. She asks 6 random (you know I love random!) questions and we just need to link back on her post and then do some visiting!
I thought, why not?
Hi, new visitors! My name is Lisa and yes, my last name is Love.
I am happily married to "the Spouse", my adult daughter still lives with us (aka "the Spawn") along with her 2 kids, the Grandson who just turned 6 and the Granddaughter who turned 4 in October.
We live in Michigan. I work for a trucking company and have been there for over 25 years <gasp>, I volunteer on a search & rescue team. I love Halloween. I spent 8 years in the US Navy.
You can read the "about me" tab up above if you want to know more!
Let's jump into this....
Welp - I'm kind of a mash of all of them. I love to sit and look out the window and watch big puffy flakes come down. And seeing everything with a fresh layer of white. If I had a fireplace, I'd enjoy sitting with the Spouse and doing as little as possible. Maybe reading, maybe cross-stitching. Definitely wrapped in a blanket. As I mentioned above - I volunteer on a search & rescue team, which means we could get called out to look for missing peoples any time of the day or night, 24/7/365, anywhere in the state. That's enough adventure for me! I wouldn't 100% be a hibernator since I do like to go outside and breathe the cold once in a while.
2. The Pantone color of the year is cloud dancer, described as a gentle, billowy off white shade. The color symbolizes 'peace, clarity, quiet reflection, renewal, and a soft reset'. Of the terms just listed which do you need most in your life this winter?
Peace. I didn't even need to think about it. It's so crazy in my house with the kids - I only had the one child (she's 28, btw) so one kid in the house when I was young vs multiples while ~not~ young is culture shock! Man o man, those kids have their moments where I want to sell them - and their mom - to the circus! People who have a lot of kids - I applaud you!
3. Every cloud has a silver lining, on cloud nine, head in the clouds, storm clouds gathering, or cloud of suspicion...which 'cloud' idiom do you most relate to currently? Explain.
Every cloud has a silver lining. I continue to hold on to hope that eventually the Spouse and I will become empty-nesters and I daydream about how amazing that will be! I know the cat agrees, too.
4. Coconut, cauliflower, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, onions, ranch dressing...of the white foods listed, which would be the hardest for you to give up? Do you like all or any of the foods on the list?
4. Coconut, cauliflower, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, onions, ranch dressing...of the white foods listed, which would be the hardest for you to give up? Do you like all or any of the foods on the list?
The hardest to give up would be cottage cheese, since I use it when I make lasagna and I love to eat it with canned peaches or mandarin oranges and I've been meaning to try it with sliced tomatoes. I like ALL the food which is why I'm currently a member of Weight Watchers!
Onions, tho. Depends on the variety. Purple/red ones - NO! One of the few foods I avoid. But white/yellow ones? No problem.
5. Thomas Wentworth Higginson is credited with this quote- "How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year." Agree or disagree? Tell us why.
Agree. If there were no winter, the year would just kind of bounce between green & brown, which has it's own appeal, I guess. But I love living in Michigan with 4 distinct seasons, so we get the wonder of springtime, little sprouts popping up and the crocuses peeking out of the flattened lawn, reminding us that warmer times are on the way, along with the tulips & hyacinths. I especially loved when my lilac bush bloomed at the same time as our crabapple - the combination of bright pink and purple was so pretty -and the scent was amazing. Truly a feast for the senses. Summer with the warmth and sunshine. Listening to the birds and selling fresh cut lawns. Fall - my favorite! The colors of the trees changing. Even the air smells different. The leaves, maybe. The crisp mornings. The excitement and fun of Halloween. Then the silence of winter. The clean, freshly fallen snow. Also, another change in the smell of the air. That time when everything seems to slow down and not be in a hurry.
5. Thomas Wentworth Higginson is credited with this quote- "How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year." Agree or disagree? Tell us why.
Agree. If there were no winter, the year would just kind of bounce between green & brown, which has it's own appeal, I guess. But I love living in Michigan with 4 distinct seasons, so we get the wonder of springtime, little sprouts popping up and the crocuses peeking out of the flattened lawn, reminding us that warmer times are on the way, along with the tulips & hyacinths. I especially loved when my lilac bush bloomed at the same time as our crabapple - the combination of bright pink and purple was so pretty -and the scent was amazing. Truly a feast for the senses. Summer with the warmth and sunshine. Listening to the birds and selling fresh cut lawns. Fall - my favorite! The colors of the trees changing. Even the air smells different. The leaves, maybe. The crisp mornings. The excitement and fun of Halloween. Then the silence of winter. The clean, freshly fallen snow. Also, another change in the smell of the air. That time when everything seems to slow down and not be in a hurry.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
There's been a lot of "white" questions, but when it comes to Christmas lights and decorations...I want all the colors! Plain white is very elegant, but colors just scream joy & fun & happy to me.
Thank you, Joyce - this was fun!
Can't wait to read everyone else's answers!
Welcome to the Hodgepodge! What an interesting endeavor you're part of, search and rescue. I'm sure it's challenging, but glad there are people skilled in doing this kind of work. My oldest daughter and her husband and three little ones lived with us for about 5 months this year as they made a move back to the states from overseas and waited to find and then get in to their new house. It is a lot to have little ones in the house 24/7 when you're out of practice for sure!! I'm sure you're a blessing to them though and that is an encouragement to you to hang in there. Thank you for your service in the Navy too! Have a great day...I like your blog name and will be singing that song all day now : )
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