Jet Lag ~ Jet lag is caused by a mismatch between a person’s normal daily rhythms and a new time zone. It is a temporary sleep problem that usually occurs when you travel across more than three time zones but can affect anyone who travels across multiple time zones. Jet lag can affect your mood, your ability to concentrate, and your physical and mental performance.
It’s time again for Wednesday Hodgepodge. Thank you, Joyce From This Side of the Pond for the questions!
1. What’s something that scares you?
Snakes, wild animals and stupid drivers.
2. Do you care where the food you eat comes from? To what degree?
I prefer local food especially when it comes to produce and fresh fruit. I want meat from U.S. ranchers. I prefer food canned and bottled and packaged that comes from the USA or Canada. Mexico is fine for certain products that we enjoy, too. I am not obsessive about it. I pray over the food I eat and ask God to protect me from evil. 🙂
3. What’s something you wish you’d spent more time doing when you were younger?
Memorizing more Bible Verses while my brain was sharp!
4. Let’s play autumn this or that….
Pumpkin spice or apple cider? Fresh pressed Apple Cider, please.
Corn maze or haunted house? Hands down…Corn Maze. We have an amazing Corn Maze in our town that we try to conquer every year.
Horror film or Hallmark movie? Hallmark Movie that is part of the Murder Mystery side of things.
Blanket or sweatshirt? Out and about, a sweatshirt. Inside on the couch, a blanket.
Watch football or watch the World Series? College Football but really and truly Futbol (Soccer) and especially English Premier League games and the Seattle Sounders MLS are my favorite games to watch.
Foliage-red, yellow or orange? This is hard but since I have to pick I’ll go with orange.
5. This time last year where were you and what were you doing?
We were at the Marcus Cider Fest last year at this time and this Saturday we will be at the Marcus Cider Fest again. Our kids entered their vintage Ford Thunderbird in the car show part of the Fest. There is a parade and booths and fresh apple goodies galore including fresh pressed apple cider.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
We are still recovering from Jet Lag from our trip to Dublin and England. We arrived home on September 27th. Jet Lag is real and especially for us older folk. We will live with the lag since we love traveling to that part of the world. We finally were able to hug our grands after three whole weeks apart. Our Colville kids came for lunch on Tuesday (yesterday). It was so good to have a meal with them and spend a couple hours with them. The Grands are growing so fast!
It will be nice to come around and see what all ye Hodgepodgers have been up to.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Wow that maize field looks great, bet you had fun. Enjoy your grandchildren again. I bet it was lovely to see them. B x
Jet Lag is a horrible feeling. Your grandchildren are growing so fast. Take care, have a great day!
Jet lag is sooooo real and I do think that each year, it is a little harder to recover. I’m like you — I love to travel so jet lag is something I’ll have to tolerate!
…before you know it, they will be in college.
WOW! perhaps I should buy a lottery ticket…with God’s help, I figured out how to access WP. Jet lag is harder, I think, going east to west than west to east but as it means travel…I’ll put up with it. Sandra at Thistle Cove Farm
Hello Sandra! I’m so sorry that WP is a tough negotiator. Good to hear from you. Hope all is well on your farm!
Stupid Drivers… Ha! That is a scare and sadly is happening way to often as of late. My friend Khristeen was parked in her car and was hit by someone who said they were distracted by a spider! This happened last Thursday. Thankfully she is alright and her little boy is alright too, but she is very upset and her car was totaled by the insurance company. So your answer is right on!
Happy October!! Carla
The corn maze in our area is now open. They are fun to walk around in. Perhaps we will go there again this year.
Number 3 for me too. My mind just doesn’t retain the verses that I try to memorize these days.
Welcome home! Yes to memorizing when you’re young. Thank heavens I was raised memorizing Bible verses every week. Those are in my brain to stay. Verses I’ve memorized in more recent years don’t seem to want to stick. Hope you had a wonderful time across the pond. Take your time easing back into life here and enjoy the cider festival.
I meant to mention Good Ranchers. I don’t know if you’ve heard of them but it’s all US farmers and ranchers. We’ve ordered from them and liked the meat a lot. We get chicken from them too.
That corn maze looks mighty inviting! I need to check out those Hallmark murder mysteries.
I love Premier too; I’m a Liverpool fan. 🙂
I agree with you on the snakes. We buy a powder called Liquid Fence and do our boarder every Spring. Nice thought on the Bible verses. I certainly don’t know many of them. Enjoyed your answers for #4. Glad you had a nice trip and nothing better than hugging those grandchildren.
Take care.
A great read and sweet photos!
Oh yes totally agree on the jet lag and also that it is worth it! It really is good both to travel and good to be home! Sallie (FullTime-Life) (For some reason, suddenly Word Press is only letting me comment with my WP blog which is inactive, so I’ll sign my name this once.)
Great answers! I agree with your #2 answers.