The photo above is of me on an old bridge in Scotland in 1973 or 1974. It is too bad that I do not know where in Scotland this was taken. This was during one of the summers we toured with our Christian ‘Rock’ Music Group.
Thanks to Jo From This Side of the Pond for Wednesday Hodgepodge.
1. When did you last have cancelled plans? Were you happy about that or disappointed?
Nothing recently that I can think of. Our 2020 trip to England was the big trip where our airfare and housing was purchased and we had to cancel because of Covid. We were disappointed and were happier about the cancelled plans when we got totally reimbursed for all we had put out in advance.
2. On a scale of 1-10 how much of a planner are you?
3. Do you have a menu plan for the week? If so tell us one or two things that are on it. If not, what’s your plan for not having a plan lol?
Shocking that a Home Economics major has never had a menu plan! I plan a meal as to what is in the fridge and cupboard or head to the store to buy what I need to make an inspired meal or head to somewhere to do a take-out meal. I might have planned better when our kids were little but that was over 30 years ago!
4. The Hodgepodge lands on National Bucket List Day. Do you have a bucket list?
Kind of…
Is it written down or just in your head?
Mostly in my head…
What is one thing on your bucket list? If you don’t have a list, what is one thing you’d add to a list if you did? Yes I’m going to make you think about it.
Spending some time in the north east part of the U.S. and crossing into Canada going as far as Prince Edward Island.
At present I’m in the detailed gathering of information stage as to where to go and what to see in Scotland. Lord willing, we will be traveling with Josh and Laura to Scotland in September. Once we nail down our dates and flights the real planning can begin with bookings, etc. Part of my gathering of information is reading a book about John Knox.
5. Rain buckets, a drop in the bucket, couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket, sweat buckets, cry buckets…which ‘bucket’ idiom applies to your life in some way currently?
Currently, a drop in the bucket seems appropriate as we are entering weeding season and my efforts are always just a drop of what could be done!
6. Insert your own random thought here.
A couple photos from 2004 when we were in Scotland with our daughter Katie.
We were also in Scotland in 2006. Both of these times were before we had digital cameras.
Happy Hodgepodge to all of you!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
…you sure have a history of being attracted to the other side of the pond!
I love these pictures of your travels! Beautiful! If I leave anything “In my head” it would be lost forever! LOL!
I no longer have lists of things to accomplish… Just wing it every single day.
We’ve made two trips to PEI and I absolutely love it there. We have friends who live there and it was fun to see it with locals who knew where to go and more importantly where to eat : ) We drove from Northern NJ all the way up. It felt like we were driving to the end of the earth lol. We made stops coming or going on one or both trips in Freeport, Kennebunkport, Bar Harbor, Portland, Yarmouth, Camden and St. Andrews-by-the Bay on the Canadian side. You could consider flying to Boston and driving up from there. Maine is spectacular too!
Thank you so much for the tips, Jo!
I enjoyed your answers to today’s questions. Love your photos today too.
You reminded me that we did cancel a trip to Ashville in 2020 because even though some places had reopened, we didn’t want to go and have it be all wonky.
Looking forward to reading about your sojourn to Scotland this fall!
What nice memories you must have made in Scotland.
When my family was young, of course, I had a schedule and a planner. I planned the meals, I filled the calendar with events and appointments. I had it all under control. I don’t need to do that now and I find it freeing. I prefer to just enjoy the moment.
Enjoyed your old photos!
That is a pretty cool fact . . .that you traveled with a Christian Rock Band!! We want to go to Scotland. Our granddaughter #1 loves that the Unicorn is the animal of Scotland!!
I just read about the new museum in Perth that opened and they have a unicorn section. 🙂
I enjoyed your pictures, especially the one of you on the bridge! We canceled a trip to Lake Tahoe because of Covid. I laughed when you said your were a home ec major and did not plan. I got the Betty Crocker Award for our county in my senior year and do not really plan. When I got married, I made a lot of different things that we both could eat for days. That menu shrinks because of picky eaters. My husband does a lot of the cooking now that he retired. Like you, we see what we have to work with and go from there. I bet you are excited to go back to Scotland!
Love the photo. Sorry about your trip but glad you got your money back. I do keep a calendar and I set timers on my phone for all of my appointments. Your bucket list trip sounds nice. How awesome to be going to Scotland. Love your random photos.
I enjoyed your answers. I like the picture of you on the bridge…a christian rock band? Fun!! I would love to visit prince Edward Island.
I love those photos from Scotland! Definitely a place I’d like to visit too. We went to PEI around ten years ago and it was one of my favorite places to visit. I hope you get to go!