‘
Crater Lake way back in the 50’s. Me, my sisters, younger brother and my mom. I’m in the middle.
HOT off the press are the Wednesday Hodgepodge questions. Thank you, Joyce!
1. Do you feel older or younger than your age? Elaborate.
I feel younger than my age except when I look in the mirror closely. I’m relatively healthy for someone my age. I’m not on any medications, can walk easily and most days have the energy to get things done. Hopefully my hips and knees will hold out for a long time.
2. What’s one thing you should toss right now, but just can’t?
Some clothes that realistically I’ll never wear again. There are other things I should donate or sell, not toss.
3. Have you visited many of the 63 National Parks in the US of A? You’ll find a list here. Do you have a favorite? What National Park that you haven’t seen do you most want to see?
I’ll work backwards on these questions. I would like to visit the Utah National Parks and Glacier. Glacier is the closest to us and more in my comfort temperature range.
I have been to the Grand Canyon, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains, Crater Lake, Badlands, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Olympic, and Redwood.
The Bible Camp I went to in my teens was in Kings Canyon.
4. How often do you get take out? What’s your favorite?
We enjoy take-out from Thai to Go. It’s authentic and good. The owners will sometimes take a month off to go back to Thailand to visit family. They will also take a long time off in the winter and around holidays so we always have to double check to see if they are open.
When we are desperate we get take out from our local Chinese Restaurant.
We might get take out once every couple weeks.
5. Do you have many (or any) subscriptions? Not necessarily magazines, but thinking more along the lines of boxes or products that companies offer, and you can sign up to receive on a regular basis. Could be weekly, monthly, quarterly, even daily. Tell us about them.
At this time we do not have any regular subscriptions. Greg was gifted a razor, etc., from Jeremy’s Razors and he still gets new blades every few months in the mailbox that were part of his gift.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
A couple photos from the National Parks me/we have visited over the years…
Can you guess which one this is? 🙂
Or this one…
This photo is from 1988. *Hint* The mountain behind us is a volcano and is in Washington State.
Hope you Hodgepodgers are enjoying the heat of summer but staying cool.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
What a great capture of Old Faithful (yes?). I have recently started having a random pain in one knee. I haven’t done anything to it that I know of. Such is aging. Hubs and I still have all our knees and hips intact, but people are more active longer and so replacements are to be expected I guess. I’m hoping to avoid that!
Yes, Old Faithful at Yellowstone and the second is Mt. Rainier!
Hello,
I love our national parks. Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Glacier are favorites.
Love your photos, happy memories! Take care, enjoy your day!
…I love the Oldsmobile with the bug screen.
Tom, I never noticed that bug screen before. Thanks for noticing! 🙂
A nice peek into your life. That photo from the 50s could be me and my brothers. Different cars where we were brought up though.
i feel much younger than I am. Sometimes I get a shock at the wrinkly woman in the mirror.
I love reading about your national parks
That’s the park I would like to go to! Yellowstone. I haven’t been to any yet though! Love the pictures you share!
Hi Ellen, I love your pictures! I guessed Yellowstone and Mt. Rainer, not sure about the top one. I am glad you are in good health! I thank God when I wake up everyday! I am going with our senior group at church this morning. Have a great day!
I’m glad to hear you are healthy. Keep it up! I too would like to see some of Utah’s parks. Those razors sound like a nice gift. I loved watching Old Faithful go off. Hope you are enjoying your summer too.
My husband’s cousin can see Mt. Ranier from her deck and I love when she posts pictures!! The picture from the 50’s is awesome!!
I knew both places.
I’m the same as you on number 1. 🙂 Looking in the mirror does me in every time. 🙂
Ellen, I am like you…I don’t feel my age either until I look in the mirror.😊
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
Keep up with your good health! I don’t feel my age but sometimes my blood work tells a different story. We love the national parks and have visited many but there are still many more we’d like to see. There is so much beauty in the USA!
FUN!!!! Love the photos at the end. I’m guessing Mt. Rainier or St Helens but saw above it was Rainier. We just visited there in April. Enjoyed your answers.