If it’s Wednesday it must be time for the Hodgepodge. Thank you, Joyce for the questions!
1. How did you meet your significant other? If you don’t have a significant other, tell us how you met your best friend.
We met at a church where this Christian singing group was performing. Greg was in the group and my best friend became a part of the group. I went with my friend to her first performance with the group and met Greg there. Later when they needed to replace an alto in the group, I auditioned and became part of the group. We are on the far right in both of these photos while on tour in England. The sign that got chopped off in the photo above says Jesus is Alive Today. In England we sang in schools during their religious education classes. In the evening we would sing in a church or community center. Our relationship blossomed during our 70’s Christian Rock band tours of England.
Here I am being mobbed for my autograph by young girls at one of the schools we performed at.
During our tours in England we’d have a holiday week after 3 weeks of singing at least 3 times a day across parts of England. This photo of Greg is from when we were on holiday at the end of our concert series.
2. It’s Department Store Day (October 16)…do you still shop in department stores? If not do you miss that kind of shopping experience? Do you have a favorite department store? Any fun memories of department store shopping when you were a child?
Living in the country my department store experience is limited to Wal-Mart. I don’t have childhood memories in a department store. When we lived on the other side of the Cascade Mountain Range my favorite department store was Fred Meyer. I suppose Costco is a type of department store or at least it fits the definition. That is a store we always stop at when we travel south to Spokane.
3. Something you’re currently nuts about?
I love Autumn/Fall. I’m enjoying the change in weather and all the fall color that is showing. I love soup weather.
4. What’s your favorite nut and is there a favorite recipe where this nut is used?
I enjoy nuts and my favorite nut in recipes is the walnut. Our mom’s Russian Nut Roll (Roolyet) is my favorite.
5. On Wednesday we officially reach the ’70 days until Christmas’ mark. Have you purchased any gifts? If you don’t celebrate Christmas then how about Hanukkah presents?
I have purchased a few things. While in Scotland, I bought a couple of new ornaments for the tree, too.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Me and my guy waiting for our charter flight to England in 1973.
My photo sharing site is giving me grief again so it might be a while before I can post more from our travels in Scotland. These kinds of problems are never easy for me to solve. OYE!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
I did not know you were a rock star! 😊
These photos take me back to that era. The couch, the hair styles, the photos themselves- the way the colors and textures appear- are a step through time.
Sandi, very limited stardom but a whole lot of fun! Those things you mentioned really do speak to the 70’s!
Hello, I love all the photos. I love the clothing, the hairstyles, so much fun!!
And I had to chuckle at Sandi’s comment, I too, did not know you were a rock star.
Have you made any soup? I just made Butternut Squash, it was so good. I love soup weather too.
Love, Carla
Carla, yes some beef chili style soup. Your butternut squash sounds delicious! As I told Sandi, our stardom was very limited but fun!
What a wonderful beginning for you two! Exciting times together and all for the Lord! Walmart was my only experience as a child. Grandma took us there for everything since that was the only place to shop.
Yes, soup weather is so cozy. I should make some this weekend! Thanks for the “nudge”. Hope your having a great week!
Looking forward to seeing more of your trip.
Monica, it was an interesting time for sure. Thank you for coming by…
…my Sweetie says that the two of you look like, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neill.
Tom, I’ll make sure Greg sees this comment. 🙂
The name of your singing group wasn’t Free Spirit by any chance was it??
I got saved during the Jesus Revolution at age 15 and loved all things Christian Rock band. 2nd chapter of acts!! Keith Green (not rock but awesome!), so many good bands came from the 1970s! Loved seeing your old pics.
I too love walnuts!
And AUTUMN!!
Enjoyed your answers.
Our group was started at Biola College and morphed from there to a smaller rockish band called Tom Keene and the Contemporaries. There were a lot of groups in the 70’s! Being saved is the best way to be! Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment.
Hello,
England must be your favorite place to visit. Love the photos.
Your nut roll recipe sounds yummy.
Take care, have a great day!
Yes, Eileen, that is why we keep going back to the United Kingdom!
Wow, you rock, literally! Love those photos, so great! Enjoyed reading all your answers especially about how you met your husband!
Hi Maria, thank you for stopping by. Those were unique times for us for sure!
Love the photos and how lovely that you met at church. Those tours in England had to wonderful. Costco is always nice to go to. I don’t shop stores very much today. Enjoy your Fall. I’ll have to check out the link for the nut roll. Good for you having a few gifts for Christmas. I plan to start soon and get things done early. That last photo is precious.
Hi Debby, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. You are kind.
A wonderful beginning to what I know is a wonderful relationship and life and family!!
Thank you, Sara. God is good to us.
I so loved those photos of you from way back when. I have a similar on of my better half by Stonehenge at a similar time. You certainly can’t get that near anymore. B x
Barbara, things have changed in a lot of places for sure. Thanks for stopping by…
Ellen, I loved seeing these pictures of you and Greg! So sweet. And I have a better understanding of why the UK is special to you. Thank you for sharing your mother’s recipe for her but rolls.
Dianna, you hit the nail on the head. 🙂 Blessings!
Those pictures of you singing are amazing! One of my daughters went to England with our youth choir in the 90’s and they also sang in schools and churches. I love that you met your husband while doing that. I understand about the tech/photo issues. Just tonight I sent photos from my phone to our computer to post on the blog, but they’ve never shown up. OYE is right!!
Those trips are so memorable. Glad your daughter had that opportunity. Ugh on the tech issues. Thanks for stopping by…
I enjoyed your photos! Hard to image we were ever that young.
Debby, good thing we have photos or it would be harder! Thanks for stopping…
Fun memories!
I totally identify with the ‘giving me grief about my photos’. I shall wait patiently and expectantly for more pictures of Scotland! Willow
Fun memories! It’s lovely you two got together on such an amazing tour — so romantic and so many special memories. I should try to remember how to post my album photos — I did a few memory posts when I first started blogging, but I’ve totally forgotten how. Also, so many albums, so little time!
Sallie, Blogging is such a fun way to enjoy the now and remember the past. Hope you can figure out how to share some of your memories. Cheers!
I know I commented here but didn’t think it went through and came back to check. Nope. Ah, technology. Anyway, I loved reading about how you met and seeing the photos. The fashion definitely gives away the decade : ) What a great story you have! Enjoy your weekend!
I love reading about how you and Greg met and a little about your experience being a rock star touring England! What a great experience! Have a great week!
This was a fun post to read! I loved hearing yours and Greg’s story . . . so sweet and exciting and special knowing that you connected through ministry! Your photos are precious!
(Ugh to the photo issues again!)