Speaking of time, this ancient clock is from Wells Cathedral in Wells, England.
Wow! The 600th edition of Wednesday Hodgepodge with thanks to Joyce From This Side of the Pond!
My random thought today will be the finale of the A to Z April challenge. We are on the last day of April and the last letter of the alphabet, but first, the Hodgepodge…
1. My very first edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge was published on November 10, 2010 (linked here if you’re curious). Tell us something about your life from that era.
I think my first Hodgepodge with consistency afterwards was in 2017.
This was from my post on November 6th, 2010.
This is our daughter in front of the Bridal shop in Bellevue, Washington where we just purchased her wedding dress. Very sentimental and personal with plenty of emotion attached!
A wedding is afoot at our house but because our daughter is marrying a Marine who will soon be in Active duty we do not know what date we can choose for the event yet. It will be sometime in the next year in the meantime we are preparing what we can because we might have very little notice for the actual event.
Andrew and Katie ended up getting married at the Justice of the Peace in Jacksonville, North Carolina on March 11, 2011. We had their formal wedding ceremony one year later on March 11, 2012 in Seattle.
2. What’s a song you love that relates to time in some way?
The DC talk version of this song is the one we prefer over the original because of the changes from “Never been a sinner, never sinned, but I have a friend in Jesus” to the more accurate “You know that I’m a sinner, we’ve all sinned, but I have a friend in Jesus.”
3. May is nearly upon us. When did you last need to yell ‘MAY DAY-MAY DAY!!’?
My MAY DAY-MAY-DAY was on November 5th, 2022 when I realized my husband was having a stroke and I sent off the mayday ‘help me’ call to God, 9-1-1, and our local son here in Colville. The Fire Chief of our district was the first to appear at our door, then the ambulance and then our son (who was a distance away working close to the Canadian border). God knew my May-Day needs well before and helped us all through this experience.
4. How do you feel about food trucks? Is this a dining experience you enjoy? Do you have a favorite What’s something you’ve ordered from a food truck?
In years past before a Seattle Sounders Soccer game we would make our way to the taco truck for street tacos. So good.
Nowadays we have a fish truck that shows up in Colville every so often and they have the best Clam Chowder. Delicious.
I am a fan of good food trucks.
5. We’re bidding farewell to April…what are three adjectives you might use to describe the month you’re leaving behind.
Joyous birthday celebrations for our grandson and son-in-law.
Glorious rejoicing because of our Risen Savior.
Tedious weeds are popping up like wildfire.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Z is for Zebras at the Zoo in Dallas a Zillion years ago.
We were visiting our youngest niece and her parents in 2010
A favorite Z song…
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
My, oh my, what a wonderful day.
Plenty of sunshine headed my way.
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
Mister bluebird on my shoulder
It’s the truth, it’s actual.
Everything is satisfactual.
Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay
Wonderful feelin’.
Wonderful day.
Lyrics by Ray Gilbert and Allie Wrubel.
From the Postal Museum in Washington D.C. in 2011.
Whew! Thank you to all who came along with me on the A to Z challenge and thank you fellow Hodgepodgers for your visit today.
In May I will be posting a past tea room tea experience or current one each day except on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. It is very possible these posts will have to continue into June.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Hello,
Great post Ellen! April has flown by for me.
You had a fun month with celebrating the family birthdays.
Take care, have a great day!
…Ellen, I wish you a Merry Month of May.
Congrats on finishing your A-Z challenge! Very impressive :). Your April sounds like it was a good one! Your mayday sounds so scary. How wonderful to have God to turn to and heroes here on earth!
Congrats on getting to letter Z! Fun fact…my sister-in-law who lives on a lake in TN has a neighbor with some property and they have a zebra! It is so crazy to see it when you drive by. I’m not sure why they have a zebra but it’s definitely a conversation starter lol. Have a great day!
Ellen, I can only begin to imagine how scary your May-Day must have been when you realized that Greg was having a stroke. How thankful we are for God’s mercy.
Oh wow! What an exciting time with your daughters wedding.I haven’t heard that song Spirit in the Sky for ages.Oh my goodness, what a scare for you with your husbands stroke.
Zip A Dee Do Dah … oh dear I have that song in my head now. Hee Hee!
A fun post!! Happy May!! 🙂
Hard to believe I have done 600 of these posts. That is sweet about the wedding. Nice song from the Byrds. Now that’s a very scary May Day! Enjoy your clam chowder. Enjoyed your random thought on the letter Z.
A scary MayDay for sure!!!
Great Z with Zebra!
I always enjoy reading your weekly Hodgepodge answers, Eileen. I often think I’ll join in and then the week flies by and I haven’t. I will keep trying to do it someday!
I grew up in North Bend, Wa, and we’d go to Bellevue often. Your mayday then definitely is a scary one. 😦 That postal museum would be fun to visit.
What a blessing that help arrived and it all turned out okay when you had to make your mayday call. How scary that would be! Enjoyed your answers and especially your photos! Hope you’re having a great week!