A summer sea scape dinner party to celebrate the end of summer from our deck in our former home. This is also a nod to Addy’s creative under the sea outfit at the Feis. (End of post)
It’s time for Wednesday Hodgepodge and Joyce has a fresh batch of questions to prove it.
Dinner parties were mentioned in one of our questions so here are a collection of dinner parties from the past with the Mennonite Girls Can Cook in Canada.
1. Are you more life of the party or more party pooper? If your answer is somewhere in the middle which side of the middle do you lean towards more?
I think I’m a little above middle, more toward life than pooper. 🙂 I might be one of the first ones to say goodnight these days.
Birthday party, beach party, cocktail party, dinner party, charity fundraiser, surprise party, costume party, garden party, Christmas party, reunion...what’s your favorite kind of party?
Dinner party and Christmas Party are my favorites!
2. Cheese, wine, and balsamic vinegar all improve with age. What would you personally add to the list?
Personally I believe human beings, relationships, marriage, and friendships should all improve with age. Most importantly, my faith and trust in Christ should improve with age and I should be more like Christ each new year. This is challenging and humbling and something I’d never attain to without the Holy Spirit, our Helper.
3. How do you feel about your birthday? How do you want to be celebrated? Or don’t you?
I enjoy my birthday regardless of fanfare. I do enjoy having special meals with loved ones to celebrate my birthday. I’m past needing or wanting gifts other than good times with family and friends. A card or note or text is gift enough.
4. What remarkable feat, interesting piece of trivia, or historical event occurred on your birth day and month? Not necessarily your same birth year, just the same date/month.
March 14th: It is Pi (π) day, 3.14.
In 1942 Anne Miller became the first American patient to be treated with Penicillin on this day.
5. Share two good things about your life right now.
Right now my health is good (I do have some typical old lady aches and pains) and my life in the country is good. I’m where I’m supposed to be. It is so good to be in the same town as our grandchildren.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
On Friday I’ll share more about Addy’s first Irish Feis!
This outfit isn’t representative of an Irish Feis but it played a special role in a creative dance challenge (Water, Under the Sea) at the end of the festival (feis).
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
So much fun collecting memories and forever stories! And I will look forward to learning more about the Irish dancing granddaughter!
Wonderful celebrations and family photos. Take care, enjoy your day!
…Ellen, you sure do things up with style!
Ellen, I enjoyed reading all of your answers to the Hodgepodge questions today. I agree with you about the things that should improve with age.
What a beautiful outfit that Addy is in. Looking forward to Friday’s post!
I am a huge fan of candles on a dinner table. Everything in those pictures looks so cozy and inviting. It’s such a gift to have grands living nearby. Enjoy your day!
The dinner parties look fantastic, the table settings are just beautiful!
The good things in your life did make me smile and Addy’s outfit is brilliant!
I LOVE your table settings.
Happy Wednesday my blog buddy!
Carla
I love a gorgeous table setting — those you shared are definitely beautiful!! I love the lush greenery in the center of the table in the last picture!! I am assuming one of your creative kids made the 70th birthday invitation – so cute!!
What beautiful table settings! Makes me want to have a dinner party. Or at least set my table pretty:) Although, yes, I am probably the first to say goodnight!! And, I agree, good health is one of the best gifts!!
Lots of lovely moments in this post. I’m with you on the dinner parties and Christmas meal. Love your granddaughters outfit. Sounds like you’ve had a busy time of late. B x
All of the dinner settings are lovely and certainly conducive to a nice, fun dinner party. I appreciate your answer to #2. Those grandchildren are the cutest, and looking forward to reading more about Abby.
Always enjoy reading the questions and your answers. 🙂
Your tablescapes are so pretty! I´m sure you´ve thrown and been to many wonderful dinner parties. I´m glad things are going well with you health wise and that you get to see your children and grandchildren often. What a blessing!
Enjoyed reading all your answers, and I love all those beautiful dinner party tablescapes! I agree with you about celebrating my birthday – I don’t need a lot of hoopla, just for my family to let me know they love me. Hope you’re having a great week!
Always loving how you set your tables, absolutely beautiful and your grands are always adorable! Another fun hodgepodge.
I love that you said dinner parties and Christmas parties are your favorites…I’m right there with you. There’s just something so special about gathering around a table or celebrating the holidays together. Your answer about improving with age really touched me too… especially the part about faith. What a beautiful reminder that our walk with Christ should grow richer as the years go on.
How neat that your birthday falls on Pi Day! And I didn’t know about the penicillin milestone…that’s such an interesting fact. I’m so glad to hear your health is good and that you’re able to enjoy life in the country, especially with your grandchildren nearby. That sounds like such a blessing!
Impressive parties. That is beautiful about your faith and trust in God. Yes, celebrating a birthday is fun. We are going out with Adam, Gabby and James on Saturday to celebrate my birthday on the 3rd when we will be in Montana. Penicillin is a good one! I’m glad you are feeling good and yes, living by your grandchildren is awesome. Wow, Addy looks great and the costume is amazing.