Adios April Hodgepodge

We’ve had some beautiful days as April ends.

May is coming and the Hodgepodge is here. Thank you, Joyce!

1. Are you feeling more reset, restart, or full speed ahead as we move into May? Tell us why. 

We have to reset. A dear friend of ours passed away and we will now be traveling for his memorial.

Other opportunities have arisen this month, too, and we are shifting our plans to accommodate. We can plan but we do not know what tomorrow holds.

2. Painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, cinema, theatre, music…what’s your favorite form of art? Elaborate. 
Music is at the very top for me but the kind of music is specific. Music that honors God is what I appreciate the most. I’m not a fan of music that yells or goes down roads I don’t want to follow. Story music isn’t at the top of my list, either.
I also appreciate painting, sculpture, architecture and literature. These forms are most appreciated outside of the modern realm. I’m not a fan of modern art in most of these forms. Cinema and Theatre are my least favorites.
These photos are from the House of Strauss in Vienna and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.

3. What time is dinner at your house? How do you feel about leftovers? 

These days we call it Linner. We tend to eat between two and three unless we are meeting up for dinner or having our kids over for dinner. If that is the case dinner is usually between five and six. I’m a fan of leftovers!

4.What’s the last thing you fell down a rabbit hole investigating? 

When I research places to visit or have visited, I can go down many rabbit holes! I was doing some extra history searches for Český Krumlov this past week. In travels, you can’t learn all about a town in a four hour visit. I try to learn what I can before but when I work on a post, after the fact, there is so much more to learn! It always makes me want to go back to places we’ve been for a second look. 🙂

Vienna will be the next place I’ll go down rabbit holes for my research and my next river cruise post.

5. And now for a question from the book Marilyn (Memphis Bridges) gave me…

At what are you ‘self-taught?’ 

Our mom cooked 99% of all our meals growing up and she did a lot of baking but it was never with any help from me. I didn’t do a lot of watching of this process, either. I ate all the good things she made but I had a lot of learning to do on my own. My mom’s efforts and her being open to try new things gave me confidence but the hands on learning came after I was married. Trial and error has worked well for me. Our sister Vera has preserved many of our mom’s recipes and I’m thankful for that.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I’m so thankful to the LORD for these two and the fact that they have so much room to roam and enjoy the outdoors!

They peddle to the end of the driveway to wave goodbye when our visits are over and we are heading home. See you soon!

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10 thoughts on “Adios April Hodgepodge”

  1. Love to see pictures of kids outdoors and yes, how wonderful that they have to roam. I agree with you on many of your answers- yes to music that glorifies God! I don’t travel often but I do enjoy doing research and learning about the places that we are going to be visiting. I’m sorry that your friend passed away. Have a great day!

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  2. Oh no! I am so sorry about your friend. Sending love and hugs. I love the word Linner! I have never heard of that before but it’s very clever. When it comes to cooking I go through a lot of trial and error and how cool your sister has kept many of your mom’s recipes.

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  3. I’m sorry for the loss of your friend and am glad you’ll be able to attend his memorial service. The Fitzwilliam is fabulous, don’t you think? I loved it! Also loved Fitzbillies-the breakfast spot just a few doors down : ) Enjoy your day!

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  4. Hi,

    I am sorry for the loss of your dear friend.

    I love that your grands can roam free… just like I did when I grew up. 🙂

    I was thankful my parents still had the farm when our boys grew up, they were able to visit Grandma and Grandpa and roam the farm.

    xo

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  6. I’m sorry about the loss of your friend. It’s good that you have the flexibility to adjust your plans and be there for those who need you.

    So interesting that you are largely self-taught in the kitchen! I’m very impressed!

    Hope you have safe travels and a good week!

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  9. So sorry to hear about the passing of your friend. ((HUGS)) I love your answers for question #2. I do love seeing artwork in a museum. We also eat earlier most days. I’m glad you gained confidence to cook after you got married. I’ve enjoyed cooking over the years and baking. Now I’m not doing much of either. Mark is making dinner every night. I need my health back. Nothing better than grandchildren. Take care.

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