Young and Old Hodgepodge

It it’s Wednesday it must be time for Wednesday Hodgepodge

Thank you to Joyce for supplying the questions each week.

1. What’s something you enjoy now that your younger self would never have appreciated?

Being able to climb into bed earlier in the evening, calling it a day before 9pm.

2. What was peaceful about today?

There is nothing on the calendar or to do list for today and we had already planned on eating out today so we’ll enjoy what the day brings and then being served a meal.

3. It’s National Blueberry Day (July 8). Will you celebrate? You can have one of the following right now-a slice of blueberry pie, a warm blueberry muffin, or a stack of blueberry pancakes…which do you choose?

I do have fresh blueberries in the refrigerator. Time will tell if I manage to bake some blueberry muffins on this very hot day.

This or that-blueberries or raspberries?

Raspberries

Blueberries or strawberries?

Strawberries

4. Do you need a break? From what?

I don’t need a break from anything but I could use some help in trying to get on top of our weeds.

5. What has surprised you most about getting older?

So much…

How hard it is to roll over in bed these days

How hard it is to get up off the floor

How quickly the wrinkles are forming

How hard it is to lose weight.

Now some positive surprises…

The wonderful freedom of travel.

How we can survive on one meal a day.

Good medical care w/o paying a fortune.

Cell phones and the internet and GPS!

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Our sons were able to attend the USA v Belgium game on Monday in Seattle. Even though the game was not the best that the US has played it was amazing for them to enjoy the World Cup Excitement together. One of the highlights of their day was getting Alexi Lalas’s attention so he could see a photo of the three of them from the 1994 World Cup and then for him to take a 2026 photo with them!