Another Wednesday Hodgepodge hot off the press. Thank you, Joyce!
1. “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” Sam Keen
3. July 16th is National AI Day. What are your general thoughts and/or experiences with AI? Have you purposely used it? Does it excite you, scare you, or worry you? What do you see as a benefit? How about something relating to AI you see as a negative?
I haven’t given AI deep thoughts. I probably use it mostly in my google searches for information. I ignore the prompts that ask if I’d like help writing, etc. False information connected to people or misrepresenting images are worrisome.
4. You’re invited to a summer pot luck and are asked to bring an appetizer, salad/side, or dessert. Which category do you go for and what are you bringing?
Dessert is the easiest thing for me to sign up for. Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies or Peanut Butter Rice Krispie bars with Chocolate/Butterscotch Topping are what I’d probably bring.
5. It wouldn’t be summer without___________________.
It wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the beach…
…and Ice Cream.
We’ve had many enjoyable last minute adventures in the summertime.
Lavender Festival in Sequim, 2012. It always happens the third weekend in July. We enjoyed them very much in past summers. BTW: you pronounce Sequim -squim.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Update from last Wednesday’s Hodgepodge; I did manage to bake some blueberry muffins. I used this recipe. I left off the topping because I stay away from cinnamon these days, our grandson is allergic to it. I enjoyed them even more without the topping because the result was delicious muffin tops with just a bit of crispy edges.
I also liked the fact that this recipe makes 8 muffins, not a dozen.
Update on our A/C: A technician came out on Tuesday afternoon and within 20 minutes our unit was repaired and ready to cool us again. So thankful! Doubly thankful, as we are supposed to hit the 100’s next week!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Ohh! Those Peanut Butter Rice Krispie bars sound good! You are right, it wouldn’t be summer without ice cream. Thank goodness your A/C is fixed! What a relief!
So glad you got your AC up and working again. I love the gate sign : ) I love Rice Krispie bars and usually have them plain but every once in a while add the chocolate on top. Yum! Have a great day!
I have never made the type of rice krispie bars you mentioned (do they go by scotcheroos or something like that?) and showed a picture of but I’ve had them and now I think I want to make some, lol! I also mentioned ice cream- we have a shop near our house that isn’t open all year (though it does open before summer so it’s not just a summer thing but it still says “summer” to me :)). The muffins you made look really good. Have a great day!
…the beach is GORGEOUS!!!
I’m so glad to read that your AC unit was fixed so quickly…especially since you will be experiencing temps in the 100s this week. Our real feels will definitely be in the 100s as our high today is to be 95.
Guess what? I made that very same recipe for blueberry muffins last evening and since I wouldn’t be eating of them, I asked my husband if he wanted the topping on them and he said no. I love how, even though we live across the country from each other, we still think alike. 🙂
Have a great remainder of your week, Ellen.
That is the cutest ice cream truck I’ve ever seen! Your desserts all look so good!
That gate is a masterpiece; love it! Your photos could be in a gallery, and that ice cream truck is straight out of a children’s book. Thank goodness your AC is back to work, keeping you cool. Ours gave up in May, and it turned out to be the capacitor, which was a quick and cheap fix. Honestly, I’m grateful for that heatwave in May because now the HVAC techs are busier than they were in May. Enjoyed all your answers.
Blueberry muffins look sooo good. My tell tale sign is I get quiet! 🙂 Ah weeding, a never ending summer job.
Hooray for air conditioning..and for such a quick fix!! And, yes, hooray for blueberry muffins! So sweet that you stop smiling when you are upset. It just says to me that you are a smiler. A natural smiler. I wish I could say the same about myself. I need to work on that….
Move over standard Rice Krispie treats – these look amazing!
Enjoyed your answers. I recognize that beach in the photo. We went up to Sequim in 2024 during a trip through the olympic peninsula. Our Airbnb was in Sequim. Loved the area. We were there in April.
I always look forward to your Hodge Podges Ellen. Always a treat, thank you!
True about July vs January. Nice gate. I don’t use AI at all. Those bars sound delicious. I have to check out that recipe. I’m glad you had last minute adventures this summer. The blueberry muffins look yummy.