Let's Party - Wednesday Hodge Podge

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Wednesday Hodge Podge

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1.Why do you blog? Have your reasons changed over time? 

I originally built my first blog after I lost my brother to cancer. I was so confused and writing my thoughts, however random, was helpful and fun.  Then my own mind turned it into work, it had to involve better, prettier, and became a burden. So I closed it. It was Gratefull Dazee. Named after a neighbor lady named Grandma Daisy Dodson.

Life got sad, hard, and finally I broke. Our son-in-law died of cancer, our daughter stole money from us and left, then our other daughter died. My heart was broken, my desires were gone, my passion was gone, and I became very defensive. So I started this blog to help me mentally.

I have always found positive reinforcement from the blogging community. I am proud to be a part of it and I am grateful for the benefits I receive.

2. What's a typical Friday night look like at your house?

We have no pattern or routine. Before our kids died, we did, but since then it's just up to the two of us. Most Friday nights are spent at home eating dinner then watching Live PD.

When we worked we would meet up with family and friends at a local family owned bar/restaurant and eat and then have a cocktail in the bar with a few dances. That local tavern/restaurant is now closed and replaced by an Applebees.

3. Do you like donuts? Your favorite kind? How often do you treat yourself to a donut? Have you ever made homemade donuts? 

I love donuts but haven't had one in years. Now that I am an older adult... ummm, well, lets just say I avoid them because I limit my sweets. My favorite would be a Hurt's Doughnut Maple Bar topped with a pound (?) of crumbled bacon. It's a meal and goes very well with ice cold milk.

Hurt's Donuts!

4. How do you feel about shopping? Are you an online shopper? Catalog shopper? Brick and mortar shopper? Do you order groceries online or prefer to select items with your own two hands? 

I buy my pantry items online and have them delivered. I prefer to buy my produce in person but sometimes I also order it online. I really just don't shop much. We used to take day trips to the big cities and walk unusual stores and flea markets. But lately, their products are not selling and we have seen the same stuff for months. Eating out has been so expensive that we don't plan these trips often.

5. Next week's Hodgepodge finds us somehow in the month of April, which just so happens to be National Poetry Month. Sum up (or tell us something about) your month of March in the form of a limerick. You can do it!! 

March is gone. I am glad. So be it.

31 days, time changes then green shows up a bit.

Goodbye, month of dark and cold nights.

April is coming and bringing us more light!

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I am so sad over this weeks mass shooting at the school. Something is wrong with our society. Our lack of self control and our lack of respect for human life, everyone's, scares me so much. I don't watch much television, and this week I unfollowed someone in hollyweird because she made a political statement. I loved her character and her as a person only now her platform is political. I followed her because she stayed above the politics. The comments got nasty real fast. Politics has invaded our lives to the point we don't trust each other as humans. I don't see a future for us anymore. I just see demise. I am so glad I am old.