Fly the Friendly Skies of the Hodgepodge

 

 Spring is here and it's wonderful.

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 A moment of reflection

1. Tell us about a time you felt like you were 'flying by the seat of your pants'.

I am not a 'fly by the seat of your pants' kind of person, but the most recent time might have been in trying all sorts of things, including two factory resets of my Kindle, in order to get my Kindle to stop freezing up. And then the many 'chat' conversations with various Amazon tech people who kept telling me what I had already told them, and trying to be patient while they handed me off to one technician after the other so I could explain it all again and hear the same answers again.

Window Washers

They brighten the day

2.  When or where would you most like to be 'a fly on the wall'?

at NSA. It would be very interesting, wouldn't it! Then again, I've seen what happens to flies.

 Barn in Chippewa County

3. 'Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.'-Henry David Thoreau 

Would you agree? Why or why not?

I don't think of happiness as sitting softly anywhere, and I do think people chase it. Joy, on the other hand, is something observed, acknowledged, not chased. Happiness is getting my Kindle to finally work right. Joy is observing God's creation and knowing that Jesus is Lord of ALL.

 Photo is from 2008

but the eagles still return to that tree

and were perched there this morning.

(about 75 feet from the house)

4. Share a favorite movie, book, or song with flying in it's title, lyrics, or theme somewhere.

How about the song, 'Fly the friendly skies of United' ?  Or maybe not.

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5. What is one task or chore you tend to do 'on the fly'? Is this something that really needs to be done another way?

Hmmm.  I don't do too many things 'on the fly.'  I don't do too many things. Period.

 Conjoined silos

Chippewa County

6. What was happening the last time you thought to yourself or said aloud, 'Wow, time flies when you're having fun', and you meant it.

It would have been while spending time outdoors with family, in gorgeous weather. In other words, spring, summer, or fall (or even winter) when the family is around.

A few days ago, a beautiful spring day

7. This Thursday is National Garlic Day. Will you add garlic to your menu on Thursday? Do you like garlic? What's your favorite dish made with garlic?

I love garlic and use it frequently, but don't have it written on the calendar for Thursday. Probably my favorite dish with garlic is the gluten free chicken pasta casserole which I've shown here far too many times.

8. Insert your own random thought here. 

 Smokey, you cannot hide in my jade plant!

I think I get just as nervous about going to the vet as Smokey does. She had to go in for her booster shot yesterday. I hate putting her through that stress. I hate putting me through that stress of putting her through that stress. It was pouring rain, and when I got home, she ran out of the crate and disappeared somewhere. I put my snuggly robe on over my clothes because I felt chilled. 

 Ah yes. I found Smokey.

This is how she handles stress.

And this is how I handle stress.

Cranberry orange scone

and coffee

(in my Canterbury Cathedral cup!)

Just in case you think this is a dinner plate,

it's about 5" in diameter.

But still. 

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I hope you have a stress-free Hodgepodge Day.

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