What will autumn look like for you?
The Lady of the House Speaking
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Wednesday Hodgepodge - Volume 517
Welcome to the Wednesday Hodgepodge! Here are this week's questions, which you should answer on your own blog and then pop over to Joyce's blog (click on the graphic for the link) Wednesday to add your link to the party.
1. When someone finds out what you do or where you're from, what's a question they always ask?4. What incredibly common thing have you never done?
This is a tough one and I'm drawing a blank. Maybe not participated in most water-related activities like water skiing, rafting, canoeing, or kayaking? It just doesn't appeal to me. I swam in the sea when I was younger, and I might be tempted to dip my toes in the water somewhere like Hawaii, but apart from that, I'm not really bothered.
5. What is a telltale sign that you're upset?
I get very quiet. I can have a temper so if I feel that I'm on the edge, I go silent, so I don't say something I'll regret.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Are you a DeWalt, Ryobi, Milwaukee, or Makita house?
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
If this is Tueday, it must be England #187
Have you tried any of these? The only one I have not tried is the Sussex Pond Pudding although I saw it prepared on The Great British Baking Show. It's a suet pudding with a whole lemon baked inside. The description says it makes a lovely lemony surprise but I'm not so sure about that. Sounds a bit odd, a whole lemon inside?
Monday, August 25, 2025
August Rudolph Day
A few years ago, members of our Christmas community began to observe "Rudolph Day" on the 25th of each month.On that day, we take a few moments to plan some simple tasks for the month ahead, in order to get ready for Christmas Day with plenty of time to spare. By starting early--and working a bit at a time on each month's Rudolph Day--it's easy to prepare for Christmas, save money on gifts, and cut holiday stress.
Life Last Week (18-24 August 2025)
It's the last week for the summer photo - next week it's autumn. I know it doesn't actually start until September 22 but in this house, it starts September 1.
Google was giving me fits and starts on Friday, so I wasn't able to comment on many of the blogs I read regularly. I'm going to go back and give it another try today.
It's a double post day as it's the 25th of the month and that means Rudolph Day.
On my TV:::
- Honor Roll, the senior luncheon at church was a fun outing with a delicious chicken salad and a great talk by two of our church members who sold their house here in Washington, hit the road in their camper for nine months, and then ended up in Arizona where they bought their retirement home.
- Vic finished the installation of the hanging garage organizer rack from Lowe's and got it stocked.
- He also purchased the instructions to build this workbench from VanIsleStudioStore on Etsy.
- I watched the Instagram Live Reveals of the December Daily products and chatted to my friend Jodie about what we liked and what we didn't like. December Daily is a craft project we do together (with the help of frequent video calls since we several states apart) in the month of December.
Friday, August 22, 2025
Friday Favorites - August 22, 2025
A quick wrap-up of a few of my favorites this week.
The Diplomat Season 3 premieres on Netflix on October 16. I can't remember how Season 2 ended so I'll just have to go back and watch it again!
And I saved the best for last - All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 takes us back to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for more heartwarming human and animal tales but, this time, we find our beloved Skeldale gang in a somewhat different situation as we join them in 1945, just as the war in Europe is coming to a close. We arrive back in Darrowby to veterinary advancements, expanded families, and new faces as they all look ahead to a brighter and more peaceful future. This season will see Herriot’s wonderful characters navigating the opportunities that a new world brings, a host of animals great and small, and of course, each other.
Have a great weekend, everyone!