Wednesday Hodgepodge - Volume 623

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. 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.' How does this saying ring true in your own family, either the one you grew up in or the one you made? 

I am SO like my mum when it comes to worrying about my family.  Worrying is just a natural trait for us.  I know I should carry Proverbs 3:5 with me all the time but I still add a BUT to the end.  I just can't help worrying about whether Vic and Sophia are happy and fulfilled and safe and a dozen other things.

2. Something you're nuts about these days? How about something that's driving you nuts? 

I'm nuts about autumn.  The changing colors of the trees, the pumpkins, the pumpkin spice taste of a latte, the scent of a pumpkin spice candle, all the things autumn.  It's driving me nuts that there are so many things taking time away from decorating the house with all things autumn!

3. What does abundance mean to you? 

Abundance means having more than enough.  I think abundance should go hand in hand with sharing with others.

4. Caramel apple-caramel cake-caramel corn-caramel sundae-caramel macchiatto...what's your caramel treat of choice? 

Caramel macchiatto, especially the iced variety when the weather is warm.

5. What's a childhood memory that always comes to mind as the leaves start to fall?

This really made me think.  From the time I was eight until I was eighteen, we lived in Belgium and then in England.  I don't remember autumn being a big deal the way it is now in the US**.  I don't recall a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, or other memorable event in the autumn.  I'd have to fast forward to being the mom of a toddler and taking Sophia to all the autumn activities - field trips to the pumpkin patch or apple orchard, eating apple cinnamon donuts, and decorating the house for the season (harvest rather than Halloween so it wasn't scary).

** As I proofread this post before it's published, I watched a vlog this morning where the vlogger talked about how seasonal specialties (something as mundane as an air freshener) were just not a thing in the UK years ago.  When she made a trip to the US in the 1990s, she was amazed at all the seasonal items that were available.  What do you think, UK readers, do you/did you find this to be true?  

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

The Hallmark Channel's Fall into Love movies have been a great way to immerse yourself in all things autumn.  I'll say it again; they make me want to move back to New England!  Click on the picture to download the movie guide.