A Trippin' Hodgepodge

It is Wednesday so we are joining with Joyce on her blog,

From This Side of the Pond

for this week's Hodgepodge questions.

1.  Do you think the pandemic has had any kind of positive impact on your mental health? Explain.

To some extent I think it has.  I have always been perfectly content to be in my house all day long.  I do neither crave nor desire a lot of human interaction.  This time of "forced" isolation has certainly not had a negative impact in any way.  I have learned that I can live with less trips to the grocery store, fewer new clothes and selective fellowship.  This time has allowed me to create new routines and provided opportunities to be more creative.  All in all, I'm not complaining.

2. A hot mess, hot under the collar, in hot water, hot button, hot diggity dog!, hot shot, hot seat....choose one and tell us how it applies to your life currently.

The only option that remotely applies would be "in hot water," and that would be literally. I love a long hot soaking, detox bath once or twice a week.

3. Speaking of the hot seat, do you work well under pressure or do you actively avoid high pressure situations?

I have always worked well under pressure.  My job required it, and since being retired, I find myself waiting until I'm under pressure to get some tasks done. 

4. Hotdogs-yay or nay? If you said yay how do you like yours? Did you know July is National hotdog month? 

The only time I would have given a YAY on a hotdog was when I was pregnant with our first child.  It was the craziest thing.  I had never liked them until then, and I could not get enough for a few weeks.  Since then it is a big NAY!

5. I read here a list of America's coolest Southern towns. They are Marfa Texas, Greenville South Carolina, Abindgon Virginia, Athens Georgia, Bentonville Arkansas, Florence Alabama, Oxford Mississippi, Abita Springs Louisiana, Wilmington North Carolina, Monroeville Alabama, McMinnville Tennessee, Natchez Mississippi.  How many on the list have you seen in person? Which town on the list would you most like to see?

I have been to the following small towns on the list:

Greenville, SC, Athens Georgia,  Oxford MS, Abita Springs, LA, and Natchez MS.  Bentonville, AR was the last place on the list that we have visited.  It is such a fun and interesting place to visit.

Downtown Bentonville

Crystal Bridges is a must see when visiting Bentonville

I think I would most like to visit Abindgon, VA in the fall.

6.  Insert your own random thought here.

Tomorrow we will be traveling down to Baton Rouge to spend a couple nights with friends.  Another couple will also be joining us.  We call ourselves "The Three" because that is what the widow of the 4th couple started calling us after Nancy's death a few months ago.

We plan to eat well because Vicki is a wonderful cook and because we will be going to Middendorf's at Manchac, on Lake Pontchartrain for lunch on Friday. The rest of our time will be spent playing games and talking non-stop.

We are so grateful for these special friendships that go back to the 70's.

And next week, I get to baby sit grand dog Sophie again while her family vacations.  Good days ahead for the Days.