Wednesday Hodge Podge

Hosted by Joyce!

1. The Hodgepodge lands on the second day of a brand new month. Tell us one thing you're looking forward to in September.

As I have written before,  September means  autumn,  and cooler weather... ahhhh!   I can't wait!   But towards the end of the month  our precious granddaughter has  her birthday... I will be wishing  we could be there, but alas, it just isnt possible!  Daggone, this ole co-vid!

2. Do you enjoy browsing second-hand shops? Last thing you bought or 'inherited' second hand?

I do enjoy them very much.  I love finding treasures that accent my Olde English decor. I have found several things, such as some exquisite wrought pieces, and a fabulous painting of St. George slaying the dragon!  As well as, the various colors of transferware  I collect.

3. Something you had second thoughts about after committing to, purchasing, or posting/commenting  online?   Joyce mentioned volunteering  as  one of her  second thoughts. Oh, my when I was  younger I used to be called by the Heart Assoc, The Cancer Society, and The  Diabetes Network  all asking me to canvass and collect for my neighborhood.  I  was too embarassed to consider  not saying yes.  But I was even more embarassed to  go up to my neighbors  begging for money  about every month.. in the  fall or  whenever it was.. I did this for a couple of years and  the second thoughts finally got to me and I just failed to answer the phone,  ever, back then we didnt have caller ID. HUbs knew better than to  call me to one of their calls.  Then they started to just send me the packet and  I  not very nicely threw it in the trash..  they finally got the picture!

4. What's a product or service you use that you'd rate as second to none?
My husband loves  Spray Nine!

Spray Nine All-Purpose Cleaner and Disinfectant

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5. Something you do so often or that comes so naturally to you it's second nature ?
Again, I must agree with my host, Joyce,  meals  are  so second nature I can get them on the table and not remember cooking them!  Especially  stir fry.. one of our favorites!  
There again,  once a person attains the life experience of 70 years,  you just learn to trust the Lord in all things..  You can go through  all kinds of calamities and hardship,  and you just trust God will either    take you through it,  take you around it, or bring you home..  I can live life happily knowing that!

6. Insert your own random thought here.Life is so    fun..  I mean, even in  odd circumstances,  fun things happens.  Take my gout issue.  It is  not  a bit fun. I mean, it hurts like a son of a gun!   And sometimes you might think it will never  clear up.  Even being on  the  daily medicine to keep it away, for some folks it is in the blood..  my dad had  recurring bouts of it and so do I. My husband was  talking to his barber about mine  a couple of months ago. Lo, and behold the next day  the barber called to speak to me and tell me about his gout and what he does for it.  We talked for an hour.  So funny,  this  guy has hair to his waist  and he wears it in a ponytail..  I haven't  spoken to him a lot but have known him as Hub's barber for decades .  Anyway I found he was a Christian and we had the best conversation.  It was a hoot.  But then Sunday Hubs was talking to  a guy at church who also has  terrible gout pain. Now he is an undertaker.  This morning he called from the funeral home to talk to me about my gout! I didnt realize there was an  unadvertized spport group for gout sufferers, but I tell you,  if your looking   for a way to meet  guys , just let the word get around that you suffer with gout!  Your phone may start ringing off the wall!