The Hodgepodge Welcomes December

Oscar & Tasha would like to say...

 And welcome to another edition of the Hodgepodge...

...where Joyce from This Side of the Pond asks us the questions

and we answer them on our blogs.

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So this is what my weekend looked like....

Hmmm...looks like that wise man is praying for the angel who fell from the sky...lol!

I promise you, everyone is now properly situated in their places.

And after the tree was all decorated, I found these lovelies tucked away in the laundry room.

(The walls in my living room are not really orange...just the reflection of all those colored lights!)


I had purchased them at Goodwill months ago and completely forgotten about them.
I mean completely.

I call them vintage but they're probably just retro...anyway the box they came in was quite aged.

I tried to do a little digging into how old they might be but all I know is they were made by the 

Christmas by Krebs Company.

I found some very similar to them on ebay and they were described as being from the 70s.

Well, there was no way they were not getting on the tree...
...you know, the one that always looks the same year after year...
...except this year, my unchanging tree has a few new "old" baubles hanging on it.

 

1. What title would you give this current chapter of your life?

"Anticipation, Anticipay-yay-shun"

2. December 6 is National Microwave Oven Day. Who knew? Besides popcorn and coffee reheats, what's the most common thing you microwave? Could you get along without a microwave?

Well, of course the microwave should have it's own day...everything else does, right? I use mine everyday for one thing or another, whether it is a re-heat, to soften butter or bread for a few seconds, or to cook me up a yummy Healthy Choice microwave meal for when I come home for lunch. I do a lot of cooking for just me, myself and I since Jim isn't here for supper most nights. I gave up my standard 2-slice toaster a few years ago for a toaster oven and make many meals in it or in a skillet. I sure do rely on it though for a lot of things and would miss it if it was gone. Could I get along without it? Sure...I could...but I don't want to.

3. If you could insert yourself into any Christmas carol and experience the lyrics in real life, which Christmas carol lyric would you choose and why?

I think it would be "Silent Night". Can you just imagine being there... in that manger...being a witness to the birth of our Lord Jesus? To see the wonder on Mary's face as she lays eyes on her brand new baby boy, the Savior of the world as her husband Joseph stands in awe. The shepherds, the animals, all gazing in wonder at the sweet baby lying there in the hay...radiant glory all around... as that Star shines ever so brightly. And then there are the angels....ah yes... their voices are such a GLORIOUS sound! Can you hear them? Wouldn't it be wonderful to have been there?

4. Describe the most beautiful drive you've ever taken.

It would have to be driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Surely there must be other places just as lovely or even more so, but to me. it's almost heaven. Of course this photo does it no justice but it's the only one I could find without going through files and files.

5. What's something on your Christmas list this year? (an actual list or figuratively speaking, either one)

I never make a Christmas list for things I want, personally...only for what what I need to buy for preparing the meal. When it comes to getting tangible gifts, I really don't want or need a thing. But everything that I would wish for, especially in days such as these, is expressed so beautifully in this familiar song by Amy Grant.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Need I say more??

Until next time...may your week be blessed!