Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

It's time to head over to Patrice's porch for the weekly chat and boy am I glad she confessed to be the reason for this cold weather. Here I was thinking it was because I got the garden plowed!

This week's questions:

1. Would you prefer to watch a movie in a theater or at home? - definitely at home-theaters are way too cashy for me.
2. Do you have a specific way for managing change(coins)? This could be a bank, a large piece of pottery, or an old bottle. Perhaps you roll it right away for the bank, give it to your kids, or spend it instead of letting it accumulate. - I have an old peanut butter jar (Skippy bear) that I got when daughter was a baby that I throw my change in.
3. How often do you have to vacuum? - I have hardwood floors or ceramic tile everywhere except the two upstairs bedrooms - I do those probably once a week.
4. Do you prefer flooring, carpet, or rugs? - hardwood
5. This week is my birthday! Yay! If I could visit you for 1-2 hours, where would  you take me. Patrice, Aren't you being a bit presumptuous? Do you think I'd actually want to take you anywhere? Don't you know I only read your blog to see Wendell? Seriously, well not exactly, but humor me anyway- would we go for a walk in your garden, to a nearby antique store, to a tea room or coffee shop? A Happy Meal? Hello- are you still there? I just thought this question would be fun. - There's nothing really interesting around my area but let's see - with a little driving I could take you to Dickson Mounds - an old Indian Burial Ground close to where I live - or with a little more we could go to New Salem - where Abe Lincoln used to live - or we could just stay in my backyard.-

J is for

June bug – a large brown flying beetle that is seen in late spring and feeds on leaves; Native to North America.

I really hate June bugs. I know they won’t hurt me but the loud buzzing they make always startles me – and why do they have to land on me – or in my pool – I swear, most mornings I’ll find at least a dozen of them floating around! They also like to cling to the screens on windows or doors. They must be attracted to the lights from inside but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one “flying” during the daytime.

Coffee Chat

 

 I'm joining the coffee chat again this morning! If you'd like to join, head over to Rory's at Time out for Mom. The topic is: ...I'm not real sure but I think it's about our Easter weekends....seems that sickness abounded at Rory's house this weekend - I do so remember those times. Hope everyone is feeling better.

As far as my weekend  - started out with a Friday evening appointment with the eye doctor who says my eyes have gotten much worse since my last visit but that's to be expected at my age. My age? Really! That made me feel good. Saturday I was outside all day - mowing, hanging laundry, planting the garden (all seed - still afraid to put the plants in - might still get some frost). It was a good day but I woke up Sunday morning with my eyes swelled and literally hurting - must have been some kind of pollen out there they didn't like. I didn't let it interfere with Easter day though. There are no sunrise services in this area and I miss those. Still it was a good day with the entire afternoon again spent outside.Monday it was back to work and today is a vacation day to be spent with my daughter, helping her with her yard. Just sitting here drinking my coffee and having a little chat with friends before I head to her house.

I is for

Iliad-an ancient Greek epic poem, describing the siege and capture of Troy, ascribed to Homer and probably composed by oral tradition over several centuries before 700 B.C.

I personally did not know much about this “poem” but the Biz tells me that “O Brother, Where Art Thou” was based on it.  I wasn’t sure if I believed him or not so I looked it up and according to Wikipedia the movie was: Set in 1937 rural Mississippi[3] during the Great Depression, the film's story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey. OK – Odyssey, Iliad – can anybody set me/him straight?

Monday Quiz About Me

Based on the original Meet Me on Monday hosted by Java at Never Growing Old, Heather over at Acting Balanced  posts 5 questions on Sunday evening along with a linky for you to link up your post answers! Since Java is coming back , Heather has changed the name of her hop to "Monday Quiz About Me."

And now for this weeks Questions:

1. Which three words would describe you best?

2. Describe your favorite place in the whole world.

3. Sunsets, Sunrises or Full Moons?

4. If you were to get reincarnated what or who would you want to come back as?

And don't forget to add a 5th Question on your own blog so we can answer as we hop around!

My Answers:

1. Which three words would describe you best?

Reliable, Loyal, Stubborn

2. Describe your favorite place in the whole world.

The mountains in the eastern TN/VA area - beautiful, serene, HOME!

3. Sunsets, Sunrises or Full Moons?

I love them all but if I had to choose one, I guess it would be sunrise. I'm usually too busy in the evenings to enjoy the sunset or the moon.

4. If you were to get reincarnated what or who would you want to come back as?

I don't believe in reincarnation so have never thought about it.

My Question
 Do you ever get too old to learn, or does learning new things keep you young?