Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

It's time to head over to Patrice's porch for the weekly chat.

Questions

1. What was your biggest fear as a child?My mother
2.  Who taught you to cook? My grandmother
3.  Do you have a lot of books in your home? Yes, lots and lots of my own and I still have some belonging to both kids.
4.  Do you like carrot cake? Patrice says frosting is good on top. If you like that cake, what kind of frosting do you like best? On top? Hmm. I guess you wear it like a hat. I just made a carrot cake a couple of weeks ago - love it!
5.  What's did the last funny t-shirt you read say? (It doesn't have to reflect your personal feeling about the topic, just be funny and family friendly.) I really can't think of any right now. Most t-shirts that I see are either plain or sports related.

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 back , Heather has changed the name of her hop to "Monday Quiz About Me."

This weeks Questions:
 1. How was your weekend? BUSY! Did the normal household chores like laundry, cleaned the basement (what a joy that was), clean out my closet and bagged lots of stuff to donate, cleaned out my dresser drawers, IRONED a big pile of clothes (I really HATE ironing), made relish, canned some more tomatoes, cleaned the computer room (which tends to be the place to pile things), uploaded a ton of pictures to Shutterfly, made brownies for Biz, and worked on my grandson's Christmas stocking!

2. What is your favorite kind of candy? I love the mallow cream halloween candy - the kind with the chocolate and caramel ones - can't hardly find it anymore.

3. If I say the word 'high' what do you think? High prices is the first thing that comes to mind.

4. What are you most looking forward to about Autumn? Love the colors - especially in the mountains - I'm really hoping that the trees are turning when daughter and I go late in Sept.

And don't forget to add a 5th Question on your own blog so we can answer as we hop around! Lately I find that I'm just posting on the memes. I do love the memes but I'm thinking that I need to back off a little and post more about other things. I'm not sure I have time for both. So my question is: Do you post mostly on the memes or do you post more about your everyday life?

Follow Friday Four Fill-In Fun

Welcome to the weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs.  This week’s co-host is Susi from Boca Frau (she came up with the last two statements). Hilary really needs co-hosts, so please email me some statements! She would LOVE it if you could please help her spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements: 

1. when I was little my mom  was the same as she is now.
2. Mayonnaise is my favorite condiment
3. I don’t like to celebrate my birthday because it makes me feel old.
   
4. My ­­­­­­­ kindel takes up more space   in my purse and I can never get it out without pulling something else out with it.
   

Pondering With a Purpose

Thursday again! Time to do a little "pondering" with Brenda from Fiction With a Purpose.

Her rules are really easy:

1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge (in her sidebar)

2. Look at the week's prompt

3. Post something on your blog that relates to the prompt - it can be a story, a poem, a picture -- anything you want it to be.

4. Go back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list on Brenda's.

5. Go check out the other bloggers who have added their links to the list.

6. AND most of all.... Have fun!

This Week's prompt:   Goals

I set goals all the time. I even set up detailed spreadsheets - schedules of what I am to accomplish on a weekly basis. Trouble is, I often find myself going back and revising those spreadsheets when it becomes obvious that I was a little too ambitious. Or, I find myself scrambling to catch up. I do this is basically four different categories: diet, crochet projects, Christmas presents to be purchased, and budget/savings. That's four separate workbooks that I update/revise weekly.

But all in all, I think it's a good thing. I need to have a plan. Better yet, a Plan A, Plan B........all the way to Worst Case Scenario (and I will actually have a worksheet with that name).

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Hodgepodge

Welcome back to the Wednesday Hodgepodge! Be sure to add your link to the bottom of Joyce's post and then go visit the neighbors. After all, that's part of the fun! 

1. In an effort to combat obesity, the mayor of NYC has plans to ban the sale of large sugary drinks (anything over 16 oz.), initially in restaurants, movie theatres, and street carts. Corner stores would also be affected if they are defined as food service establishments. You can read more here . Your thoughts?I don't think that it's up to the government to tell us what to eat or drink. It's true that people make bad choices when it comes to food (especially fast food) but it's our right to make those choices.

2. Art festival, music festival, food festival...which would you most like to attend?Music festival.

3. What are you irrational about?Probably lots of things but I really can't think of any right now.

4. Do you feel confident you'll have a comfortable retirement?I feel confident that I'll probably never be able to retire. Really, the state of Illinois is probably one of the worst there is as far as retirement goes - and I work for the state!

5. What's been your favorite Olympic moment so far?

(Not ever, just in the 2012 Summer games)  I can honestly say that I haven't watched ANY event so far.

6. What would you label as the messiest room in your house?Usually the computer room - things tend to get piled in there.

7. Do you follow your heart or your head? A little bit of both.

8. Insert your own random thought here.I've been doing a lot of canning lately. Last night it was tomatoes and I had one jar that didn't seal. I haven't had that happen in a very long time! Guess I'll be making chicken cacciatore tonight.