Wednesday, September 24, 2025

WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #621

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1. Fall officially rolls into the Northern Hemisphere on Monday (9/22)...what's your favorite thing about fall? 

Of course the weather is always nice and I'm going to say I love Thanksgiving.

2. What's one thing on your real or proverbial autumn bucket list?

Our trip to Amber and Dylan's. We will be celebrating my birthday with them which hasn't happened since they moved there like 7 or 8 years ago.  

3. Apples, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, butternut squash and cranberries are some of the top fall foods. Which one is your favorite and how do you like it prepared? Any on the list you don't eat? Which one have you had most recently? 

I love sweet potatoes. I like them baked. I think I would eat all of the above. Sweet potatoes would be most recently. 

4. 'Fall is proof that change is beautiful' is a popular sentiment. Would you agree or no? Elaborate. 

As long as it is happy change I am good with it. 

5. Is there a spot near you where people go to see the leaves change color? Will you try to leaf peep somewhere this fall? Lonely Planet lists the following ten places as the best for leaf peeping...of those listed which would you most like to visit? 

I guess we could go up in the mountains. The leaves here don't change that much. They do dry up and change color but not as pretty as a tree with colored leaves that are still perfect. 

I'm guessing we will see some on the drive to Montana. 

Northern Nevada looks nice to me. 

Stowe, Vermont~Shenandoah National Park, Virginia~Columbia River Gorge, Oregon~Zion National Park, Utah~Tennessee/North Carolina border~West Virgina~Northwestern Wyoming~Wisconsin Northwoods~Northern Nevada~Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway, Arkansas

6 Insert your own random thought here. 

I mentioned this in last weeks post but didn't have a picture. Adam recently sent me one that he took. It was Isa,(Gabby's Mom), Mark, James and I playing bunko. 


This photo is from last week Sunday. James had mentioned that he wanted one of these pyramid puzzles similar to Rubik's Cube. I actually ordered it from Amazon when we were there on Saturday and he received it on Sunday. He was very surprised and happy.


I have to share that this past Monday was a crazy day. If only I was a reader or was really into cleaning things out and getting rid of things. Our cable and internet were out from 5 am in the morning until 10:15 pm that night. What a long day. Thankfully we got our power back on. 



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11 comments:

Joyce said...

So annoying when the internet is out. I'm glad you'll get to celebrate your birthday with your daughter. What a special treat that will be! Enjoy your day Debby!

Little Penpen said...

James is growing!! We have Starlink and it went out for a little over an hour recently. It’s scary how much that bothered us! 😆

Carla from The River said...

Hi Debby, I like sweet potatoes too. :-) Thank you for sharing James with us... love that smile.
Carla

ellen b. said...

That does make for a long day when the internet goes out. Sweet potatoes are yummy. Fun photos. I'm sure you are looking forward to your trip to Montana. Maybe you'll see some fall colors along the roads you travel. Happy Fall to you!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

James looks absolutely delighted by his gift, Debby. You know that just seeing his smile makes my day. Blessings!

photowannabe said...

Glad to see you are back in the blogging business again. Internet problems are the pits.
Love your pictures of James. He's one handsome guy. I'll bet he has that pyramid puzzle figured out in no time.
I wish we could go to Vermont or Maine and I could experience the "True" Fall colors.
Not a fan of sweet potatoes or squash but they are okay. Love the fragrance of pumpkin spice though. and pumpkin pie with whipped cream ... yumm-o.
Sue

Faith said...

Sorry about your internet but with a day like that I READ READ READ. I love to read. I'm not on the internet all that much anymore. the news is too depressing hahah
Love your photo of the grandson!! he's so cute!
come to NYS and experience real Autumn colors!! And then head over to Maine, Vermont, NH!!

Chatty Crone said...

I love sweet potatoes and all the fixings on it. Glad you are going to get to go see Amber again - soon!

Lisa said...

I am not a happy camper when the power, internet, etc. are out!! I do like to read. One of the last times our power was out, my kindle was dead!

CheerfulMonk said...

That's a long time without cable or internet!! I hope that doesn't happen again for a long time. I'm happy about your trip to Montana. Much love.

Mevely317 said...

Oh noooo on the power outage. I've become so dependent on the internet and, of course, internet (that) I'd be pacing the floors.
Love, love, love that expression on James' face at the bunko table!

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