Wintry Hodgepodge!

 

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Thanks, Joyce!

What's a winter memory you treasure?

(Can be from any winter in your lifetime)

Gosh, there've been so many!   Until these olden bones began to act out, Winter was always my favorite season - childhoods chock full of snowball fights and forts, ice skating, skiing.

I'm going with an '82 charter ski trip from Abilene to Durango, CO.
 Great food, much laughter and some of the prettiest scenery ever.  L'Chaim!

    

Tell us about the last time or a recent time you were caught up in red tape.  Does it send your frustration level off the charts, or is it something you've come to expect when dealing with any sort of bureaucracy?

I sure wouldn't want to repeat our long-distance home buying experience.
Despite being pre-approved, crossing every "t" and dotting every "i" the mortgage company kept asking for "one more thing" ... up until the 11th hour.  Seriously, I don't know how people with cardiac conditions endure.  We were both so fed up, almost ready to walk away.

Is this the new normal?

Do you eat/like fish?
Not so much since developing a shellfish allergy.

Do you cook fish at home?
No.  I've a pathological fear of discovering a bone(s).

What's your favorite fish dish?
I adore salmon but have never tried making it.

Ever been ice fishing?
No way!

Did you watch any of the U.S. President's Inauguration coverage on Monday, January 20?
Yes, I was glued to the television.
And how about that Mississippi Valley University Marching Band?  I may have been on my feet!

On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being 'not at all' and 10 being very very), how interested are you in politics in general.
Maybe a '5.'

Do you follow/keep up with/get involved in local politics.
Not local, no.

What's the coziest thing you own, and what makes it so?

I'm going with my favorite (electric) fireplace.
It's not especially grand, but how it transforms the feel of our family room.
(With apologies to firefighters everywhere, I've always been a little enchanted, attracted to fire.)

Insert your own random thought here.

Until yesterday, I couldn't think of a thing.
And then ...

(borrowed from FB)

Some of y'all on FB may have seen the little video I took.
While it only lasted a few hours, the little kid in me was still thrilled.

And I learned something!
My fav meteorologist shared something that had me scrambling to look up online.

Am I the only one who never heard of 'ASMR'?
(In between making snow angels, Amanda was scraping her boots against the icy pavement.... hence, ASMR.)

I don't think I'll be using that in conversation anytime soon.  But hey, like a former blogger used to say, "Every day is a school day." 

Please be safe, be blessed!

Hugs, Myra