St Patrick's HodgePodge

Here are the questions to this week's Hodgepodge. Hosted by this blog

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

Nope, I don't believe in luck beside God is the one who controls the universe and our lives.  I'll give the answer I did for the Saturday nine blog which had the same question: 

I don't believe in luck...I believe God has a Hand in my life. However, as an Adirondack hiker, like many life-long hikers, I do have a talisman I carry that is just tradition.....I always have some kind of dragonfly on me whether it's one of my many necklaces, one of my 3 bracelets, or  a pair of earrings,  ( I have 3 different pairs of dragonfly earrings). And I always have a certain silver whistle around my neck. 

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

Favorite shade of green is Forest green followed by Sage green.  Next would be emerald and then lime and mint/olive are not on my radar. Although I do have a pair of cold weather hiking pants that are a deep olive color and I love them. A gift from hubby for Xmas. 

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

I don't eat beef but I did buy hubby some pastrami so he could have a sandwich. We definitely don't eat corned beef anymore since his heart attack in 2014 at the age of 48! I was 54 and said no more beef or pork for me as my cholesterol does tend to creep up if I'm not careful and I don't want to go on a statin! In fact, we won't even have dinner together today since he has his mens group at church right after work, and I have my small group here that I host.  Dinner for me tonight is fruit and a coconut milk yogurt since my lunch was dinner today.  (leftovers)

Fave way to eat potatoes for me is is either garlic mashed or roasted (most common for us) with lots of different herbs and spices like Herbs de Provence, garlic, parsley, sometimes tumeric or curry, minced onion, cracked black pepper. Just depends. We only eat potatoes about once a month or so. 

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

I guess since I feel calm but energized (does that make sense) it would be either cerulean blue or forest green. 

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I guess I have to choose Emerson's. He's a fave of mine anyways, and yeah.....super shallow people believe in luck. It's like they have no idea about God guiding them and that our actions have consequences. I feel that inner strength comes from God Almighty and when we're aligned with His plans, things are easier or at least are things that His strength can get us through. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

The First day of Spring is Friday!!!!  Yes, the group I lead, SoulSteps, has our first hike scheduled for that day. Wonder if the weather will cooperate???? 

the SoulSteps "logo" 

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!