I am joining up the for the weekly Hodgepodge. Thank you to Joyce at From This Side of the Pond for our questions!!
1. The Olympics kick off this coming weekend. Will you be watching? If you could watch just one event in person, which one would you choose? I hope to watch some of the Olympics. If I could be there in person, I would want to watch it all - Shooting and Swimming and Artistic Swimming and more!
2. Have you ever been to Paris? Is this a city you'd like to
visit? What's your favorite 'French thing'? I have “flown through” Paris. I have actually run through the airport. My plan was to take a picture from the window so I could pretend I had been there, but I’m not kidding when I say we ran. I had packed some powder in my carry-on. Very important advice from me to you - don’t pack powder in your carry-on. I knew better. I would love to actually visit there.What is my favorite "French thing"? I'm laughing as I type this -- French fries! I know they aren't really from France. I also think French baguettes are yummy. I think a French manicure looks lovely on other people, not on me.
3. Macaron, creme brulee, chocolate soufle, mille feuille,
or an eclair...your favorite French patisserie from the ones listed? I think macarons are so pretty!! I don’t eat dessert but all sound yummy! See those macarons by the cake??
4. July 24th is National Cousins Day...do you have many
cousins? Are you close to them? Will you see any of your cousins on July
24th? I will not see any of my cousins. On my mom’s side of the family, I have at least three first cousins. I think I’m next to oldest on that side. On my dad’s side, I was the baby of the first cousins. Counting my sisters, there were six of us. Now there are four of us still living and 3 of the four are my siblings and me.
5. Last time you went somewhere that felt like 'everyone
and his cousin' was there? About a week or so ago, we went to dinner before a concert and the restaurant was very crowded and we saw a lot of people we knew.
6. Insert your own random thought here. We are finally watching Yellowstone. Oh my goodness. Don't tell me anything about it. No spoilers, please! I will say that the one we watched last night was the one where Tate has disappeared from the ranch. Don't tell me . . . but we are assuming the Beck brothers have him. I wanted to watch another episode last night but Mark didn't. I will be chomping at the bit (no pun intended but it does work with ranch/horses!!) until I find out if he is ok. I get so emotionally invested with characters in a show!
I have heard so much about Yellowstone! My husband and I are watching Bosch right now but will finish it soon and need to find a new show. I will definitely check out Yellowstone. I like your pun :).
ReplyDeleteThe language is similar to Bosch :-). We loved Bosch!
DeleteWe still haven't seen the last season of Yellowstone, so maybe that's what we'll watch next. There are some related shows too, going back in time which my daughter said they liked. I think 1883 is one of them. We don't binge a lot of tv in the summer months. Running through an airport-ugh! I do my best not to have to do that anymore.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter told us about the two related shows, too. She also told us they liked Longmire. We haven't watched it either.
DeleteWe resisted Yellowstone for a while too then got into it and loved it. No spoilers but for me, season1 and 4 are the best. I am def looking forward to season five finishing up though.
ReplyDeleteWe've watched the next episode so I know what happened! I won't say because I don't want to spoil for anyone else.
DeleteAh, baguettes, heaven! I added Yellowstone to our Amazon library for a birthday gift for our daughter but have yet to watch it myself. I really enjoyed the prequels, so I need to watch it.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't watched the prequels yet. I guess we will go back and watch those once we finish.
DeleteI have a fear of running through airports, especially if I have my kids with me. I have never seen yellowstone but keep saying Im going to watch it.
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is spectacular -- even last night, I told Mark that seeing it on the screen took my breath away. I can't imagine what it would look like in person.
DeleteI like to see the synchronized swimming too. I have never seen Yellowstone. I think I will look into it, after the Olympics.That cake is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI can't take credit for the cake or macarons but they were both pretty!!
DeleteHaha..on the powder. I came home from ohio once (I know not international), but they wanted to look through my bag, the lady couldn't figure out why, but I did have a bag of protein powder that I suppose must've been suspicious. I haven't watched it. My hubby has. I might have liked it, but I didn't care for some of the language.
ReplyDeleteThe language is definitely not family friendly!
DeleteI've never watched Yellowstone, but ya. I can get emotionally invested in fictional characters' lives.
ReplyDeleteWe'll probably watch the gymnastics, but I've little interest in the Olympic games. Sad, isn't it? That used to be appointment television.
What are y'all watching these days?
DeleteEveryone loves Yellowstone. I tried watching it three times and have never gotten past the second episode of season one. What's wrong with me?! I stream shows all the time, but just like a book - if I can't get past the first chapter, I won't continue. No spoilers from me!!
ReplyDeleteThe language is strong and the violence is even stronger. I agree - there have been several things that others loved but we just couldn't get into them. I will try once or twice and then I'm done so I understand!
DeleteWe watched 3 episodes of Yellowstone and couldn’t get past the language. Totally unnecessary. Definitely not a family series.
ReplyDeleteHey good French fries are awesome!
You are correct. The language is not family friendly.
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