Time Time Time Hodgepodge

Thanks to Joyce for our questions! This is her 483rd Wednesday to provide a group of questions. She deserves a round of applause!

1. Last time you were 'dressed to the nines'? We don't get "dressed to the nines" very often. The closest I've come was back in the summer when we attended several weddings. You can't tell it in this picture, but there are "jewels" (or sequins or something) on the shoulders of this dress.

The most dressed up I've been in several years was at our daughter's wedding in 2018. The same person who did our daughter's hair and make up did mine and I had a really great dress! I will be honest and tell you that I had gold flip flops for the reception! I wore pretty shoes for the wedding :-)

2. Something recently that had you on 'cloud nine'? Our insurance company approved the contractor's proposal for repairs this past Friday -- there is still some demo to be done but maybe we are about to start moving forward!

3. Tell us about a time, circumstance, experience, or decision you made where the saying 'a stitch in time saves nine' proved true. I have no idea! Let's see . . .this means that I do something now so that it doesn't create a bigger problem later? right? How about this? I started seeing a counselor about a month after the fire and surgery and I'm still seeing her about once a month. I'm taking care of something now so that it hopefully doesn't become more of a problem later. Tell me how far off I am with my meaning and my example :-)

4. A recipe you make that calls for exactly nine ingredients? I'm cheating here. My Brown Sugar Brownie recipe is close and I'm stretching it to fit:

1. 1 box of brown sugar
2. 1 stick butter
3. 1 stick butter (total of two :-)
4. 3 eggs
5. 1 tsp vanilla
6. Scant 1 cups self rising flour
7. 2nd scant cup self rising flour (do not pack down)
8. 1 1/2 cups Chocolate chips (Mark's preference) or butterscotch chips (my preference)
9. 1 cup chopped pecans

5. This coming Friday is Veterans Day in the US of A. Will you mark the day in some way? Are you a veteran? If you live outside the US does your country have a day dedicated to celebrating veterans? I am not a veteran. When I voted this morning, she asked if I was a veteran as I was turning in my ballot. I think you got a different sticker! I probably will not celebrate the day in a special way.

6. Insert your own random thought here. I'm going to be honest. I do not like the time change. I don't like the fact that it is almost dark when I get off work. Sunday night, we ran an errand and got home at 5:42 p.m. and this was the view from our Courtyard. It was already nighttime :-) but isn't the moon gorgeous through the bare branches!

Here is that same tree on October 27 -- just 10 days before!

What time does it get dark where you live? Is it dark when you get up in the morning?