Wednesday Hodgepodge

This is a new linkup for me but it looks like lots of fun! And I have always loved the word hodgepodge. Like shenanigans and similar words, they just sound fun!

This is a link up with Joyce at This Side of the Pond. There are five questions to answer and then a number six for your own random thought.

So here are this week's questions!  

1. What's something you could do today to feel more peaceful?

I definitely always feel more peaceful when I am crafting. I have lots of knitting projects on the go (I know, I want to be a more organised, monogamous knitter, but I just can't!) So I will pick up some knitting this evening and am planning to rewatch the 1968 Zeffirelli movie version of Romeo and Juliet. It is just stunning and the music is divine.

2. June 2nd is National Rotisserie Chicken Day. Who knew? Are you a fan of rotisserie chicken? You've purchased one at your local market for tonight's dinner. Will you serve as is or make something else using the chicken?

I do love rotisserie chicken. When the boys are all playing basketball on the same night so we have a few games, it is super easy to dash into the supermarket on the way home (if they have any left - that is always a risk!). Sometimes we will eat as is with a salad and chips. But I like to use them in wraps with all the fillings. Very quick and easy to prepare and always a favourite with the family.

3. I read a list recently of 20 of the most beautiful places in America (here is the list). How any of these have you seen up close and in person? Of the sites on this list that you haven't seen, which would you most like to see?

Well, this is an easy one for me as I have never visited America! But of the spots on the list, I would really love to visit Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. I love mountains, lakes, rivers and wide open spaces so it looks perfect to me.

4. What's one pretty spot you'd add to the list in question 3? Are there travel plans of any kind on your calendar right now? Does that make you happy, anxious, excited, sad or relieved?

I will have to add a spot which I haven't visited in a very long time, since before the fires in 2009 destroyed nearly the whole town of Marysville. We were looking at moving to Marysville in 2007 but moved to Hamilton instead. I absolutely love Steavensons Falls and of course, I love the mountains and the snow. 

We have no particular plans to travel at the moment, although we live away from my daughters, granddaughters and parents. So trips to visit family would be the only plans we would make.
Australians are being encouraged to travel and visit regional areas again. We live in a small country town that was relatively unaffected so I must admit that the idea of travelling to the city does not make me feel good. I don't like the city at the best of times so I am quite happy to stay put for the moment.

5. Tell us one un-COVID related thing you're looking forward to in the month of June.

This probably sounds weird, given that the boys have been home for ages and only went back to school two days ago, but I am looking forward to school holidays starting on 19th June! It has been very quiet here the last two days!

6. Hmmm, my random thought! 

This is actually quite hard - to think up something with no structure or guidelines to follow.

But this is what I am thinking about the most.

Black lives matter - everywhere.