March on into the Wednesday Hodgepodge-Vol 16

"A light exists in Spring

Not present in the year

at any other period

When March is scarcely here."

~Emily Dickinson

Welcome to the Hodgepodge...

add your link to the bottom of my post and enjoy reading what everyone else had to say today too...here are my answers-

1. March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday so I'm wondering...do you like green eggs and ham? Okay-how about this...how do you like your eggs? Or don't you?

I love eggs and even tried "green eggs and ham" back when I was teaching kindergarten. Five year olds are all over anything involving food coloring. My preferred method of eating an egg is fried over medium however these days I almost always have them poached because cooking them this way doesn't require adding any fat.

Raise your hand if you're tired of thinking about how much fat/sodium/cholesterol is contained inside every single solitary food item you consume.

Raise your hand if you'd like to just dive head first into a chocolate cake right about now?

I can't be the only one can I?

2. Is March coming in like a lion or something less ferocious where you live?

Where I live March is more like a fox than a lion...it's sly. We still have snow on the ground and it rained all day Monday which is very March like I think. We might get a taste of spring at the beginning of the month (so far we haven't) but just when you start to feel like spring might actually arrive BAM! more snow.

Never say never to snow in NJ during this cruelest of months.

I know T.S. Eliot says April is supposedly the cruelest month but in my book he should have gone with March.

3. Do you work better or worse under pressure.

I work better under pressure. I need deadlines, otherwise a little something called procrastination creeps in. I'm happier and more productive when I'm busy and have a few things on my daily and long term to-do list.

4. March Madness-are you a fan? It's college basketball in case you're wondering. And if you're outside the USA tell us, is there any sort of 'madness' taking place during March in your part of the world?

I'm a fan. I can pretty much get caught up in anything competitive, particularly at the collegiate level where there is still a measure of playing for the love of the game. I'm not a big fan of professional basketball. I think that's about the only sport I don't care to watch and I'll spare you a rant here about the off-court conduct of most professional basketball players. Not all, but most. Ugh.

5. Under what circumstances do you do your best thinking?

Sitting with a cup of tea in my quiet sun room with the great outdoors just outside my windows.

Or walking. I try to walk everyday and I do some of my best thinking then.

6. What item of clothing from your wardrobe do you wear most often?

Blue jeans, although judging from the past three months I might have to amend that answer and say my snow boots. They're giving my jeans a run for their money in the most worn category.

7. Do you use sarcasm?

I try not to. Sometimes it comes across as harsh and unkind so I'm mindful of that.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I ordered my first canvas print last week and am really happy with the finished product. I ordered it here and couldn't believe how quick the turnaround time was. We hung it in the back hallway and its the first thing you see as you hit the landing coming down the back stairs or when you come into the house thru the garage. fyi-we bring company thru the front door but we almost always come in thru the garage.

This picture was taken in a little medieval village known as Provins plunked down in the Champagne region of France. Fields of rape seed blooming as far as the eye can see is without a doubt one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. When I look at this picture I think of traveling with friends, sipping champagne, and the oh so beautiful French countryside.