Hodgepodge Wednesdays: Earth Day Edition

 It's Wednesday and that means Hodgepodge with Joyce! 


1. April 22nd is Earth Day...what's the most 'out of this world' place on earth you've ever visited? Tell us something about it. 

The most "out of this world" place I've visited so far is Haleakala on the island of Maui. We truly felt like we had walked out onto a different planet. You can't see it much in the photos but we could see a whole rainbow of photos in the various sand colors. Though volcanoes national park was a close second- that cracked lava black ground hardly looks real and we happened to catch the park on a day the volcano was erupting too. 



2. A favorite quote, verse, or song lyric with the word earth in it? 

copied from OneTreePlanted (here)- they have some neat quotes about Earth/nature!

3. What's the most trivial thing about which you have a strong opinion? 

This is actually quite a list-- but probably the most trivial is... squeezing the toothpaste tube from the bottom and not the middle. In fact my husband and I have different toothpaste tubes for this reason. 

4. What's your most commonly used kitchen utensil or tool? What's the last thing you made using that tool? 

 Probably my chef knives; I got a set when Alec went to his culinary high school (families could buy a nice set for the discount the school gets for buying in bulk). Not a day goes by that I don't use one of them either to cut up fruit or make a salad or cut up potatoes, onions, or bell peppers. 

 

making a salad Monday morning and cutting up onions/peppers for dinner

we always keep 3 large containers of washed and cut fruit in our fridge

5. Marilyn (Memphis Bridges) gave me a great book of 3000 questions, and I'm going to try to use one in our Hodgepodge every week. Here is today's - 

What is your greatest extravagance? 

 I'm not much of an extravagance person so I'd say travel. I will happily scrimp and save on everything else year round to have more and/or nicer vacation experiences.  

room with a view on our cruise

hotel we stayed in for Universal Studios trip

 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 In the last week we have experienced nearly every sort of weather imaginable, rain, wind, cold frosty mornings, sunny & highs of 88... and I've been tracking the weather in Utah and finding theirs is much like ours but rather than in a week they experience some pretty wild temperature swings during the day. One morning it was 17 and it was going to get up into the high 60's by afternoon. I'm not sure I even know how to pack for that! 

 

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Comments

  1. Maria RineerApril 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM

    Great pictures! You've seen some amazing places!! With Donnie's small business and all the time it takes to run it and do the work for it, large amounts of time off is not in the cards for him so we don't/can't take long extravagant vacations. I love to see others' photos and read about their getaways. Two tubes of toothpaste is a really good idea!!

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  2. JoyceApril 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM

    I'm realizing I left a lot off my list of trivial stuff that bothers. I'm with you on the toothpaste but hubs and I are on the same page. We do have separate vanities though and I think it's good for our marriage : ) Your Hawaii pics do give off an other world type of vibe. I love it! I hope you have great weather for your trip to Utah.

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  3. Kim CarberryApril 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM

    Oh wow! Haleakala does look like a different world. Your photos are just stunning!
    hahaha! The toothpaste causes arguments here. The only right way to squeeze it is from the bottom.
    The trips you take always look amazing! It really is good to pay that little bit extra for something special.
    Our weather has been pretty consistent here, warmish but not quite t-shirt weather. I want it to warm up so I can put plants out in the garden.

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