Eggplant and Plums on Hodgepodge

 

1. Mayday! Mayday!...when was the last time (or a recent time) you literally or figuratively needed to call for help? Elaborate. 

The only thing that jumps out at me is last August, my family and I went on a dinner cruise on Lake Shasta. It was a scorching hot day, with temperatures reaching 111 degrees. When I got off the boat and started hiking up the hill, my legs felt weak, and then I finally passed out.  I didn't have a chance to call for help; fortunately, my daughter-in-law, who is a nurse, quickly realized the severity of the situation. I was cold and clammy, had a fever, and was disoriented - had rapid shallow breathing. My BP, which always is low, dropped dangerously low.   Paramedics arrived promptly and rushed me to the hospital.

It was determined I was dehydrated and had heat exhaustion - 

As our Hot, Dry summer approaches, I will be mindful of the heat - I'm 70 now, and I just can't the extreme heat like I used to.  

 

 2. May Day...when was the last time you danced? 

When I hear music I like,  I dance

 or groove to the music while grocery shopping. 

Do you have a lot of baskets? What's something you keep in a basket? 

About five years ago, I got rid of all my baskets - well most of them. I just got tired of them. Now I miss them. I have a few...and plan to get some more. I'll look at thrift stores.

I don't keep anything specific in them. Small baskets by the door hold keys.  

What's your favorite purple flower? 

Lavender. 

I have some purple Irises.

 Wild Hyacinths

 Fuchsias...

Oh, heck, I like them all. 

 

3. What's something you may do this month? 

Go to my son and his wife's house for dinner. Maybe this weekend. 

We're attending a musical concert at our church put on by Jessup University. They come every year and they put on an excellent performance. 

 

4. Do you like eggplant? Quick topic changes lol? If you said yes in answer to the eggplant question how do you like yours prepared? Of the following purple foods, which one is your favorite...plums, purple carrots, purple asparagus, eggplant, acai berries, blackberries, purple cauliflower, elderberries, purple potatoes, or passion fruit? 

I love eggplant! I have 2 of them in my crisper and will be making my favorite, Eggplant Parmesan. 

 Santa Rosa Plums are my favorite. The others on the list above are fine—I'll eat them. 

Luther Burbank was a plant breeder who was responsible for over 800 varieties of fruits and vegetables. One of his crowning achievements was the Santa Rosa Plum developed in 1906. They used to account for more than a third of production in California's plum harvest. You can only find them at Farmers Markets now. They are soft and fragrant - rich and tangy. 

5. The calendar turns on Hodgepodge Day...

"Then you have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can't help being thankful that they are alive, if for nothing else."-L.M. Montgomery

Tell us one thing you're thankful for today. 

Since I am just finishing up the Book of John bible study, I am thankful that I found Jesus almost 40 years ago - after a rocky 30 years before. I was the last person who would have ever believed - yet I did when it was presented to me by a gal who was similar to me - She was a new Christian - at only 6 mos. She presented it to me just one time.  She came from a rough background - we had similar experiences. In those 30 years, others tried to reach me - but I never related to them.  We didn't share the same experiences or struggles. 

She told me to read the book of John. It brought me to my knees and opened my eyes! 

So yeah, I'm thankful today and every day that God put that very special person in my life at just the right time for me. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

One of my favorite childhood memories growing up in San Francisco was the Maypole Dance on May 1.  Grattan, the school I attended, organized a Maypole dance every year where I would wear my prettiest spring dress and flowers from the garden in my hair. Then my folks sold out, and we moved 20 miles down the coast to Pacifica - and they didn't do Maypole dances. I remember the girls would fret over having to hold hands with a boy - and, of course, the boys acted like they were being tortured because they had to hold hands with a girl. Some of them would spit on their hands - Goofy boys! 

Thanks for stopping by - and if this looks like fun to you - why not join in? 

Answer on your own blog, then hop over to Janice's blog to get the link to the party. 

Until next time,

Debby