Wednesday Hodgepodge

As always, Joyce has some interesting questions.

1. What's surprised you most about your life or life in general? 

Where I wound up is far different from where I expected to be.

2.  Sweet potato fries, sweet potato casserole, a baked sweet potato, a bowl of butternut squash soup, a caramel apple or a slice of pumpkin pie...you have to order one thing on this list right now. Which one do you go for?

The casserole sounds very nice right about now.


3. What's a famous book set in your home state? Have you read it? On a scale of 1-5 (5 is fantastic) how many stars does it rate?


I live in New York, kind of hard to narrow it down.  So I will go with my father's favorite, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. It was set in the neighborhood where he grew up.

4. There are 60 days until Christmas...have you started your shopping? How do you stay organized for the holidays?

I'm Jewish, so Christmas isn't a big deal for me.  And no, I haven't started shopping yet.

5. October 26th is National Tennessee Day. Have you ever lived or spent any time in Tennessee? Is this a state you'd like to visit one day? The top rated tourist attractions in Tennessee are-

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Gatlinburg area), Elvis's Graceland (Memphis), Birth of the Music Biz (Memphis and Nashville), Dollywood (Pigeon Forge), Tennessee's Military Heritage (many battlefields), The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson's home), The Parthenon (Nashville), Oak Ridge American Museum of Science and Energy, Chattagnooa and the Tennessee Valley Railroad, Downtown Knoxville, Lookout Mountain, The Titanic Museum (Pigeon Forge), The Museum of Appalachia (Clinton), and The Lost Sea Adventure (Sweetwater)

How many on this list have you seen? Which one on the list would you most like to see?


I've never been to Tennessee.  Sounds interesting, though.


6.  Insert your own random thought here.


the apple cider donuts at Stew Leonard's are to die for.