6 posts tagged “qotd”

When did you really get to make a difference for someone else? 
Submitted by bodhibound.

Today I took my grandmother to a doctor's appointment and then for an unexpected medical test in a town nearly an hour away.  She has made an immeasurable difference in the lives of all of her children and grandchildren.  Doing these little things for her now seems so small in comparison.

Do you buy products made locally?  Is there anything made in your area that you love?

Oh, boy, is there!  Grandpa Joe's Chocolates.  They're made by some lovely people we've come to love who have a wonderful gift store, Rosewood Farms, just down the road.  They use recipies from his grandfather, who went to professional candy making school in the early 1900's.  The results are absolutely, mouthwateringly wonderful.  Godiva doesn't come anywhere near these, people!  :::pausing to gaze raptly into space while drool collects in small puddle on keyboard:::

One of my favorite things about buying Grandpa Joe's is that John and Melody and their children (grown, some working in the business) are all such good people.  It's a pleasure to contribute to their business.   

And, yes, they take online orders.  :)

If you were stranded on a desert island, what five people would you eat first?
Submitted by James Poling.

1.  The one who talked incessantly.

2.  The one who would not share his/her chocolate stash (but only when we were alone, and I'd bury the stash so no one else would know where it was).

3.  The one who did not acknowledge my obvious intellectual superiority.

4.  The one who was mean to children and animals and thought it was funny.

5.  The one who bathed regularly.

How many computers do you have in your house? 
Submitted by Foomper.

Four.  One in the girls' "study," a Mac on the husband's desk, and two on my desk.  Yes, there may be an addiction factor.  I take the fifth and blame my father, who taught me to count in binary by the time I was eight and to solder circut boards when I was nine or ten.  Ah, the smell of burnt wiring!

What's the last thing you crafted, constructed or created yourself?

The last thing I finished creating was a necklace I finished last night from glass and metal beads and cotton cord tied in celtic knots for one of my daughter's friends.  Laid out on the beadboard is another of Labradorite I'm currently playing with, designwise.

Books.  Booksbooksbooksbooks.  And bookmarks.  And bookshelves.  And bookish people.  There may just be a pattern here somewhere...

Also collected in more minor fashions:  bruises, celtic things, tree things, fountain pens, pictures of family as far back as I can find, beads, Willow Tree angel figurines, wonderments and ponderings, quirky people, art in various mediums made by people of whom I am fond (beautiful,pottery, jewelry, a gorgeous Christmas card, handmade notecards, a picture), things with words engraved or etched or written on them and whatever sticks, stones or leaves happen to catch my eye when I'm out walking.