Wednesday Hodgepodge

Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm linking up with Joyce over at From This Side of the Pond for today's post. I'll jump right in!

1. Thursday is national walk to a park day. I know these celebratory days are mostly made up, but some are fun to think about. Do you live close enough to a park to walk to one Thursday? Will you? The most famous park in the world is NYC's Central Park; have you been there? What did you think? If you haven't been there, is this a place you'd like to see?

I love parks, and I live near one. I have walked there before, and we used to ride bikes there a lot as well, but I haven't done that in years. If the weather is nice, I just may take a walk on Thursday, but then again, I may not since that's a longer day at work. We'll have to see. I loved Central Park when I visited NYC the last time. I loved sitting at the fountain at Bethesda Terrace, listening to someone play the saxophone. I remember as I sat on a bench being mesmerized by the music, how great it felt to sit and take a rest. 

Looking at these pictures makes me want to go back. 

2. What is something you've done recently that turned out to be "a walk in the park"? 

Yesterday I was puttering around in the bookstore during work, and all the things I was doing seemed very easy, even if they're very detailed. It took me so long to get to this point, that when I was doing them yesterday, I was barely even thinking about what I was doing. I'm so thankful for this, and for the distraction that work is right now. I will end up working more hopefully, whether where I am now or maybe somewhere else if they can't find enough hours. Such are things that I think about now! I'm always looking forward, and this is something I was thinking about as recently as yesterday. 

3. Can you parallel park? Do you have to do this often where you live? 

I actually can parallel park really well, thanks to a great back-up camera on my car, but it's not something I have to do all too often. Speaking of parking, I like to back into a space when I park. Are you like this, or do you park facing forward? 

4. The colors of fall...red, brown, russet, golden bronze, golden yellow, purplish red, light tan, crimson, orange, red, and scarlet. Are those colors that you like to wear? Is this your season, in terms of color? What about your home? Would we see these tones in your home decorating?

I love these colors, and though I do have some things with those colors, they're not colors that I would consider "mine". When I think of these colors, I think of my sister Debi's home. She loves all of these colors and this time of year definitely has her name all over it. I don't have any of them in my home, though. 

I did wear this shirt today that's bronze in its color. 

5. What part of history do you find most interesting? Elaborate. 

I'm fascinated by women in history, and the roles they played. I read a book this summer called The Women by Kristin Hannah that taught me something new, and that is that women nurses were in the Vietnam war. I had never heard of this before, like many of you probably, and wondered why that was. I also think that it's terrible how those men were treated when they came back to the States after serving our country so valiantly. So many people I know and love were affected by this, including a man that my sister was married to. He has problems today that were a result of this war, and to know how despicably they were treated upon arrival home makes it even worse. 

I've also read books about some women who decoded messages during WWII and the days leading up to that. I love to read books like that, even if historical fiction isn't my normal genre. 

6. Insert your own thought here. 

Talking about all that reading is making me want to find a good historical fiction book to read now. Do you have any recommendations for me? I'd love to hear them and am excited to read your answers for today's post. Thanks for being a gracious host for us, Joyce! And thank you for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all! 

Jenn 🖤

p.s. Do you want to participate in the monthly link party I host called The Cozy Chronicles? It's coming up this Saturday! In October we're talking all things Halloween and fall, and the cozy traditions and bucket list things we do each year. I'd love for you to join me! Here's a graphic if you want to use it, if not, no worries.