Wednesday Hodgepodge

Thanks, Joyce, for a home-filled Hodgepodge!

1. Can you believe we're rolling into the Labor Day weekend? What's a project you'll labor over this fall?

“Labor”...that word makes my tummy hurt. :)

The first thing that comes to mind is re-painting some of the rooms in this house and replacing window treatments.

2. Tell us about the best perks you ever had in a job?

The “perkiest” job I’ve ever had was with David’s family at their Western Auto Store. I think David covered the perks there pretty well in his post.

At another place I have worked, the confidence that the customers placed in me to provide them with the items they desired, and the smiles on their faces when I was able to follow through, were some of the best perks I can think of at the moment. 

3. August 31st is National South Carolina Day. Have you ever been to SC? Any desire to go? According to Southern Living, these are the top ten things to do in South Carolina...

Explore Charleston, bike, golf or relax on Hilton Head Island, see the beach and the boardwalk at Myrtle Beach, visit the state museum in the capital city Columbia, observe the wildlife and natural beauty of the Ace Basin, take a walk or hop on a trolley and check out Greenville's charming main street, visit Fort Sumter where the Civil War began, stroll through Pearl Fryar's Topiary Garden in Bishopville leaving time to check out The Button Museum, also in Bishopville, see Morgan Island (also known as Monkey Island)-home to nearly 4000 Rhesus monkeys.

Which is most appealing to you today? If you're a SC native, resident, or frequent visitor what would you add to the list?

Oh yeah, boy, have I ever been to South Carolina. I was born there and spent the first 39 years of my life there. And before that, over 300 years of family before me was there. YES I do desire to go back. I have been awful homesick lately.

After reading the Liz Talbot Mystery books about Stella Maris, a fictional island town near Charleston, Charleston would be on my list of South Carolina things to take in if I ever got to go back to South Carolina.  I’ve never been to the Ace Basin or to Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden. They sound like great places to visit and a definite photographic opportunity.  I have been to Fort Sumter and that boat ride over certainly an experience. I’ve never been on waters so choppy as those were. It is funny that The Button Museum was mentioned as, not too long ago, I read about the Button King there. :)  Going to visit the monkeys sounds like fun, too.

I would add the following to the list:

Old Stone Church in Clemson

Fort Hill (John C. Calhoun Mansion), also in Clemson

Star Fort, in Ninety-Six

And, for an under-the-water adventure, how about swimming around to find my family’s plantation, Harrisburg Plantation, that got flooded during the creation of Lake Hartwell? The family cemetery is the only part of the plantation now above water. It is on an island in the lake somewhere.

4. Beef, pork, country-style, barbecued, baby back, spare or short...your favorite kind of rib? What's a dish you enjoy that really 'sticks to your ribs'?

I love barbecued pork ribs.

I love Thanksgiving dinner and the way Granny put on a feast, there was way plenty that could stick to one’s ribs.  I also love a good pot roast with potatoes and carrots and yeast rolls to go with it.

5. What's one important skill you think every person should have? Why?

I think that knowing how to read is probably the most important skill a person should have. If you can read, you can learn about things that maybe you’ll never be able to see in person. You can learn how to do things, like how to cook or to speak a foreign language and a zillion other things. Knowing how to read unleashes the world before us. We are no longer bound by the limits places on us by illiteracy. Most importantly, we can read of Heavenly Father’s love for us and the sacrifice that was made for us by His Son Jesus on the cross. Reading leads us to hope!

6.  Insert your own random thought here.

This weekend has been really weird for me. I have not been scared through this storm. When Harvey was first projected to hit as a Category 2 right here, I was concerned a little, but not scared. Excited would probably be the best word for it. When it was upgraded to make landfall as a Cat 3, I still wasn’t scared.  When finally it was upgraded to a Cat 4, I still wasn’t scared. The river is predicted to top 50 feet, with it being at flood stage at 39 feet.  I’m still not scared. Other folks are upset, some freaking out, but I have the sure feeling that we’re going to be okay. There’s no fear in me.

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

I believe it because that is what He has given me!

Have a blessed week, y'all! 

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