Age Before Beauty: The Weekly Hodgepodge

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I (Joyce) am celebrating a birthday this week so a question relating to aging feels appropriate. Douglas MacArthur is quoted as saying, "You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair." Would you agree? If not why not?

Oh yes, I would agree.  All the things listed with either age you or make you feel full of life.  Doubt, fear, despair--all those are age producing fears ("fear hath torment" - I John 4:18).  Faith, confidence, hope--brings a youthful smile to your face and a spring to your step.  Proverbs 13:12 - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

What remarkable feat, interesting piece of trivia, or historical event occurred on your birth day and month? Not necessarily in your birthyear, just the same date/same month.

May 30, 1889, the brassier was invented...and the girls are so happy.

Describe a time or circumstance where you wanted to 'have your cake and eat it too.'

I looked up the meaning of this idiom and it was so confusing that I can't even answer the question.  Good grief!

What's something you do that makes you feel young? Something that makes you feel old?

Riding my bicycle makes me feel young.  I feel like a free wheeling ten year old when I hit the bike trail and let the wind whip around me and my legs pump me mile after mile.

Depression makes me feel old.  If I'm depressed, I do what some elderly do--stay in the house, in bed, in my bed clothes all day.  I don't cook, clean, or do anything to take care of myself.  If that happens, just call me maw-maw. 

When did you last do something that was 'a piece of cake'?

Combined two crochet patterns to get the effect I wanted.  It worked the first time around.  It doesn't usually happen that easily.

Beef, wine, and cheese all improve with age. What's something else you'd add to that list? (not necessarily food or beverage).

Life in general (at least for me).  My childhood and teenage years were horrible.  My 20's and 30's weren't much better.  Seems like since I've hit 40, I'm gaining more insight on how to really live life and enjoy it.  I don't know about all that "life begins at 40 stuff."  If I'd been paying attention, it wouldn't have taken this long to start learning.

If I were to have a giveaway when we hit Volume 200, what should I give away? By my calculations we'll hit Volume 200 on November 26th, the day before Thanksgiving, which means whoever wins would have whatever it is in time for Christmas.

What about giving away a copy of your favorite book?  That way you are sharing a meaningful part of yourself with one of us.

 Insert your own random thought here.

Well, after Snot Watch 2014 and What the Heck is Still Wrong With Me Watch 2014, I think I can safely say I'm on the mend--just in time for "The Week of Woman" to show up! @*#!!

Anyway, I got a couple of things finished in the Workshop since last time: 

"Steel Magnolias" 8x10 Watercolor and acrylics on paper.



"Hello Kitty" diaper/tote bag.