I like Thursday ~ foreign language?

ME GUSTA LOS          EL JUEVES

I Like Thursday in Spanish.  and  French

j'aime le jeudi

I'm joining LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color. and others today for a chance to answer the prompt about if a speak a foreign language. And also to share some things in my life that I like or am grateful for.  If you want to join in or just look to see how other bloggers answer, go visit

No, I don't speak a foreign language. I took 2 years of Latin and 2 years of French in high school. They didn't offer Spanish then, only French and German. I can count to ten in Spanish. I can decipher some French and Spanish words due to the rules I learned in Latin class.  I  learned that I like words. Oh,  how I wish I was bilingual. I wish I spoke Spanish. When our kids were 6 and 3 we spent 8 months in Nogales AZ while Mr Busy worked for a company across the border. I felt very out of place and wished then that I could speak the language spoken there.  Now I think our country is diversifying quickly, and I have had the chance to know several people who are bilingual in English and Spanish. Our school system has one elementary school that is a dual language immersion program school. Most of you are probably already aware of this idea, but if interested here is a link to our school.  As I understand it, 50% of classes are all in English and 50%  are in Spanish. I have 2 young mom friends whose sons are attending that school. I think there is an application process, not everyone gets accepted. 

I finished listening to Watership Down. I enjoyed it very much. Have you read it? I see that there is an adaptation of the story on Netflix. I wonder if it is any good. 

Next on my reading list is:

    The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

and another essay or  two of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's.  "My Own Words"

Mr Busy and I watched Season 3 of Tom Clancy's  Jack Ryan. We binged it all in about 3 nights!! 

And we have just started Rabbit Hole with Keifer Sutherland.  We have only watched the pilot, and boy were we blown away!  And hooked!!

In March my brother and sister-in-law took a learning trip to New Orleans.  I think it was called Road Scholar. At least that what she hashtagged in her Facebook and Instagram posts.They took some cooking classes at the New Orleans School of Cooking......and shared a recipe which needed this ingredient. I. ordered some and am looking forward to trying to make Shrimp Etouffee in the coming weeks. 

I'm also anxious to get the grill back out on the back deck and ready for  BBQ weather. Burgers and brats inside are just not the same. 

I'm participating in Sandra Walker's Rainbow Neighbourhood QAL. My blocks so far:

It's going to be a fun little quilt!  My photos make the houses look wonky, but they are not. They are 16.5 inches square. ( Now that I have gotten the  grassy strip the right size! ). LOL!

Stay Busy and  Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!