31 Thursday Oct 2019
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somewhere I have a couple of boxes filled with Halloween decorations…
for the life of me, can’t find them…
so, this year there are two pumpkins, two witches’ hats, a cape and a skeleton to decorate, lol…
but a friend is over… we picked up Za Pizza for supper, and we have goodies to give out…
happy halloween…
25 Friday Oct 2019
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the sun shone all day yesterday… what a treat as it has been overcast for days…
got a lovely shot of the little orchid amidst shadows at my desk…
and as I walked along the street on my way home I got a few shots of the bright light…
lots of Halloween decorations to see too…
31 Wednesday Oct 2018
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had some great Halloween fun tonight…
driving buddy came for supper, passing out goodies to trick-or-treaters, and a sleepover…
there was quite a bit of hilarity as costumes were donned…
not many kids this year… just twelve;-(… not the kind of record I was hoping for… the weather was lovely but maybe that made it easier for them to keep walking and focusing on longer streets filled with houses… a short street that has a park on both sides of one end isn’t too popular…
but, the very first one was dressed as a witch, just like me… we did not see any superwomen riding horses, like what we had in the house, lol…
it is certainly more fun to welcome the little people when you have company…
26 Friday Oct 2018
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this morning I started my day at the clinic doing bloodwork before my next appointment…
on my way back to the car I kept having to stop and watch the geese flying overhead… I cannot keep from looking up when I hear them honking…
then I met up with my walking buddy… we had breakfast at The Park Cafe, and noticed that all the geese that usually spend time in the pond were off filling up somewhere else, lol… afterward we wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens which are rather sad just now but it was great to be outside…
I dropped her off and we checked out her newly renovated garden… as I was leaving I got this pic of a neighbour’s Halloween decorations;-)…
when I arrived home, had a lovely visit with one of my neighbours… haven’t been outside at the same time for ages so it was great to catch-up… they usually spend a few months at their property in Arizona but with health issues they can’t get insurance so will be selling… they do have a winterized cottage just outside the city, so will spend time there…
seems like we have to adapt quite a bit as we get older…
31 Tuesday Oct 2017
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no time to walk on the treadmill this morning as I had to get the pumpkins in place on the steps and bring up a couple of inside pumpkins from the basement…
it was still dark, but sort of looked the same as they did this evening…
got a nice shot of the front of the house as I was leaving… the orange looks great with the purple and gray…
at the end of the street I stopped and got a picture of the stunning sky… happy that I was in a place where I could stop and take the picture…
often when I see one of these beauties there is nowhere to pull over and the shot doesn’t get taken…
I took my cape and hat to the office and on a break did a little walk about… a colleague got this picture which is just how I looked as I handed out treats tonight;-)…
had over thirty kids and almost ran out of goodies… excellent outcome…
happy halloween…
29 Sunday Oct 2017
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this afternoon when the kids came over, they brought their pumpkins… they are way bigger than mine, lol…
we had supper early and then got down to the business of carving…
this year we all scooped out the guts and seeds from the inside of the pumpkins… usually some people don’t want to get their fingers dirty…
went for simple designs this year as there were only three of us carving four pumpkins… great job by everyone…
they decided to leave the pumpkins here because they will all be out on Tuesday trick or treating…
works well for me because I haven’t brought out any of the Halloween decorations…
wrote this blog on carving pumpkins a few years ago and there are pictures of George working with the kids…
was thinking of him a lot as the younger boys and I worked away…
witch’s hat looks pretty cool…
23 Monday Oct 2017
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worked the late shift today so first thing this morning I ran around and did a few errands…
Thursday is my soup day so I went to the grocery store to get the ingredients to make zucchini basil chicken soup…
then it was over to the dollar store to look for little gloves… didn’t have what I wanted but I did find a few goodies for Halloween;-)…
a new witches hat… I have a few but this one was cute… and a spiderweb-y cape to go with it…
31 Monday Oct 2016
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well actually, no one said Halloween apples… got a few trick or treats but when I asked if I could play a trick or get a treat they advised they were just here to collect candy, lol…
I took some treats to the office this morning…
could hear people giggling from my desk… I wore dark clothes, a skull scarf and had my witch hat leaning on my desk…
barely had time to get my jacket off, the pumpkins lit and my hat on before the first kids arrived…
they have all been friendly and polite… nearly everyone has said thank you as they departed…
the ghosts seem to be going over well…
got some shots of the pumpkins from inside…
and out…
it was raining when I stepped out to get the pictures… might explain why it’s been quiet for quite a while…
most of the kids think it’s cool that I have a costume on too…
still more fun when there is someone else helping…
lights out, decorations on the dining room table, and I am watching The Chew…
Happy Halloween;-)…
30 Sunday Oct 2016
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big girl pants, carving, George, halloween, iPhone, music, pictures, Poke Balls, pumpkin, walk, widow
this afternoon I was sitting in the living room listening to music I’ve recently downloaded to my phone…
took quite a while to get the music to play… checked my settings, my volume and everything else I could think of… after fussing with it for a while, tried turning the phone off and then back on… after that it worked fine…
made me laugh because that is usually the first thing I recommend to colleagues and friends when they explain about a computer glitch…
was listening to Willie Nelson as I waited for my kids to get here so we could carve pumpkins…
last year we did the carving at their house in their newly renovated kitchen… it has a huge island which was great for a number of people to stand and sit around while worked on their masterpieces…
George had such fun choosing and carving the Halloween pumpkins… he was always the last one at the table, after everyone else had run out of energy and patience and left partially finished pieces…
he taught the girls how to scoop out the seeds and goop and then have the fun of drawing and cutting out a face… with the grandkids times had changed and the designs were much fancier… which also made them more difficult to complete… and often they all wanted the same pattern… but he would figure out how to get everyone on track and having fun…
then there was always the exciting part when candles were inserted and the lights went turned out and the magic would be revealed…
such fun memories;-)…
here’s what we did today…
they picked up costumes on their way over so we did get pictures… yay… they are the cutest onesie jammies… a frog and two foxes…
we used the pumpkins that the kids grew in their garden… the carving went well… everyone decided on simple looks… came out great…
pizza, wings, salad and Halloween cupcakes for supper and then we went to the Park and took a few laps around the Formal Gardens…
full day…
24 Monday Oct 2016
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yesterday when the kids were over we did my Halloween decorating…
always good to do it with someone else who might have a different idea about where to put something… seems to me that I get in a rut, lol…
and it is fun to have company to get the job done…
after that they played a game on the phone…
we’ve reached a new phase where not everyone wants their picture taken, so I was happy that I caught them when they didn’t notice what I was up to…
happy to have the space ready for next Monday…
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