♥ Goodnight October... ♥

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Our 2 year old "Grand" next door, came over in the morning, to show 'Pop' and 'Nana' his costume.

He was a green Dinosaur this year!  And it gave 'Nana' a chance to show him her
sparkly black Witch Cape and so-fancy Purple Witch hat.  So he wouldn't be surprised, later.

Pay no attention to the cob webs in the picture, please.  It's only when the morning sun shines directly in there, that one sees them.  -gigggggles- 

Gabe was fine with my Witch Costume.  He could see that it was 'Nana' *in-there.*  But then I picked up my broom and asked him if he thought I could fly on it?  He backed away a bit.  I asked him, if he would like to fly on my broom with me, if I got it to fly?  He backed away, a bit more.

OK!  Cape and Hat are cool with Gabe.  Getting used to talk of Broom Flying, will take a wee bit more time.  -giggggles-

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Quite a few Trick Or Treaters, as I expected.  Lots of college kids.  (We live across from a college)  They were on their way down to the Big Halloween Event, down a few streets.   Gracious!  She  even had "A Capella Singers," performing songs like "Ghost Busters"!!!  And giving out huge Willy Wonka Chocolate Bars, etc.  How could any neighbor-hood-little-bags-of-candy, compete?

When "Uncle A." got home from working at the store, at 6PM.....  There was practically a traffic jam, near and in front of that *McMansion*!  He turned and came home, up another street.

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We watched "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".  I love that one.  And the traditional Christmas one.  Don't get-into the Thanksgiving one, as much.  Guess I can't quite accept a bunch of children, having to have their own Thanksgiving......   -grumble, grumble, grumble-  :-)

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I was looking for something on the theme of "Putting October To Sleep."  But found this instead.  It is quite lovely.  If you have a hard time, transitioning from waking to sleep time, especially with children, perhaps you would enjoy this post....   Actually, it has a lot of Wisdom, for all of us.  No matter what our time of life, etc.

"Putting The House To Sleep"

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Goodnight  October...  ♥

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♥ Happy Halloween, Samhain...

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Happy Halloween, Samhain...
Happy Halloween, Samhain...

Not my wreath, but so cute...

This tree came down, Tues. afternoon.  To take this picture, I was standing beside my house, on the corner of this street, and my street.

Now it's later and they are working on taking care of it...  So far we have power.  Then again, who knows if our power will be shut down?  Perhaps I'd better get off my computer.  Try to finish, later.

Didn't finish, till this morning.  We did lose power for about a half and hour.  No big deal.

Raining this Wed. morning, but the sky is trying to get lighter.  Forecast is for 50% chance of rain tonight, and much cooler than yesterday/Tues.  I still expect 'Trick Or Treaters' to be out!  Especially after the scare, that Halloween would be *Sandy-ed-Out.*

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 Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh, my it's getting late"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, let's run!"
The fifth one said, "Isn't Halloween fun?"
 
Then Woooooo went the wind
And OUT went the lights.
 
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.
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♥ See you, on the other side of Sandy...

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Happy Full Harvest  HUNTER'S  Moon...

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Happy Halloween, Samhain...

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See you all, on the other side of Sandy....    :-)

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♥ A house, with a resident "What-Is-It?"

Oh what fun!  A weekend of watching Hurricane Sandy progress...  NOT  !!!  Might as well keep calm and carry on, showing another house, decorated for Halloween...

But first...  A pic to show that I am Ready!  -grin-  Books and Harvey's Bristol Cream.
:-)))))))))))))

This old house has lots of ghost-type stories. 

Love that old fashioned lamp in the window...

I often wonder how the present owner and family, get along with the resident...  "What-is-it?"???

Then again, between being told of the resident "What-Is-It?", by the then owner....  And this present owner...   It's been rented...  To a family with a bunch of rather "wild" kids.  We wonder if by the time the rental was up, the resident "What-Is-It?" had been driven out, by the wild kids?  -chuckle-

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♥ Forgot to Schedule... Good luck to NE...

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Of late, I've been composing a post on one day...  Then setting it up to Publish at 7AM, the next morning.  But, this time, we in the NE are under a watch for what could be an awful storm.  With weather, one never knows exactly if/when/etc. it will happen.  I doubt if I'll be Composing/Publishing posts the same way, this weekend, or early week.
Now!  THAT is scary!!!

(Another example of sweet Seasonal decorating...)

It seems that my shining-a-light-on things like...  How many people Visit our blog, and how many of these people leave a Comment...  Other bloggers have become interested in checking their stats.  Cool...  It's fun to find something new, to check-in-on.  (As long as we don't "get our panties in a twist," over what we find.)

As an example, yesterday I had 68 Visits and 20 Comments.  That's a good example of how my ratio goes.  Btw, I do not count the return Visits.  Whether or not, this is *proper,* I don't know.  I just don't.  If my often-visitor from Albany, NY, comes back and back, I just count their 1st visit, for that day. 

Another picture of my *Mahhhhhhhhhhvelous Hat*!!!  -gigggles-   Oh I am going to have so much fun, handing out candy to Trick Or Treaters on Halloween Eve.  :-)  I need some sort of make-up to go with it, actually.  White face and lots of purple eye-shadow and a deep purple lipstick, perhaps???  Nahhhhh, I haven't worn lots of make up in so long, I'd probably get my self crying, putting it on.  Eye irritation.  And spoil the whole night.  Harrrrrumph...

Could get deeeeep purple lipstick, though!  I could handle putting that on!  -grin-

You know my next question......   Do you ever try to dress-up, to hand out candy on Halloween???

PLUS, now with the unsure weather, I hope Halloween isn't *cancelled*.  -pout-

This beautiful old home on N. Broadway, is the headquarters of a business.  They added some Halloween decorations, too.  Not a lot, but some.

I did NOT get this post Scheduled to Publish, and just remembered.   So it's a bit late.  And 'tis weird, to not know what the weather will bring...  Tomorrow and beyond.  Good luck to us, in the NE!!!

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♥ For Joyce...!!!

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Joyce ("October Farm" blog) happened to see this monstrosity "McMansion", being built.  But never saw it completed.  I showed her a picture of the completed "McMansion," and told her, that at Halloween these people, go wild with decorations. 

Naturally, they don't do these decorations, themselves.  They hire a company to come, and do them.  And then, after the holiday, the company will come back and take them all away...

I told her, that I'd take pictures of the place, all done up for Halloween.   And I did!!!!!!  ,-)

On Halloween, the lady of the house dresses up as Disney "Cinderella" (as she is going to the ball, of course).  They give out huge Willy-Wonka Chocolate Bars.  

For weeks before, people can leave a guess, as to the size of the bigggggggggggg pumpkin, out front.   And win a prize for the correct answer, of course.

 

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♥ Is it immature, to........? ,-)

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I'm still having fun, with paying attention to Autumn.  Halloween is still front-and-center.  And it will remain so, for a bit after the holiday even.  

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But as November settles in, I'll begin to want to celebrate Thanksgiving Time.  November will be time to celebrate *Cozy Time.*  Making home to be a warm and welcoming retreat, etc.  

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And then, after Thanksgiving is over, I'll want to put up some Christmas decorations.  Play Yule Time cd's.  Etc. 

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In other words, my inner self seems to follow the turning of the Wheel Of The Year...  And make me in-the-mood, for whatever Season is upon us.  I can't rush it though.  When it feels right, I change my surroundings.  But not until!  :-)  And this is probably a very individual thing.  We all get the urge to decorate differently, according to our own "inner clocks."  Yes?  No?  Maybe?

After you read a book, which you particularly enjoyed, do you go to the author's web site and/or blog?  I do.  I found the blog of O.R. Melling,  the author of "The Chronicles of Faerie" series.  And left a comment.  And she was kind enough, to come to my blog, and leave a comment.  How lovely is that?!?  I was very surprised, and very pleased.  :-)

If I've had something sweet...  I want something salty, to follow it.  If I've had something salty...  I want something sweet, to follow it.  And after dinner, I have to have something sweet.  Not a dessert, per say.  Never have dessert.  Just a couple of Jordan Almonds will do-the-trick.  How funny is the way our minds work.  Because that *craving* for a bit of sweet after dinner, is not true hunger or appetite.  It has to be "in-my-head".  :-)

(The red leaves on this tree...  Gone now......  But not forgotten....)

"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree."
~Emily Bronte

Do you Dear Reader, have a favorite blog?  I mean, a blog on which everything makes you droool?  :-)  The Background...  The pictures...  The size of the pictures...  The picture subjects...  The words...  The lovely, warm, homey, cozy, pretty effect of the whole blog?  -happy sigh-  I DO!  But I'm not gonna' "spill the beans."  Not gonna' tell you, which blog it is.  :-))))  I love so many bloggers, that it would not-be-very-nice to single out ONE, and point to it, as *My Ideal.*  :-)
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But I do have one!  And I do look to it, for suggestions, on how I'd like my blog to come-across.
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Now I suppose, that's pretty juvenile.  Kinda' like a teenager, trying to model herself on some teen idol singer, or some such.  -sigh-  But!  But!  But!  Isn't it mature, to see something lovely, and want to emulate it?  Isn't that what bloggers do, when they see a picture of some home decoration, and love it, and try to kind-of replicate it, in their own home?  And that's not looked on as immature. 
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Do I sound as if I have made-my-case?  -grin-  That I'm not displaying immature actions, to love to TRY to make my blog look like my *Idol's* blog?  -grinnnnnnnnn-

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