On the Eve of Halloween

                                                         This sweet kitty is the cover of a Halloween card.

On this eve of the Halloween holiday, thoughts go back to childhood days.

That holiday was always wonderfully exciting and fun. 

My sisters and I would start dressing in our costumes as soon as we got home for school.

                            This witch potholder came from a thrift store bargain basement for 50 cents.

After all, trick or treating was something we looked forward to all year long!

Our Mom would remind us that it was still afternoon and we had to eat supper as well as wait for it to get dark before we could leave the house.

                                    Here's another greeting card front.

Once we did, however, it was a full fledged blast. 

We had favorite houses to go to because we knew who gave the best treats from year to year. 

One was a neighbor who even made candy apples one year. Oh wow, that was a big treat!

We used either bags or pillowcases to collect the sweet loot.  

When we finally got home, we'd empty all those bags and pillowcases into piles on the living room floor.

We'd each save Snickers' bars for our Mom as those were her favorite.

By Halloween night, all the ghosts, goblins, and little witches would be full of sugar, brush our teeth, and head for bed.

Halloween was over until the next year with promises of more fun to come!

More Spooky Decor

One of the best parts of Halloween for some people is decorating.

The spooky holiday provides a perfect opportunity to have fun with ghosties, pumpkins, and hopefully, friendly witches.

The photos of decorations in today's post were snapped at another house in the community where I live.  

They are so cute, don't you think?  

I love the wreath against a lacy curtain on the front door.

DO YOU LIKE DECORATING FOR THE HALLOWEEN HOLIDAY?

Frosty Night Temps and Autumn Flowers

The first below 32 degree night we had meant "kaputsky" for the hanging begonia plant outside the apartment.

A sister gave me that beautiful begonia which also had a white flowered plant scattered among the profiently blooming begonia flowers.

There were dozens upon dozens of bright pink blooms for many weeks.

It was a truly beautiful plant that hung from a black wrought iron hook in the tiny strip of green grass in front of the apartment.

After the one frosty night, begonia looked terrible.  Dead stems and hanging leaves dangled in the breeze.

It was time to say "goodbye" begonia and white flowered plant. 

Not one to let an empty pot hang from the shepherd's hook, I quickly put a large bunch of  fall faux flowers into the pot.

I had bought the silk flowers for pennies at a church yard sale last summer.

A quick trip to the Dollar Tree turned up shiny gold and copper leafy stalks that sparkle and dazzle in the sun.

 They, too, were added to the former begonia pot soil.

The "new" plants look very colorful and festive. 

It can only be hoped the neighbors will enjoy seeing them throughout November.

Bring a Little Somethin'

Whenever a visit to someone in a nursing home is planned, I never go empty-handed.

It takes so little effort to bring a little treat.

This past weekend, two sweetie pies received blueberry muffins.

The treats came wrapped in transparent wrap and were tied with orange ribbons.

Because there had been no time to bake, the muffins came from a supermarket bakery.

While it's sure they tasted less delicious than homemade, at least they came with lots of love.

And while riding to and from the visit, the eyes kept seeing lovely images.

It's so wonderful that fall is not over yet.

Here's to a good week for all!

Happy Sunday!

The hot, sticky days of summer and some of autumn, seem to be officially over. 

This morning, frost covered the windshield and top of my old car.  

It's nippy.

Of course, temps always warm up by noon and early afternoon is ditch the jacket time.

Then, around suppertime, temps drop down to chilly once again.

That's fall in New England.

May this Sunday bring you many reasons to smile.

The sun is shining, skies are blue, and many free hours are ours until bedtime.

The glass decoration at the top of this post is extra special as it was the last gift my biological mother gave to me before she died.

She was always thinking of others with gifts and cards.  

I miss her.

Happy Sunday to all!