“But I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.” – Evan Peters I don’t know who was more scared, Riley or me!!!! On our morning walk, I had the feeling that someone was watching me….and stopped to look a little closer! Just as well it…
October 28: Pumpkin carving competitions
“There is magic in the nights when pumpkins glow by moonlight.” – Unknown I admire the artistry of all these pumpkin carvers at work. Nothing like a good competition to get the serious artists and creativity going. A fun afternoon, picking the winning pumpkin and celebrating over homemade pumpkin donuts and warm cider! I especially…
October 27: Make sure to vote!
“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.” – John Lewis So, some other pretty momentous things happened this year. Our whole family have become US citizens, and with that can now cast our votes! This is probably one of the most fundamentally important things to do as a citizen of a country…
October 26: New mug for the collection
“Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.” – Rita Moreno I know I said that my collection is done because I have filled my board up…but I couldn’t resist the new SDSU starbucks mug…so I had to get it. Pretty cool that I get a Starbucks mug for the…
October 25: Flowering strelitzias
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde I was so excited to see the strelitzias starting to flower. I just love this garden, and looking at it makes my heart sing – so many memories and so much love by…