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We’re having a halloween party

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It’s almost Halloween! You’d never know it on my street. Almost no one decorates their home for Halloween in my section of my street. It’s so strange.

At first, when we first moved into the area ten years ago, I thought it was because most of our immediate neighbors were elderly and they just didn’t want the bother of Halloween, but now a lot of the older neighbors have moved and younger ones have moved in and it’s still the same – no decorations for Halloween or sometimes even Christmas. As I said it’s odd.

I think we’re still going to decorate this year. Either way, I know for sure that we’re having a few friends over and we’re going to have our own Halloween party. I’ve been getting some ideas from Personal Creations at their facebook page and tomorrow I’ll be making a few recipes that I found online for some Halloween treats – for the party – not kids.

It’s been a while since I’ve had a party on Halloween. We get a lot of kids coming to the door around here so it will be interesting seeing all the kids and having a party going on at the same time. I’m sure our dog will be barking the whole time too.

What are you doing for Halloween?





Autumn maintenance in the garden

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My husband and I have spent part of the last two weekends working in our front and backyard gardens preparing them for the long winter ahead. Fall is here and it’s getting cooler every day. I hate to say it, but I suppose it won’t be all that long before we have our first snow – maybe a month if we’re lucky. Less if we’re not.

We’ve been busy putting away everything from our patio furniture to solar lights and our garden ornaments. I’ve also been tidying up the garden beds, clearing away the dead plants, cutting off dead plant branches and trimming back some of the over growth on some of the really big plants.

One of the things that I must do as part of my garden maintenance is to take care of my gardening tools. I usually clean my pruners and other tools and then oil my cutting tools. I like to keep them in good shape, especially going into the winter when they’re going to be sitting for a while unused.

Do you garden? If you do, do you spend time each Autumn tidying up your garden preparing it for winter just as I’ve been doing these last two weeks?

Walking the dog

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In the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to get out for more exercise with our dog. I’ve been taking her out for a mid day walk. It’s good for my dog and it’s good for me. My husband has been the main dog walker overall .. but it’s time that I took my turn at dog walking too – for my dogs sake and mine.

I kind of like exploring my neighborhood as we walk around. I try to walk in a different area each day. Sometimes we’ll walk towards the Danforth and other times we’ll walk around various residential streets. I’m actually amazed at how many houses for rent I’ve been seeing lately. I didn’t think I’d see so many at this time of year … but I guess rentals do come up year round.

Sometimes I bring my camera with me on our walks so that I can take pictures of either unusual things that I see or pretty flowers or at this time of year lovely fall colors.

Do you go for a regular walk either on your own or with your dog? It’s nice isn’t it?

What’s with everyone going on vacation this week?

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A few people I know are on vacation this week. My brother is in Mexico and and so is another girlfriend of mine and another friend took a trip to Florida. It figures … just when it starts to get cold and rainy here in Toronto several people I know head off to warm places. Sigh!

Actually … one of my friends is on a scuba diving trip and she sent an email the other day with a few pictures that she took underwater. I’m a photographer as well so loved seeing the images she sent.

In her email she also told me about a new toy that she was going to try on her next dive – they’re liquid image summit series goggles and they’re basically diving goggles that allow you to film your dive. Pretty cool! I’m waiting to hear back from her so I can find out how it worked.

Have you gone on a vacation recently or are you going on a vacation? I won’t be going on one anytime soon even though I’d love to!

I need a spa day

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I think it’s time for one of those treat myself to something nice days. I was talking to my sister on the weekend and she encouraged me to treating myself to something like a spa day.

Of course I can’t afford a full spa day – or at least I don’t think I can. Perhaps I should look into some of those discount deals a little closer – hmmm? In the meantime … I was thinking that tomorrow might be one of those “treat myself” days.

I’ve already booked an appointment to have my hair done. Believe me, it needs a cut and the lady I go to does this wonderful scalp treatment that’s delicious. I normally don’t like a scalp massage, but whatever she does is wonderful.

After I return home from having my hair done I’m going to give myself a facial, manicure and pedicure – you know- the works. I’ll get my handy seki edge tools out and go to work and ta da everything will look wonderful. LOL or well .. that’s the way things are supposed to turn out.

Do you ever give yourself a spa day or a “treat yourself” day? I think sometimes you need to pamper yourself.

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