Happy Booooooooooday...

A bit snowy for us here in the Northeast, 

And no school for most (me? Not so much, POOH). 

However, it's candy time!

And costume time! 

Yea! 

~~~

xoabb

somebody's been eatin' the halloween candy in our house....anyone? anyone?

Sunday Serenity

Spirits Rising

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xoabb

always believe!

Sounds Like a Good Fit



9 Chickweed Lane

~

I've been reading the comic strip 9 Chickweed Lane for years now.
Most folks don't get or like its extreme quirkiness, but I love it!
Today is especially good, considering the upcoming elections.

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xoabb
I really don't like elections. At all.



What Fun We Had!

Ella, Connor, Auntie Jules

The four of us (Auntie Jules, Connor, Ella* & and moi) went to the New Canaan Nature Center's Fall Festival this past weekend. What fun we had! (BTW, any of you in this area who have younger kids in your life, don't miss this annual event!)
Even I, an old fart, had a glorious time! Needless to say, Miss Ella and Mr. Connor had just the very best of times as well! Auntie Jules (there on the right) kept everything on course...of course, and wasn't ONCE led astray by moi, though I really tried!

*(Don't tell her mom and dad, but Jules and I personally fed Ms. Ella a self-decorated cupcake, cotton candy and two cookies. We weren't very proud of ourselves...but we sure had fun! And, um, we'd do it again. In a minute! :)

xoabb

love my family!

The Swing (for modern times)

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside--

Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown--
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!

~Robert Louis Stevenson

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xoabb

o to be young again!

Sunday Serenity: Unfurling a...

...new family member,

One we already adore...

We are SO lucky!

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xoabb

expecting guesses as to who the new family member is!
and no, I'm not preggers...56 here....GAH...
:)

Sunday Serenity

even in times of 

trouble, there are magical

moments to be had...

~~~

xoabb

demand serenity!

~

Photo taken by my son Bly with his blackberry. 

Quite the eye he has! (Just braggin' :)

Thank you Hilary for honoring my son's
wonderful photo with a POTW!
Magical indeed!

Sunday Serenity...Today, No...Remembrance

Remembered torment

A torment we have LIVED THROUGH

Because we are STRONG

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xoabb

expect USA unity. Always!
(Despite our house and senate.)

Varmints Not Welcome!

Master Gardener

trying in vain to protect

his ripe melon patch

~

alas!

~~~

xoabb

expect failure, because of possums, at times

Hunter-Dog takes his Human Sister for a Walk. It didn't go well...

My loverly niece Lauren took her family dog Hunter to the dog park for a run and a swim (photo in last post). I tagged along just because I'd never seen our Norwalk dog park up close and personal (BTW, it's really wonderful).

Hunter had a lot of fun in the doggy pond until Halo, the VERY bitchy weimaraner, decided Hunter shouldn't be part of her posse!

It clearly was time for Hunter and his humans to leave!

So Lauren put the leash back on Hunter. He immediately grabbed his leash in his mouth, and proceeded to drag Ms. Lauren all the way back to their car. When they finally got to the car, Hunter sat down and waited for Lauren to open the door. When she did, he immediately jumped in...then, once inside, at last, our Hunter was a happy happy doggy! We know this because he looked at both of us and "talked" about it. Hunter is a very verbal dog. 

Hmmm....

Not a terribly successful dog park experience...

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xoabb

expect doggys!


P. S. Give my friend, Kate, a visit. She has a very informative post about Lab dogs. 
While Hunter is officially a Chocolate Lab, we're all pretty convinced 
the bottom right photo is what he really is.