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Sunday walk

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 So on Sunday I took another walk through the neighborhood. There’s still plenty of fall foliage around. Some houses were still decorated for Halloween.  A couple were still decorated for Diwali.  But a few of my neighbors have already moved on. And then there was this: Yeah. Interesting neighborhood.

More Ramblings

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 Had an interesting visitor the other night I’m told possums are good to have around (they eat insects, rodents and even snakes) but can be very nasty if cornered.  Had a nasty encounter with an entitled witch at the supermarket.  If you’re dropping someone off at the entrance to the store,  pull over! Don’t block traffic while your passenger gets out of the car.   But I got my shopping done and also managed to make a donation to the local food pantry.  Too many hungry people on Long Island … My grandmother, of blessed memory, was a widow raiding three young children, collecting welfare and often working under the table to support her family, but who always felt she had to collect good donations “for the poor people”.  Not for herself, but for others.  I donate to food pantries to honor her memory. So many hungry people this year… Anyhow  the supermarket is starting to feature holiday fare — stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, canned pumpkin, grav...

Music Monday

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 A free choice week. Welcome back to the 80’s

Ramblings

 Went out to dinner with an old friend the other day.  She and her husband are selling their house here on Long Island and moving to Niagara Falls.  Their son and daughter-in-law live in Buffalo.  So …Halloween. After two days of rain, the day dawned cold and windy. Very windy.  May be that’s why we didn’t get a lot of trick-or-treaters.  Or maybe there were other events the kids enjoyed. I guess we’ll be eating a lot of leftover candy. Jen stopped by for a few minutes, to change out of her work clothes and into clothes she could wear to a haunted house.  She met up with her boyfriend. (They’re going to Boston next weekend to celebrate her birthday.) My favorite YouTuber Mr.Ballen told a really creepy story for Halloween.  Yeah, I’m a real fan of the strange, dark and mysterious. So yesterday I mentioned the Amityville Horror.  What I didn’t mention is that I have a friend who grew up in Amityville.  She knew one of the DeFeos.  And...

Neighborhood walk

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The last of Halloween Fall foliage?  Some trees are looking bare.  

Saturday 9

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  Angie Baby Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme! Saturday 9: Angie Baby (1974) Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it  here .   1) This week's song is a spooky one about a young man who breaks into the bedroom of a troubled girl named Angie. Their encounter doesn't go well and he's never seen again. Though there's been gossip, no one knows for sure what happened to him. Does your town have any scary legends that have been passed down through the decades? I live on Long Island, home of Gilgo Beach and the Amityville Horror.  And...

Happy Halloween

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Feline Friday

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Halloween is the only day when cats are as important as they think they are. Mine seem to think they own the house.  Or, at least, the living room.  And the kitchen. And the bedrooms.  And …  

#skywatchfriday

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 A walk through my neighborhood  Lets ponder whether we will see anything interesting  The last of the Diwali decor But a lot of folks have geared up for Halloween  Autumn colors And clouds This one looks like a plane. Doesn’t this one look like smoke coming out of a chimney? Another great walk. #skywatchfriday