”Pumpkins are the only living organisms with triangle eyes.”
This morning is a delight, warm and sunny. It will be 71°, a bit of late summer in October. The breeze is ever so slight. Only a few leaves still have their color. The oak leaves have curled and turned brown. The bogs have been flooded and the cranberries harvested. Halloween decorations and political signs vie for lawn space. Inflated pumpkins and black cats are popular this year. My witch still decorates the front door. A small sugar pumpkin is on a front step. This time of year is a wonder filled color and creatures of the night.
The dogs, especially Nala, love this weather. She lies in the same spot outside on the grass in the sun. Henry runs around then comes in for his nap. We, in this house, are all creatures of habit.
When I was a kid, the fall season meant playing outside after school in the late afternoons. It meant going inside early as the days got shorter. The afternoon chill meant a sweatshirt or a sweater. There wasn’t enough time to go afar so I always stayed around the neighborhood. I remember going inside and watching TV until supper. The Mickey Mouse Club was on every afternoon. I still can sing the opening and closing. I remember each day of the week was a special day. Friday was Talent Round-up Day. I think I remember that day the best because the Mouseketeer’s rode fake horses and wore cowboy hats instead of ears.
When it came time to carve pumpkins, my mother covered the kitchen table with newspaper. My favorite part about carving pumpkins was the reaching inside and pulling out the seeds and the guts. We’d hold the guts in our hands letting some strings hang down, and we’d make monster noises. It was perfectly disgusting which made it even better. My pumpkin carving was never all that original except I always carved teeth in the pumpkin’s grin. Every night we candle lit the carved pumpkins on the front steps.
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October 21, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Hi Kat,
I had an October surprise this morning. My office near the front of my house, and my front mat was soaked. I called the plumber after sopping up water with lots of towels.
When the plumber showed up he discovered that it was a hot water pipe leak and he turned off the water heater. If I’m lucky the leak will be in a wall. If it’s in the running through the pipes in the slab it will require using a jack hammer to find the leak and to then fix it. Luckily, my homeowners insurance will cover new flooring and repairing the walls and anything else.
The trials and tribulations of homeownership. 😦
Since we haven’t had any rain since the first of the month, why is my powder room and office floors are wet?
October 22, 2024 at 12:05 am
Hi Bob,
I remember when I had a leak you could see on the ceiling in the room below the bathroom. It meant opening the ceiling and fixing the leaky pipe. Luckily,
my insurance also paid for all of it, for the plumber and the guy who fixed the ceiling.
I need my fridge fixed and a new washing machine. We all, my appliances and I, are old, but I am outlasting
them.
It is a lovely night, still warm at 61° though after midnight. The dogs are out. I thought I’d go it to check if I can see the meteors.