Farewell to October

Did you have a fabulous weekend, my friends?  I know at least a couple of you were planning to … and I hope you recovered nicely.  We did our part in bidding farewell to October in grand fashion.  Mum and I hit the road shortly after noon on Friday, to be sure and make the parade downtown.  All the business owners, you see, set up outside their shops and the children parade through for candy—up one side, down the other.  With mild weather, the children’s costumes were not covered up with big bulky coats for once.  It was great fun!  We even continued the tradition of snapping creepy shots.  The only downside was the fact that I had come to be known as “the one who didn’t bring the haystacks”—a situation quickly remedied Saturday morning.  Other than that, the weekend was filled with good food, festive drink, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, chatter, laughter, gifts and photos.  And since I didn’t drive this time {thanks to the fact that my car received it’s recall notice—rude} I actually snapped a few from the road …