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Golden,

My cat used to jump in the Christmas tree too. She had a blast shaking all of the ornaments off. I wasn’t thrilled about finding the mess that she created.

She was the sweetest cat. I miss her. She lived a long time, 16 years.

That’s when I started putting up an artificial tree too.

It was for the best anyway because real trees bother my allergies.
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Can't have a decorated tree inside as the kitties wreak havoc with it. I have a small artificial one already decorated I may put up outside the bay window on the front deck on a table where they can't reach it, but it is too early here for that. Christmas will be quiet for me which is usual. I often go the dd's but will skip that this year due to covid and that's OK. Vaccines are coming!!!
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I hear you Gershun. I know that our American friends are knee deep in Thanksgiving mode right now but for us the Christmas dysfunction is already in play, I know I dropped a couple of F bombs in a conversation about it yesterday 🤬😖
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Well, I saw Halloween decorations, fall decorations are up. Some even started on Christmas decorations too.

I have eclectic taste but I am old fashioned with Christmas decorations. I absolutely detest those huge blow up characters! Who wants to see a Santa on steroids? LOL

I like white Christmas lights that look like twinkling stars. I like evergreen Christmas wreaths.

Since Mardi Gras is canceled to the COVID-19, there was a woman uptown who was sad and decided to decorate her house like a float!

It’s catching on in different neighborhoods and someone started a Facebook page.

New Orleans loves carnival season and the Mardi Gras spirit is still alive and going strong!

If Mardi Gras wasn’t canceled I would be on St. Charles Ave. and Napoleon to watch the Rex parade on Mardi Gras day.

Krewes spend tons of money on their throws. Some are going to do a ‘scavenger hunt’ where people can look for them. Others will stash them away for a future parade.
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I'm wondering how Christmas is going to go this year. There are so many restrictions due to Covid that I doubt there will be any big family get together. For some reason in my mind that has always been Christmas to me. The "Get together" which I don't usually enjoy. In fact I tend to dread it and then feel depressed for days afterward.

So..........this year, I need to change my mindset. Christmas will be decorating the tree with hubs, keep shopping to a minimum and just try to keep in mind that there will be quite a few families this year with an empty space at their table where once a beloved person sat, so maybe let bygones be bygones and try to appreciate my family (faults and all). Easier said than done sometimes, but at least I'll try.
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Cwillie, funny how the kindly old bearded man in his jolly red and white clothes brings out the inner child in you! Last night, for no obvious reason that I could explain, I found myself trawling through Amazon for outdoor Christmas decorations. Now I am a tasteful “front door wreath only” type of person. No inflatable weird Santas, flashing chaser strobe lights, “Santa Stop Here” things for me. But after the year we’ve all been having, I thought that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I put up a little something that might bring a bit of happiness to the children in our neighbourhood, or lift the spirits of some of the elderly people who have spent most of this year on their own. This seemed important given that our traditional village rituals of getting together to switch on the Christmas Tree lights, going to the Carol Service and enjoying the crazy village Pantomime have all been cancelled due to Covid. I settled on a small wall mounted reindeer in tasteful warm white lights, which won’t flash or make any noise. I remembered the excitement of the Christmas lights when I was a child, and thought that this year I should be a bit less Bah Humbug and instead try to spread a little happiness!
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He came! He came! I just saw Santa!🎅🦌🛷

Ah...uhm.....I mean, uh..... Bah Humbug!
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Just found out that today, Saturday, is World Hello Day.

Had no idea when I woke up this morning, spreading Good Mornings to everyone on the Whine thread. This must be just another coincidence in my life.

Hello! everyone!

Avatar : JOY....Just joking, CWillie, JOY is last year's decorations, and we would not add music.
I still think that waiting to decorate for Christmas could be better appreciated if people could WAIT, until at least AFTER Thanksgiving. There are some lighted and flashing decorations in our neighborhood that only offer temptations.
Temptations to give out those addresses to vandals. (Just joking). Nah, no, not that. Maybe people are just trying to get this year over sooner by decorating sooner and sooner?
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And now my across the road neighbours have spent the afternoon getting their lovely, ever increasing in size musical Christmas display up and running. Oh joy.
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I just found out that apparently Santa is coming to my town this afternoon/evening ... as near as I can tell they are having a mini parade winding through the town in a harebrained scheme that will bring the parade to the people rather than the other way around.
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Good, Send.

Hi, Ms. Madge.
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I found Ms. Madge!

Scroll up where you can choose "Newest first" or "Oldest first".

Click on "Oldest first", and there she is!
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Late Night movie was okay. Not bad, not great.
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Blow The Man Down has a very interesting ending! Good movie. Just finished watching it.
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Has anyone seen Late Night or Blow The Man Down movies on Amazon? Guess I will pick one to watch this evening.
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What time is it, really?
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Happy Birthday to some of my favorite people born in November!
👻💐🎂🍰🍨
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Tonight,along with a full moon on Halloween,we have to set our clocks back an hour.
I don't like Daylight Savings time,but it is nice getting to sleep in alittle longer~
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I am watching a ‘Bewitched’ marathon on television for Halloween.

I have a confession to make. As a kid I used to try to twitch my nose to do magic! Hahaha 😂.

I also wanted my own Genie. I used to watch ‘I Dream of Jeannie.’ Both were cute shows.
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Boo!
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BOO!
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Mother and I used to start Halloween Day making cupcakes to hand out that night.
Mother made chili bean casserole and jello in the shape of pumpkins every year too and our house was covered in decorations.
Mother was always a "Crazy Lady" or 'Lady GaGa" and I was always a rabbit every Halloween and
We usually had over 75 to 100 trick or treaters and so much fun.
This year the lights are off.Covid's here and Mother's gone.
It's my 5th Halloween without my sweet monster,Mother.
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Just ate brunch/supper, after skipping breakfast.
Inside the home made chili concoction was a hidden poached egg.
A trick, and a treat all in one. 🍳
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No one ever comes to our door, or in our neighborhood.
Still, that's a good reminder that there are gremlins out there.
When I woke up this morning, it was a surprise that this was halloween!

If anything happens, they will get marshmallow rice crispies snacks, fig newton bars, or individual apple juice or grape juice boxes. But those are for our emergency go-bags. 🐤😱👌
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I wasn't planning on opening up for Halloween this year but when I was cooking supper the doorbell rang and like a dummy I answered - of course it was trick or treaters. Geez, no pumpkins or lights or anything and I never get more than a dozen kids, why did they come to my door? I handed out a few chocolate eyeballs from my personal stash but I only have a few more left 😯
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Well, we could all say hello to Ms. Madge, hoping that she herself is well and did not lose her job due to Covid.

Hi Ms. Madge! We understand if you are no longer posting, but thought you to be a really good person. Miss you!
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She hasn't posted in a long time Barb and I sure do miss her contributions and hearing about the Viking.I hope she's doing alright~
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No. Not for several months.
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Nope!
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Has anyone heard from Ms. Madge?
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