Pumpkin violence

(Above photo: my niece was carving her pumpkin but got called away by a phonecall, leaving her pumpkin knife sticking out. Her father quickly took that opportunity to add some strategically placed ketchup as decoration. Sara was appropriately horrified/delighted when she got back, and I couldn't stop laughing despite Ruth telling me NOT to encourage Kaarel...*snicker*)

Had a wonderfully lazy Sunday. Slept in, made myself a big breakfast, took another nap. It was a gorgeous afternoon, so I worked outside in the garden and planted my daffodil and crocus bulbs. On the advice of various gardeners, I sprinkled in some mothballs and put mulch on top to discourage the squirrels from feasting on the bulbs...hope this works!

Took a long walk in the autumn sunshine, exploring the neighbourhood. I *so* love this time of year! Then went back to the house and played my harp (right now I'm working on "Bittersweet" by Kim Robertson) and then worked on my new comic strip, "Will Write For Chocolate." Here's the header I came up with yesterday:



I decided on an orange-haired main character because I wanted a change from the brown/black hair I always draw in My Life In A Nutshell. After that, I took a very long bath while reading Anne Sexton's "Transformations" (thanks, Rand!) before doing a bit of grocery shopping down the street.

Jeff was at his annual Guys' Astronomy Weekend at the cottage with Andy, Ray and Kaarel. While I miss him while he's gone, I do admit to also enjoying the occasional weekend by myself (I'm sure he feels the same way when I go to filk conventions), having "selfishtime." :-) We've never been one of those couples who feels compelled to do absolutely everything together, and I think this has been a Good Thing.

Below is the Hallowe'en photo I post every year, because it's the only one from my childhood I can ever find. I'm dressed up as Snow White on the right, about to set off for trick-or-treating in a costume that my mom made for me. Ruth is on the left; I suspect my parents felt she was too young to go out, so they stuck a scarf around her head for the photo so she would feel like she had a costume as well. Geez, look how smug I look! And how trusting and innocent Ruth looks.

And from the archives, an old Hallowe'en theme Waiting For Frodo comic:

Happy Hallowe'en, everyone!

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