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I am a Democrat, who is solidly Democratic. I have always been and always will be. However, I have to admit that I have not been that the nation has never been as adversely affected by Republicans before. trump is simply a different animal, and I have thought for the longest that he is all about an authoritarian, dictator style form of government.

Even Nixon did a few good things, but trump has done little or nothing fo rmost of us, including many that voted for him.

I remember watching this show as a child, it was my mother’s favourite tv show. Sam’s mother used to creep me out!

This show made me WISH to be a witch so bad!

I absolutely love gardening. You are correct….it is so relaxing to dig into the dirt with your hands, plant seeds and watch them grow. This year I only grew heirloom tomatoes on the lower balcony. On my upper balcony I have a few different flowering plants. One I absolutely love is my Night Jasmine. The scent flows through the door and it is so wonderful. Can’t wait to see your Orchid.
We have a local group that trades plants. With so many people being stuck at home through this pandemic many started growing plants for the first time. So they sign up for this group where they trade. I saw the story on our local news station. Us humans can be so creative.

Ah yes, just being out in nature, for me, does that!

WHAT FUN!!!!
How exciting for the writers on Thoughts. I look forward to reading the entries.

Great idea.

CAMPING? It wouldn’t be at Crystal Lake by chance? 😉

It has been that way over here too…..no one goes Trick or Treating any more. And I admit I pulled my boys away from it when they were young. I just felt it wasn’t safe for them and focused on being apart of my mothers scary scene and giving out the best candy. My moms house was always known for being the spookiest on the block. So my sons and my nephew would be apart of the little scenes to scare the kids when they would come up.
And we would always have good food and just enjoyed the night.
But when everyone moved away I focused on my house but our driveway at that time was so long…..and our houses were on a few acres a lot….and our roads were rural so there were no sidewalks and no street lights….so we would get just a few daring souls arriving by car. Now we live on a hill and we get absolutely no one. So this year I am just focusing on a seasonal theme. Fall leaves….fall treas….uncarved Cinderalla pumpkins stacked on the porch. I spent a whole day looking for those things. I still am looking for a grey blueish one. I also found this cute simple Halloween garland at Micheals that I will string. Of course I will buy the best candy incase a few youngsters trickle by….but last year I did give my housekeeper a large cauldron full of candy to take home to her kids. Out of sight out of mind kind of thing 😉 The thing is….our neighborhood website has a map of all houses that are going to give Candy out and still we get VERY few. Which is why the lucky souls hiking our driveway get 5lbs of candy each :D. ha!

Anyhow……I pretty much just decorate because it makes me happy.

I know right! Nothings seems the same. All the fun of holidays have gone with the wind. 🙁

Congratulations!

That’s my girl!! You did it! You should be proud after all the time and effort you put in these past few years, I know I’m proud of you!!!

You made my day!!! 🤗❤😘

Congratulations!!

Congratulations.

I am SO Happy for you.
I remember when you first posted about going back to school. You did it while working and raising your kids. What an accomplishment.
I hooted for joy when I read this and my son knocked on my door to check on me. Of course I had to tell him all about this because HE chose to take a break from college and I am still waiting for him to go back.
“She works …she has kids….AND SHE DID IT!” I told him…..of course I had to rub it in some 😉
Congratulations!

Lol I’m good

I think I heard about this book a bit ago. I will add it to my list.

I wanted to let you know that I finished “A Woman is No Man” a few weeks ago.
What a great sad story.

I think that most people who suffered the isolation of lockdown discovered new tv shows they would never have known about if not for Covid 19. My current favourite is on Amazon Prime, a show called “Preacher.” It’s wild, gory, uncompromising, and darkly comical. But alas, that’s now come to an end. . .time to look for something else as a welcome distraction.

I have seen all of True Blood, loved it, but can’t watch it again because I didn’t like the way it ended, and that makes me not want to watch it repeated. I am not sure how much of Riverdale I watched, I know one season, I might need to check that and watch the rest if there is more.

I am currently watching the second season of 13 Reasons Why. It is dark and about kids trying to grow up and deal with all the issues that come along like drug addiction, suicide and the like.

I have to admit I only watched a season of Outlander…..and have not seen anything else. And the reason I only watched one season of Outlander is I read all of the books and was some what disappointed with who they picked for Jamie. AND….they change up the story line from time to time. But once in a blue moon I will watch an episode if its on as I am turning Chanels. I absolutely love the Outlander books. She is about to release a 9th book and I can not wait for it.

Doesn’t it?
It was an unexpected surprise to us all to have Thoughts.com back.
Glad you saw the neon OPEN sign.
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