I am a little late posting this month, because I wanted to make sure I got in some pictures from Halloween. This year I attended two functions. The first was the Halloween Party and Dance for our square dancing club. We had a really good time. Lot's of food and costumes. I entered both and won first place for the food and third place for my costume.
I made homemade candy and nuts. Regular and sugar free. Quite a few of us are of THAT age so the sugar free went over pretty well. I made chocolate covered cherries and candies with what I call 'fruit haze', just a little fruit jam in the centers. Vanilla candy with macadamia nuts and coconut. They went very fast. There were chocolate covered walnut and pecans, regular and sugar free. Also sugar free brownies with walnuts and sugar free chocolate chunks mixed in. The brownies were box. I called them tricked out brownies.
Now, about the costume... I realized that costumes cannot be subtle. They must stand out from a distance and be immediately recognizable for whatever they are.
The contest Host kept calling me 'Obama' which made no sense at all. The winners were Patty and Don, who deserved to win. They went as Nerds and were excellent.
I was trying to be a satirical version of a delegate to the Republican convention who could not decide who to vote for. The sign I was carrying had Trump on one side, when I spun it around it had Carson on the other. The mask was half Trump and half Carson and the vest was covered in stupid things both of the them have said in the past. I realized you should not have to explain your costume. Duh!
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| I had this sign on the back of my vest |
Here is a picture of the group at the dance
I went to the Wilton Manors Halloween Festival this year. I don't usually like to do these things alone, but I had a really good time. The costumes were incredible. It felt like a movie set. I took a lot of pictures, it was at night but some came out pretty good.
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| I ran into Rev. Patrick from the United Church of Christ |
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| I WAS SURPRISED THIS WAS THE ONLY CAITLYN |
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| This little guy won best children costume.. sooo cute. |
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| Kim Davis and the Pope |
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| A group of Jelly fish..... |
This little guy is Scrappy. I had pictures of him here before burying peanuts in the planter at Haulover Point Store in Miami. He was there last week when I got there. The crows had discovered where he hid his peanuts on the window sill so he comes to the door and begs for more. Who can resist that face?
We are still experiencing full moon high tides at the marinas. While I was at Haulover Marine Center the tide came in while one of the marina cats, 'Obama', was napping. He was quite surprised to find he was on an island when he woke up. The store attendant gave him a helping hand.
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| Yes it appears Slider has lost his mind!! |
