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I just realized that Halloween is Monday! Better stock up on candy – for the kids and for ourselves. I wanted to give away glo-sticks, but upon deeper introspection, I discovered I really wanted to give them to me. Probably best not to get any. I love love love Halloween. Our CFO brought a bunch of pumpkins in from his garden this morning for co-workers to take! I picked a funky little mottled one that wouldn’t be too heavy to carry home on the bus. I felt so happy to be riding the bus home with a pumpkin – felt like childhood.

I prepared a going away dinner for Fiona, who came up to Ned with Jeremy on the 6:10 Ned bus. We are so very sad she’s moving. The more time we spend with her, the more we realize how we shall miss her. The appetizer was artichoke dip, the meal was grilled marinated flank steak, roasted brussels sprouts, potatoes au gratin, a nice Shiraz from SE Oz, and for dessert – carrot cake.

Today was a soup day for sure. Overcast, cold (like 30 degrees cooler than yesterday’s high), and by this evening, raining. We have ice on our deck right now! All the better to be making soup. Tortilla soup!