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manoah ([personal profile] manoah) wrote2017-11-01 09:30 am

Dia De Los Muertos!

Happy Day of the Dead my peeps!

I'm originally from Southern Arizona and this is a big deal there. I'm not being all trendy and celebrating, I've pretty much done this all my life. I think it's a lovely way to remember those who have gone before us.

This is kind of a catch up post; reading and whatnot. Halloween was okay. I probably had about 50 kids total. Our end of the street has no school age kids and the majority of the houses were dark. Approaching our house from the right, you can't see our porch light/pumpkins/candles. I did notice that most of the groups came in cars this year. And I knew most of the kids ("Look, it's the computer teacher!"), even though I don't work at the school anymore. Funny how much they enjoy seeing me...now! ha!

I watched "Hocus Pocus" and "Book of Life" and just kept the volume on low. I also read that Halloween based fic called "Lost in Time". Tradition! His Lordship got home around 8ish (he had to work a 12 hour shift) and then he took over the candy stuff until 9. We shut off the lights and settled in. No little kids usually come out after 9pm.

As far as reading goes:

I finished The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher and I'm almost done with Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds. She's quite the interesting character. I've got another Philippa Gregory book lined up on my tablet next, ummm, "The Last Tudor" I think.

Other than that, pretty normal around here.

[identity profile] 1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com 2017-11-03 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG episode 6 was pure, unadulterated love for me! <3 Pretty sure we yelled at the tv too XD

I'm trying really hard to be very vague about what I post - I don't want to ruin it for anyone else because it was pure magic for us watching it.

[identity profile] manoah.livejournal.com 2017-11-07 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I finished up on Sunday. So.Very.Good!

[identity profile] 1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com 2017-11-07 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
YAS!!! Did you make it through spoiler free?

[identity profile] manoah.livejournal.com 2017-11-08 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I did! It was great! My love is epic.