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Apparently, it's Alameda's favorite holiday as well. One of the delights of living here is how enthusiastically people dress up their homes for the holidays, and they seem to go all-out for Halloween, even more than they do for the winter holidays.
Yesterday as I was walking around, I took some pictures of what people have done, and will post photos here all week.
This family seems to have taken the 'orange' theme a little literally. Orange house, orange pumpkin...
The central area of Alameda, called The Gold Coast area, is filled with beautiful Victorian houses. This is where the real trick-or-treating action takes place. We'll be there Friday night with some friends, enjoying the night's festivities vicariously through their little princess and bumblebee.
My wonderful friend Nicki gave me a new cookbook today, Pumpkins and Squashes. I'm going to make a roasted butternut squash and quinoa salad for dinner. I have about a half-hour before I need to start roasting the squash. That's another half-hour of The Terror that I can fit in...Football on the TV, a book on my lap, squash roasting in the oven... if only it weren't 75 degrees outside. Oh well.
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How fun that your town really gets into it. Halloween really is a wonderful holiday! I need to try to squeeze in a viewing of Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown sometime this week. I have been so busy that my annual decorating has really gone by the wayside, however I will throw some stuff together in the next couple of days since I am hosting two Halloween parties, one on Thursday and one on Friday.
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