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Compatible weirdness and Halloween honeymoons
“We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness–and call it love–true love.” ~Robert Fulghum, True Love Decked out for Theatre Bizarre: The Greatest Masquerade on Earth Doug and I are celebrating our 37th anniversary today. We were married on October 24, 1980, and spent our two-week honeymoon driving around New England after the wedding. Not that I had any doubts, but I knew this marriage would last when Doug agreed to stop in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween. How many guys would want to tour the creepy…
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Spellbinding Halloween entertainment
“My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage.” ~Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic Favorite Halloween reading / Cindy La Ferle Which do you like best — the book or the movie? When it comes to Alice Hoffman’s beloved Practical Magic, the debate has been going on since the film’s release in 1998. “Practical Magic” homage / Cindy La Ferle Along with rereading Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes, revisiting Practical Magic is one of my favorite Halloween traditions. I love how the themes of being “different” and turning to a community of women for support are…
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Reaching out
“In all areas of life, successful people are the ones who make the effort. They ask for what they want, they initiate plans, they dream up the ideas. They don’t just sit and wait for other people to call or make things happen. The world opens up to you when you extend the invitation.” ~Louise Hay Three Cats Cafe at Leon & Lulu, Clawson / Cindy La Ferle Yesterday was a near-perfect autumn day, thanks in part to an impromptu lunch date with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while. I first met Karen several years ago when she worked for one of my doctors. Now that she’s retired, we keep…
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Local color
“It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.” ~Diana Gabaldon, Outlander Autumn color show in Clawson / Cindy La Ferle
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The rare beauty of humility
“To quote an old proverb, an empty cart rattles loudly. In other words, always remember that the one who lacks substance boasts loudest.” ~ Alan Brennert Greenfield Village, Dearborn / Cindy La Ferle
