Welcome November!

Can you believe it’s already November?  Time just seems to fly. I hate saying that. It seems so cliché and yet true.

Today, I’ll take time to take down and put up the Halloween decorations and rearrange what fall is already up and add some more fall to the porch and around the house.

I’m not going to lie, I wouldn’t mind starting to put out some Christmas decorations but I’ll wait.  Not because of anyone else, just because I want to enjoy each season, each holiday, each day when it’s here and it’s still fall for me, though it is soooo cold!!  

One of my last posts talked about wanting to share more positivity and more light through my blog, hence the food posts and such, but  I don’t want to pretend like what is going on in the world around me isn’t happening.  I think it’s important to speak to what’s happening. 

As I watch the news, the hear about the craziness, hateful things happening and I’m so sad… what’s going on in the Middle East is horrible… what happened in Israel, was horrifying and the civilian casualties in Gaza is just as horrifying.  I don’t know what the answer is there, but I do know that the the hate filled acts that are happening here aren’t helping… It’s awful!

My naïve self just keeps asking, “Why can’t we all just love one another, or at least just be nice to one another?”  

Thankfully, as I watch the news I also hear about just that.  This morning I heard the story of a jewish man standing outside of a synagogue and a car pulling up next to him.  He talked about that moment of fear or uncertainty of what was going to happen as the windows rolled down.  Then the people in the car, asked him, and I’m paraphrasing, “Is this your building?”  He replied, “Yes.”  

Then, they told him who they were, Egyptian muslims, and they offered words of support.  They were kind and loving.  The man said he replied Thank You, with tears in his eyes.

I found myself tearing up, with a few silent tears escaping.  I love that this happened and that it was shared.  We need so much more of this, so much more. 

I truly believe that we can live together and have different beliefs and views at the same time. 

I recently heard about some other ugliness in the world that is closer to home for me and to say I was/am floored is an understatement.  It appears that there are too many out there with a Mob mentality.  Death threats when we don’t get our way is insane and something that I used to think only happened in the movies!  But now I know of it personally!  How is this possible?  What is wrong with people?

This hate that has surfaced around me is mind boggling.  It saddens me to think that it was always there just not as out in the open… I guess it was there were those for whom it was always out in the open, and I’m just someone who didn’t see it…or most likely experience it.  But it’s more out there now, with the shootings, the hate filled words being screamed at people, the social media posts, the vandalism and so much more.  

Why?

I just don’t get it.

So… back to just trying to do my part to bring a little light to my little corner of the world and hope it spreads outward.

So, here we go… I had more than 50 trick-or-treaters last night.  They were wonderful.  So many cute kids and polite teens.  It was such a nice evening.  I spent most of it smiling, sharing lots of goodies, waving to parents, and wishing everyone a Happy Halloween.  There was the cutest little boy, maybe 4 years old, who, as he walked away, looked back over his shoulder, and said, “Have a nice evening!”  Made my night!  I hope you all had a lovely evening too and were able to share some joy with the youth of your community.

Until next time ♥️ …