I'm going to be setting up the Secret Santa thread in the next couple of days (I put an announcement on another existing thread just now). I wonder if those of us who post here most often might want to work on a special project. I'm thinking of a red-headed grandson who might like a nice reminder of his Mudcat aunties.

This morning the dogs and I were out walking again. I'll probably switch to walking them before dinner, it's easier to manage after work than before. But it is so nice to be out walking again. We saw our friend Benji, a basenji mix who, when he hears us walking by, sets up a doggie caterwauling until we walk over to his gate and give him a treat. Sometimes his owners are out, sometimes not. I imagine the entire block knows when my dogs walk past Benji's yard.

A friend on campus has a little Halloween tableau on her desktop - cute - I realized that I had the most fun with Halloween when the kids were small and we were making costumes for them. That was the best collaborative time, when they said what they wanted to be and we figured out how to make the costume. I imaging Michelle is doing that these days. I have photos around here of my son as a scarecrow and of my daughter as a Princess Jasmine sort of character. I didn't get photos every year, but we always had fun. Now I manage to find some autumn themed items to set out to give the feel. What are all of you doing for the changing season?

SRS