Frozen Treats.

We let our pumpkins, uncarved and

unpainted to be left out for the deer

visit our cottage often. Since I took

this photo, they've devoured 2 of

the gourds, and the other 2 we did

move away from the brick pile for

easier access. A lovely treat for our

little friends in the woods. Yummy!

💗 Chy 💗

Door Prize!

Today we attended our local Chamber of

Commerce Breakfast as we do every

Thursday morning. Surprise! We won

one of the door prizes. Such a treat!

💗 Chy 💗

Valentine's Sweets.

Treating my staff has always been a

special thing for me to do. I'm sure I

get this from my mom who loved to

have treats in her office. Seeing them

smile when little gifts show up or a

special day is honored makes it so easy!

~ Chy

 

Opening Stockings.

My little stocking haul this year! A

Swiss white milk chocolate bar, a white

and brown milk chocolate bar with a tree

design, a Kinder Surprise, a bath bomb,

a chocolate bomb, hand cream, the tiniest

Angel and heart earrings, and Lifesavers. 

Lifesavers in Christmas packs are no longer

available in our region, so my youngest dd

created some for us. Ingenious! We all had

such fun opening these up. Good memories!

~ Chy

Holiday Sweets.

We had a lot of fun baking then eating

the holiday sweets we created this year.

Just enough to fill us up but not too much

that we had to throw any away. Perfect!

~ Chy

Egg Gathering.

 

Dgs had fun trying to gather all the eggs

and other Easter treats that had been left

for him to find. He had a great time and

kept us laughing. I also set out our treats

on our dining room table for our family

dinner later in the day. Fun was had by all.

~ Chy

All Hallow's Eve.

Halloween has never been my

favorite holiday but I do enjoy

the time put in to decorating and

having kids in amazing costumes

come to our door for treats. I'm

hopeful that Halloween will still

continue this year, despite Covid.

We'll be ready if they venture out.

We bought new decorations this

year. Our grandson felt we really

needed to "step it up" and so we

did with new inflatables (pictures

to come ~ all on sale!) and some

little surprises we've got in store.

Are you getting ready for Halloween?

Do you hope it will still go ahead?

~ Chy

Puppy Treats.

 

We're taking care of Lola this Summer
while our youngest dd is off exploring.

Every night, just before bed, Lola gets

to have 2 little heart shaped turkey treats.

But we ran out so off to the store we went,

She was so excited when we got home!

~ Chy

Gathering Treats.

A few days after Christmas,

we had a true friend over.

We chose some yummy little nibblies

and some warm drinks to finish it off.

Quiches, cheese and crackers, mozza

sticks and tiny plates of sweet goodies.

We all had a great time and enjoyed

our light snacks. Friendship and food.

~ Chy

Valentine's Treats.

We stayed home on Valentine's Day ~ the weather changed our plans. Freezing rain and snow kept us home, safe and sound. Making the most of our cozy time together, I baked from scratch some cupcakes and tiny cakes for our at home celebration. A yummy night made better by treats, a warm fireplace and good company.

Spooky Fundraiser.

 

We recently hosted a fundraising event for

our theatre production set for next August.

It was a great night, with yummy treats (see

above), music, a authentic screening of the

Twilight Zone and a dance part way though. 

We made money, but more importantly, we

raised awareness of our production and since

then, more donations and offers have come in.

Worth the planning, the meetings, the big

discussions and all the sweat equity that night.

Happy Haunting!

Welcome to our house, on Halloween night! It's rainy here today, a bit windy but definitely no snow. A nice change and hopefully it will mean we'll see more kids this year than we have the last few years. I'm so excited our little guy, B, can go out in just his costume without a heavy snowsuit and big boots. His first real Halloween where he understands the idea. He's so excited about trick or treating later!

I "borrowed" these shots from my blog post in 2011. But this is is exactly how our house will look tonight, except that our Scarecrow behind the chair is bigger, with a blue shirt and the pumpkin might have a different carving. We still need to do that but we only work this morning, then we're off for the rest of the day. Lots of time to set up the last few items and then carve our big pumpkin!

Spooky!

At dusk, we light our candles and 

let the glow lead the kids to our front door. 

Inside the house, kids have lots to look at!

Our little collection.

Sadly, Celti will not be at our door this year, wagging her tail at the little creatures who come to our house. We miss her every day but this is the one day that we'll truly be aching in our hearts, as we open our door to give out candy but our little Celti will not be hopping out on to the step to say "hello"!

Wishing you and your family a safe and 

Happy Halloween!!