October Always Reminds Me of My Grandmother
The chilly wind on an October morning always makes me smile. I love the Fall and everything it brings – Halloween, gusts of wind and of course Thanksgiving.
Every year when we decorate our home, I always think of my grandmother and how much she loved the holidays. She decorated every room inside her home for Christmas. Even when she was very sick she still decorated…….for me. She wasn’t a warm and fuzzy type of grandmother but she was enamored with me and loved giving me cool things. She didn’t give me anything of any monetary value, she gave me things that no one had given me. She cut out Betsy Girls from magazines.
On Halloween, when kids would come to the door, my grandmother would throw them money from her balcony because she had arthritis and couldn’t go down the stairs. She loved to see how excited the kids were to get the change.
Halloween in Bay Ridge is amazing. Last year it wasn’t because of Hurricane Sandy. So I am glad to see Halloween return this year for all of the kids to enjoy!
Hugs,
marlene
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