Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Street Work and Halloween


I came across these autumnal trees walking home from work yesterday. It's amazing how fast the leaves change. It seems that all we need are a few cold nights and suddenly we have autumn.


Remember that sign indicating our street would be closed for a few days beginning on the 14th? Well, this is what the closure looks like. I have no idea what's going on here, exactly, except that it's a Thames Water project and it's linked to that house on the right, which has recently been entirely gutted and basically rebuilt except for the outer shell. It's been a long, long renovation process and I guess they're getting a new water hookup, maybe?


Meanwhile, at work, our Halloween book display went up yesterday, with the help of some enterprising parent volunteers. (All I did is pull the books.) I like the witches' hats hanging from the ceiling!


Not to mention the big, hairy spider hanging off my desk!

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  1. It is a good sign in a school when parents join in!

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    1. Definitely. I love having the parents' help with displays!

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  2. I love that spider, and the hats. I want to see inside the house that’s being renovated.

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    1. The spider is a hit -- some kids pet it and some are scared of it.

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  3. The fluffy spider looks rather cute

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  4. I think it would be great if the library staff had to dress up for Halloween. You could be Freddy Kruger but of course your boss would have no need for a special costume.

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    1. I am definitely not dressing up. My fancy dress days are behind me!

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  5. I was going to ask if you were going to dress up...as far as getting a handy man, we have one but the screen is my responsibility.

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    1. But could you pay the handyman to do it? Or hire a different one? In my building in New York the super would sometimes help us out with home projects if we slipped him some money on the side!

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  6. So the sign was real then. Someone went to a lot of trouble and expense over that house.

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    1. I can't even imagine how much they've spent. It's all but entirely rebuilt.

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  7. I'd pass on the spider but I love the floating witches' hats!

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    1. I do too! We've had those hats for years but this is the first time they've been hung up that way and I think it looks great.

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  8. Whoa! One house can get an entire road closed. I sure would like to see what they've done with the interior of the place.

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    1. Yeah, I wonder if they have to pay anything to close the road? (Aside from paying for the work itself, I mean.)

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  9. They've been digging up roads all over Illinois - replacing old lead pipes. Maybe that what is going on...
    I got interested in library work by being a parent volunteer at my kids' schools. I was encouraged to go back to school by the librarian at our middle school. I was so happy to work in libraries after I finished my studies.
    I hope you wear a costume to school on Halloween. How about Where's Waldo? - that's an easy one!

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    1. I will probably dress as I always do -- as a librarian. :)

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  10. That spider is the perfect accessory for your desk. I think you should leave it up year round!

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    1. It might be a bit much for year-round display! LOL

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  11. That big, hairy spider is a scary touch. I like the decorations.
    Those trees have turned a beautiful color. They are looking good.

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    1. The fruit trees always change color first and the leaves are so bright.

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  12. I love those decorations! I'm more into the fall side of decorating like pumpkins and cornucopias. I did put out my Halloween light up houses though. Now I need the grandsons to come over to admire them! Looks like they're doing sewer lines?

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    1. So more of a Thanksgiving decorator than a Halloween one, I guess! I imagine the construction is a new sewer or water hookup, though why they'd need to replace the old one is a mystery.

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  13. Oh my, is Halloween almost here? BTW, I'd like to see those trees walking home from work.

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    1. It's a nice bit of sightseeing during my routine walk!

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  14. I love Halloween decorations! My older daughter gave me plush black widow once and it sits on the back of my reading chair year round. 🕷️

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  15. We finished watching Bad Monkey last night, very satsifying. It's based on a book by Carl Hiassen, a writer I quite like. The bad guys always get what they deserve, which is satisfying for me. The photography really makes me want to go to the Florida Keys now, and Andros in the Bahamas.

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    1. OK, good to know! Dave is at a meeting tonight so maybe I'll try it!

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  16. Your Fall color is beautiful. Our air got crisp and cool quite suddenly. It is a bit of a shock to the system. We've got very little red with mostly gold and some light orange.
    The library looks well decorated for Halloween. The students must be excited.

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    1. Yeah, it's fun for them. I just have to keep the candy away from the books. :/

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  17. I love it! The giant spider, the witches hats and those cute little ghosts all strung together.

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    1. Yeah, the ghosts are a great touch, aren't they?

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