Last night, friends Terry and Beth hosted an outdoor movie night, as is their
wont this time of year. Last year, we watched
Hocus Pocus, which was a first for me. I
hadn’t much expected to like it, but — au contraire — I found
it an agreeable hoot. This time, it was
Hocus Pocus 2, and I liked it
a lot as well. It wasn’t the classic that many consider the original to be,
but it was funny and hit plenty of the right notes throughout.
Also on our docket was It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. This one is an absolute prerequisite for the Halloween season (and we
actually watched it a week or so ago, just for good measure). The drinks and
company were delightful; a couple of folks in attendance turned out to be hardcore horror
geeks, so we had a ton of topics to yak about.
This morning, Ms. B. wanted to see some fall foliage, so we headed out for a
drive. I picked up a couple of geocaches, and we enjoyed lunch at a sweet little
Mexican place in Gibsonville called
La Casa Dorada. Fantastic Tacos à Diabla — spicy-hot to enough to prompt a couple of good
hollers from me.
Tonight, we have the customary Halloween-themed geocaching event at friend
Natalie’s place to attend. In fact, it’s just about time to get into character....
Tomorrow... Halloween arrives at last. Then comes the fast train to
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and the eventual Final Chapter. Jebus,
how time do fly.
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| A couple of wacky folk bundled up for Hocus Pocus 2 |
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| Lake view at Hagan Stone Park while geocaching this morning |
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| The colours out of space |
