Picture submitted by Tami McConnell
Have you ever been flocked?...
Neither have I, but...
Tami, our daughter, has...
Picture submitted by Tami McConnell
Jake came home around midnight the other night...
and woke up Tami and Tim,
telling them to come look outside.
Picture submitted by Tami McConnell
When she opened the door
she thought the whole pink flamingo population had exploded
all over their front yard.
Tami is the physical education coordinator
for Main Street Elementary School in Soquel.
One of her young students and her girl scout troop,
honored Tami with this surprise.
For a small fee,
a person can call the company and they will send the birds to brighten up a special recipient's day.
They leave them on the property for 48 hours.
After that time period, Tami called me to say,
"Mom, I've been deflocked!"
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Picture submitted by Jake McConnell
This is Jacenda.
She is our grandson's girlfriend.
She is such a sweetheart
and is attending her first year at Santa Clara University.
She has hopes of becoming a doctor.
She donated 13 inches of her beautiful hair
to a breast cancer patient.
Picture submitted by Jake McConnell
Jake and Jacenda
Picture submitted by Jake McConnell
We are so proud of these young people.
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I looked out the front door the other morning and saw,
what to me,
looked like a perfect picture.
A beautiful piece of nature:
a fallen autumn leaf, which the wind had purposely set down on my front porch
and to top it off,
Mother Nature sprinkled it with perfect shining gems of raindrops.
The sun was in the perfect spot
and the little gems were glowing like polished diamonds.
What looked so beautiful to my naked eye,
looked totally different to a full dressed camera lens...
How does that song go?...
"Raindrops on fall leaves
Cat hairs on carpets... ."
That doesn't sound right, does it?
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THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME...
I am a huge fan of horror movies
and scary stories
and I love anything written by
Stephen King.
American Horror Story - Freak Show
Channel FX
Wednesdays at 10:00 PM
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
For some time now, we have been watching American Horror Story.
The show has an interesting premise.
Each season has a different story line
in which most of the same actors return as new characters.
In the current season,
which is it's fourth,
"Freak Show",a group of misfits are part of a circus side-show act
set in a time when these types of shows were on their way to becoming extinct.
The members of the show are being ridiculed and looked down upon
by the citizens of the town
just because of who they are and what they look like.
They are all members of a troupe
led by a has-been performer,
who sees herself as she was in her hey-day.
She is brilliantly portrayed by Jessica Lange.
Elsa Mars
As portrayed by Jessica Lange
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
She believes that she
and her show
will all shine
once again.
Bess and Dot, conjoined twins
As portrayed by Sarah Paulson
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
There is Bess and Dot,
the 'head-liners'
of the show.
One is demure and soft spoken and doesn't want any trouble
and is happy with the way things are
and the other is intent on being the only one
and is argumentative
and outspoken.
Jimmie Darling, the Lobster Boy
As portrayed by Evan Peters
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
A young man billed as Lobster Boy,
because of his deformed hands.
He is full of hope that all of them can be viewed as normal people
with the same hopes and dreams
as anyone else.
There are numerous characters with interesting stories,
played very convincingly by actors
with excellent abilities.
Ethel Darling, the Bearded Lady
As portrayed by Kathy Bates
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
In my opinion,
the outstanding member of the cast is
the Bearded Lady,
played with humility and believability,
by Kathy Bates.
Now, to my point of telling you this story...
Twisty the Clown
Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
While the Freak Show is going on,
there is a presence in the community that is taking place,
one that has the police going after the freaks
in a "Sgt. Joe Friday"
sort of way.
Children are missing
and being held against their will
and citizens are being killed.
Only known to us, the viewers,
a very large and scary clown is responsible
for all the mayhem that is going on
and for the reasons the authorities
are constantly showing up to question and harrass the freaks.
I don't know who plays Twisty the Clown but he is very convincing.
He is larger that life
with a mask of giant teeth,
which we get a sneak peek of him removing,
to reveal a gaping hole in his face
where his mouth should be.
He carries a sack full of juggling pins
and other out of the ordinary items.
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Of course, this show only takes up one night of my life each week.
The other six nights are spent doing mundane things.
While in the process of doing some of these mundane things last week,
what do you think we spotted walking down the street?...
We turned around and came face to face with...
...perhaps,
a Grass Valley version
of our own Freak Show!
The only thing left to fear is our own imagination!
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Tami, a not-so-scary-but-sleepy clown
and the Captain
back in the day.
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Have a safe and Happy Halloween
and as we bid farewell,
for another year,
to the Cottage Witch
and the month of October...
...Judy...
**All photos are my own unless otherwise stated.
***All opinions are my own.
I am not being compensated for anything in this writing...
well, the Captain did say he would take me out for ice cream
if I would hurry up and finish this!
??? Watch for it.
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