The Friday Five for 6 November 2020: Autumn.

[princesskatsumi]

Questions courtesy of The Friday Five. Thank you!

 

1) What was the best part of your Halloween this year?

There wasn't. As neighborhood association Halloween Queen, I cancelled Halloween. No nighttime Trick Or Treating, no après party with a [supervised] fire for making s'mores with the older children helping the young ones and maybe just a little bit spooky stories, no Chili Cook-Off Competition for the adults.

Running the coveted Neighborhood Association Golden Ladle Award through the dishwasher not recommended 'cause all the glitter will come off.

I did go to the frozen custard stand for their very special Flavor Of The Day. Blue Moon. No carhops and strict social distancing kind of puts the crimp in the drive-in experience.

And all the neighbors went outdoors to view the blue moon. 

2) What is your best Halloween memory of all time?

My boyfriend knows my favorite animal is the dairy cow. He begged his mother to make a Holstein-Friesian outfit. One of those adorable little kid hoodie and sweatpants costumes. With spots and a tail.

And because of coronavirus, a matching spotted mask. 

Then he asked for permission to cross the street.

3) What are the three things that you enjoy the most about the fall season? (If you are in the southern hemisphere, you can substitute "spring season" if you like.)

1. Walking through the forest in the crisp weather to the spring to gather watercress.

2. Stopping at roadside farm stands for baking pumpkins and jack-o'-lantern pumpkins.

3. Attending morning Mass and then climbing the bell tower of the basilica and walking the Stations Of The Cross.

4) What is your favorite autumn memory?

Driving home through the forest from the supper club, a special type of restaurant unique to Wisconsin that has unfortunately become extinct, on a soft autumn night with the top down on the roadster. On twisting leaf-strewn asphalt roads with my favorite songs on the stereo.

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Hard to believe being that young. Still in high school. Rina, the drummer, and I are the same age. Trying to get a visa and tickets for their fifteenth anniversary concert in Osaka in August. 

5) If you could travel anywhere to experience autumn, where would you go and why?

Stay right here. Winter is my favorite season; autumn is a close second.

A few weeks ago, experienced a glorious Indian Summer day. Put the top down on the roadster and went for a spin. Was gone all day and most of the night. Even took the ferry to Washington Island.