Halloween Howl, 2026 - Day 3

Another great card! My partner must have the co-ordinating dies to go with those new stamps she got. I can't imagine I would be able to cut around them as perfectly as the running mummy. Fussy cutting is another of my least favourite things to do. Those tiny bat diecuts are smaller than any of my dies. I must ask her where she purchased them.

Here is the card I sent to my partner for October 3rd. Tomorrow I won't have to wait for her to send my a photo of the cards I made, as I remembered to scan the remaining cards before sending them out.

Halloween Howl 2026 - Day 2

Today's ATC had another great background. I love the new stamps she purchased this year and I always admire someone that has the patience to colour. I get frustrated and impatient with it very quickly but I have learned to never say never. Who knows, some day you may catch me colouring too.

Here is the card that I sent to my partner for day 2 and below that, the card I sent her for Day 1.

Halloween Howl 2026 - Day 1

Let the fun begin! I opened my first ATC for Halloween Howl 2026. I will be posting every day this month to showcase what I received. Here is Day 1...

I love the background on this card. I will have to ask her how she created it. She then used rubber stamps and embossing powder for the bats, tree and graveyard. Those teeny, tiny ghost diecuts are fabulous. They are the perfect size for ATCs.

I forgot to scan the first three cards that I sent to my partner, so I am waiting for her to send me a photo to share here.

The Richmond Hill Historical Society

Over the summer, I decided that I needed to get myself ‘out’ more. Lately, it’s pretty much been work, home and shopping. I need more social contact. So, I joined the Richmond Hill Historical Society…sent in my registration in August.

The first meeting I attended was this month. Normally, the meetings take place at the Central Library but there are some renovations going on there right now. This time it was at the Elgin Barrow Arena. Of course, there were no close parking spots, and I don’t move fast and it was raining. I was a bit damp but I finally got to the meeting room.

The presentation, featuring member Bob Blanchard, was called “The Demise of a Village Culture.” It was a very interesting history of the businesses that have come and gone on Yonge Street over the years. It was a great trip down memory lane. I’m looking forward to the next meeting, hopefully at the library. It is much more accessible than the arena was.

Carnival 1968

I came across this program from the Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club in 1968 while sorting through a drawer of ‘stuff’ the other day. I would have been 12 years old that year. I had taken figure skating lessons for a few years at this point.

Can you pick me out in the photo below?

I’m in the back row, third from the left. I also found two other photos of me in my costume from a different year. My goodness, that was a LONG time ago.

I have no recollection of why I was not wearing my glasses because I most certainly would have had them and needed them to navigate the world. I lost interest in figure skating when I started high school and never pursued it further. It has been quite the nice trip down memory lane though.