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Polly Hennessey

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3. The loveliest, beautifully colored, coziest time of year

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:09 AM

Oct 27

has become a frantic rush to the holidays. Halloween use to be such fun, full of little ghosts, goofy 🧙 witches, and pirates 🏴‍☠️ with sashes. No more. And Thanksgiving has become boring; Christmas 🎄 too stressful and gaudy. Bah humbug!!!

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"Boo baskets," the needless trend ruining what's really great about fall [View all] marmar Oct 27 OP

I love Halloween, and I am not on social media, so I have no idea what niyad Oct 27 #1

They're like Easter baskets but filled with Halloween stuff 🎃 Clouds Passing Oct 27 #2

And this is a problem? I do understand about the concern for niyad Oct 27 #5

It counts as a Boo pumpkin for the squirrels 🎃🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️ Clouds Passing Oct 27 #11

I am on social media, and don't get the issue with this person obamanut2012 Oct 27 #6

Your mother sounds just lovely. Give hr a hug from me, please. niyad Oct 27 #9

The loveliest, beautifully colored, coziest time of year Polly Hennessey Oct 27 #3

"Why are otherwise normal people acting like..." GreatGazoo Oct 27 #4

Actually, it was American cartoonist Thomas Nast mwmisses4289 Oct 27 #7

Fall used to be my favorite season thucythucy Oct 27 #8

In my neighborhood, leaf blowers are year-round. House of Roberts Oct 27 #10

this person needs to spend less time online Skittles Oct 27 #12

I've never heard of this trend. Dulcinea Oct 28 #13