With Halloween behind us, it is time to get on to the next piece of decor (Costco went to Christmas about two months ago) and therefore those lovely pumpkins on your front walkway, multiplying by the thousands in front of a house on Highland (you know who you are) and in front of the AIC are on the chopping block.
Read moreIf you are like the Owl, you may have gotten surprised by how few trick-or-treaters showed up at your door last night. And like the Owl, you may have bought some candy that you like and will definitely squirrel away, and then you might have bought some that you’re not as fond of, thinking hey, then I won’t eat every
Read moreFolks, what a beautiful day yesterday, and hopefully more in front of us. Your leaves are probably mostly heading for the ground at this point–mow them in, rake them around the tree bases, but before you do all that, build yourself a massive leaf pile. Yeah, you look less silly if you have kids to jump in it. or a
Read moreOkay, things are heating up into the last two shopping weeks before Halloween. The Owl has not yet invested in the gigant-o bags of candy as this northside street does not see as many trick-or-treaters as many others. And then I have to eat ALLLLL the candy and that is very very hard. Boo hoo. Same as last year, the
Read moreYesterday the Owl braved certain death by finding and bringing down the Halloween decorations from the attic. Yeah, one of those pull-down staircases that should nicknamed “Death Eaters” except then one would be sued by the Rowling bunch. So officially, it’s Halloween “season” and from the looks of some of our neighboring towns (Saugus and Hingham have leveled up), we
Read moreWhy yes, you CAN re-live Halloween and get one more use out of those kiddie costumes! The annual Sophomore Class Haunted House event, which suffered a rain delay last week is back and better than ever this Saturday night, November 6 from 6-8 pm. The event, which is fun and not-too-scary for the kids, is a major theatrical production and
Read moreIt’s Halloween — a day I cherish not for the scares, nor the adult parties, nor the horror movies, but for the joy of make-believe and the kids. The ones who believe that they really are the Black Panther, a dinosaur, a princess, or a samurai, if only for one day. Who wouldn’t want to be one of those for
Read moreWell, here we are at Halloween weekend, the end of fall sports (except for those who go on to playoffs–darn you , Waltham Hawks), and the beginning of the downhill run into darkness at 4 pm. Boo!!! No, time does not change this weekend–that’s next weekend. With a predicted rainout of everything oudoors tomorrow, you’ll be wanting to make plans
Read moreNOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LIKELY WEATHER ISSUES. It will now take place November 6 and the information has been edited accordingly. With a week of spooky stuff coming up, the cornerstone of creepy must be the annual Sophomore Class Haunted House event, which is a major fundraiser for the sophomore class every year. This year the
Read moreHere’s the exciting news, Weston. There is NO Weston By-Law governing the size, brightness or even appropriateness of your Halloween yard decor. There is, however, a Weston Owl By-Law which states, in sum, “if you’re in doubt, yes, do it.” Also, I have realized that I am at least a year behind–probably two–in the hot Halloween items news break. Two
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