10/27/2026
Normally October is my favorite month. This year it's a bit more heavy. My younger brother, my favorite fan and lifelong cheerleader is celebrating his first heavenly birthday. His birthday is just 10 days after mine. We both celebrate in October! Of course, October being our birth month, Halloween has always been our favorite holiday. He was born on the 29th, so he ALWAYS bragged that he was born closer to our favorite day than I was! I'm so grateful he spent last year here with us at our annual Haunted Halloween.
This year, I just can't bring myself to celebrate as we've always done in the past... But I also know I can't let his day and our favorite holiday go by unrecognized. Then, an image from our past popped into my mind, (I know he had a hand at that!!!). My very first "big" birthday party as a child, naturally had a Halloween theme. At the end of the party as all my friends were going home, Werner and my youngest brother Carl were telling everyone to come see them before they left. I was probably 8 or 9, so they were just just 6 and 7. When I finally went to see why they made that odd request I saw one of my friends leaving with one of my toys. When I questioned my brothers, they said if I shared my old toys with my friends, I'd have room for my new toys! Looking back, I'm glad that I agreed with them! I wasn't mad, but thought they were so clever! And that is how they've both always been..... Giving, kind, sharing! So instead of Tricks this year, we are offering Treats, Werner and Carl style! Each day this week, we will add another special, culminating on Halloween day! On Halloween day, we will have a super duper sale!
Tomorrow, all the brand new winter annuals- pansies, snaps, violas, dianthus, alyssums, lobelias and dusty millers are all going to be $2 a pot!
I know Werner has a huge smile on his face right now! I feel that he is now the "big" brother. So I hope I'm making him as proud as he always made me!
See y'all soon!
