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Happy Halloween to everyone. I love Halloween. Today is the annual Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria. Izzy has won Most Glamorous Dog three times in a row. The last time we won a fabulous weekend in NYC. Last year was unfortunately canceled due to Hurricane Sandy. That was the Japanese kimono costume in the last photos. My daughter Kate, Isabella (Izzy), and I have this year's costumes all set to go. Izzy's involves a wig this year, so we'll see how that goes. ;-)

 It's an outdoor event, of course, and it's sunny and 72 degrees here in DC today. Here are some photos of my house all ready for Halloween and some photos of our costumes from past years.

I think this is the coolest idea for fall decorating outdoors - towers of pumpkins and gourds. Pumpkin pagodas! I have a couple of tuteurs in my garden I would love to try this with.

And to conclude, my annual Halloween photo - kindly photoshopped for me too many years ago to count, I've not ever had a costume to rival it, so each year it worms it's way into public view.

Happy Halloween everyone!