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………………….On Halloween morning……the girls made coffee for themselves, and tea for me. and we took the drinks outside, and enjoyed the early morning on the rocking chairs embracing the peaceful view of the water as the WARM sun was coming up. Franco, always happy to see Chantal and Angela, paid us an early visit….Angela and Chantal brought me a huge wrapped gift basket which we took some time to go through…..It was lots of fun going through each package….I’ve never gotten Halloween presents!!!!….Then it was time to get ready for the day, and head up to my studio on the third floor where I STILL had racks of clothes for them to go through…..Besides Linea, I had clothes that all belonged to Jac, from my “DEI TRE”  collection designed for  Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Holt Renfrew, and some of her original Anne Klein clothes….samples  that were made on her. I also had quite a few evening dresses that I had made for Jac for the many special events we went to…….It took many hours to go through, and trying on all of the samples….bringing back memories for all of us…………..We all needed a BREAK………..It was time for LUNCH!

………………….After a few hours of trying on samples..,,,….and having a great time reminiscing about who wore what on my QVC shows….we needed a BREAK……I prepared a big salad of Butternut lettuce, white mushrooms, mixed cherry tomatoes, walnuts, Kamala olives, gorgonzola crumbled cheese, and a special dressing I made with olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, and Dijon mustard………….We had a fourth guest…..a tiny little mouse showed up……..Honestly, I haven’t seen a mouse anywhere near my house in years…..so as long as he or she stays outside…..it was actually cute…….After lunch there is always time for a selfie………..and then back upstairs to finish going through the samples…….We stopped at about 4:30 to get ready for our HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES!!!…..to be con’t

……….Our visit con’t………It was dinner time!…..Chantal and Angela were toiling in the kitchen…..Chantal had already prepared chicken that was marinating for 24 hours in white wine, olive oil, lemon, thyme, garlic, salt, pepper, bay leaf and sage…..She also brought a huge zip lock bag of all kinds of root vegetables…….Angela brought cauliflower with three cheeses. Chantal and I added a drizzle of honey to the already coated in olive oil , salt and pepper root vegetables….and it all went into the oven for an hour  and a few minutes…….IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!…..After dinner we all settled in the gathering room for DESSERT!!!!…..I brought out my PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE with fresh WHIPPED CREAM infused with CINNAMON…………..OMG it was fabulous…..we were ALL IN AGREEMENT!……We talked…..we laughed, and we listened to wonderful music…….I gifted them each with a CD of “Luke Kennedy” which we were listening to….followed by “Sade” also a CD I am gifting to them…….We had a lot planned for Halloween, so we decided we had better go to sleep so we would be well rested for the next day……

……………We have been planning this visit since LAST SPRING…..but something always came up….The day has finally arrived….Angela and Chantal have returned!!!…..They brought their bags into the house and immediately ran outside, on this perfect day, to take pictures, and selfies…….There will be lots of good times, lots of laughs……and wonderful memories still to create in front of us!

………………….ANGELA & CHANTAL…..are coming today for a THREE DAY STAY!…….It has been a long time since they have been able to come….conflicting schedules!…….but they will be here for….HALLOWEEN….a first!…and we’re going out to dinner….in COSTUMES!!!….Chantal will be making dinner tonight, but I’m in charge of….DESERT!…..I’ve been requested to make two things…………PUMPKIN CHEESE CAKE….which I will serve with CINNAMON infused fresh WHIPPED CREAM!….and my PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES with a HERSHEY KISS on top…….I’ve never made a Pumpkin Cheesecake, so it’s a first for me, but it looks GREAT……I only pray it tastes the way it looks……If all else fails……I’ll always have the COOKIES!!!!!……LOL