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What are you up to this weekend? The boys are excited for trick-or-treating \u2014\u00a0Toby is now at the age where he passes out the candy \u2014\u00a0and I can\u2019t wait to see all the funny and adorable costumes. Will you be dressing up? Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n

The Pride & Prejudice trailer<\/a> looks great. Hello, Olivia Colman!<\/p>\n

Catbird, our go-to jewelry destination, is having a rare sale<\/a> \u2014 how lovely are these birth flower charms<\/a> and engraved key<\/a>? (Here are all my holiday favorites<\/a>, if you\u2019d like to see.)<\/p>\n

I stumbled onto the best dessert combo: Reese\u2019s pumpkins with Walker\u2019s shortbread. One bite of each, and repeat.<\/p>\n

This gift guide<\/a> made me laugh. \u201cYour Barista Crush: Order a black cup of coffee. Give them a break from the espresso slog.\u201d \u201cYour Mom: Gossip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Start with chopped broccoli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Collective nouns for librarians<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My dermatologist recommended retinol to help with wrinkles, firmness, etc. I\u2019m zeroing in on this moisturizing balm<\/a> \u2014\u00a0have you tried it?<\/p>\n

If you were actually friends with ChatGPT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Did you see that Monica Heisey<\/a> is coming out with a new novel? I love the cover<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oooh, pretty party dresses: maxi<\/a>, mini<\/a>, velvet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This real-estate sign<\/a>, hahahaha.<\/p>\n

Finally, don\u2019t forget to vote in the midterms<\/a>! And here are your voting rights<\/a>. xoxo<\/p>\n

Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n

Says Michelle on what collective nouns describe your family<\/a>: \u201cMy kids, husband and I are \u2018a neurodivergence\u2019 of Edwardses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Says Lindsay Joy on the kindness of strangers<\/a>: \u201cI suggest being TOTALLY RECKLESS with encouragement. See another parent? Find a way to say \u2018I see you, bravo for being here, we\u2019re all in this together.\u2019 Especially when things seem\u2026hairy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Says Mel on are you going to see Wicker<\/a>: \u201cCheers to men unabashedly loving their partners. We were at a friend\u2019s house this weekend discussing perimenopause, and the women all unleashed how they\u2019re pissed at the patriarchy and general way of the world \u2013 in tandem, we also discussed the changes we feel in our brains and chemistry and how we look at life. Later that night, when we crawled into bed, my husband asked, \u2018How can I love you better as you and your outlook on life changes? I don\u2019t ever want to lose you.\u2019 It melted my heart and made me thankful for all the good men out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Photo by Piotr Musiol\/Unsplash.)<\/p>\n

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