Kicking off Spooky Season with Angel Astrid

As I mentioned last week, Wednesdays will still be dedicated to my now angel Astrid. Now that spooky season has officially begun, I wish so badly I'd gotten even just one or two autumnal photos of Astrid this year before she passed in early September. I put up my indoor Halloween decorations a week before she passed, but she happily spent most of her time in the back yard on her last days. So, I didn't have many chances to photograph her next to any of my spooky decor.

I also bought her Halloween cookies from the pet store in late August, and while I got photos of the cookies themselves, Astrid was also snoozing in the back yard on that day and so I never got any photos with her modeling them like in years past. She also never got to eat any of them, which breaks my heart. While I will likely give some of them to the neighbor dog, I do have a plan to preserve and craft with one or two of the most sentimental cookie designs that I got Astrid every year. I'll share that when I've managed it.

All that said, I have lots and lots of flashback photos and memories of Astrid from autumns and Halloweens that I was blessed enough to spend with my sweet pup. So, for today, how about Astrid in her Halloween sweater? I bought it for her a couple years ago, when she outgrew some of her other Halloween attire. She was 10 years old when I got her this sweater, and at that time she was still a very active girl.

Astrid ran around in that sweater on that very day there for quite some time. I remember it being cool, crisp, and just generally beautiful outside. It was Astrid's favorite weather, and she was one happy and slightly hyperactive pup that day. When she did finally settled down, I made sure to get a photo of the entire jack-o'-lantern's face on her back.

This sweater will absolutely be going in the keepsake box I'm putting together for Astrid. She spent many autumnal days and went on many autumnal walks in it.

I also wanted to share the above photos because of the below doodle, which is the first and so far only Halloween drawing I've completed for this year. I plan on scribbling up more drawings this week and all throughout October, but it was very important to me to get this doodle done first.

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Spooky Doodle of the Day

Today's brand new spooky doodle of course stars pup Astrid in none other than the festive sweater she's showing off in the photos above.

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Tip of the Day

Given how much we love Halloween here, we're going to make a series of tips on Halloween last all the way through October. We're going to start today with none other than the festive decorations. Most people might be more cognizant of their decorations and how they might affect the resident furbabies around Christmastime. However, also keep pet-safety in mind if you put up Halloween decorations. Halloween decorations can come in all shapes and sizes, such as wreaths, garland, and all sorts of trinkets and goodies in between. If you're anything like us, you have all sorts of black cats and pumpkins out on display this time of year. No matter what kind of decorations you put out, make sure that anything your furbaby might chew on is out of their reach. Small pieces of Halloween decor, or parts and pieces of off larger pieces of decor, could lead to choking, obstruction, or perforation of the bowel if ingested. So, while you don't have to refrain from being festive and decorating for Halloween (or any holiday), you simply need to take your kitty or pup's safety into consideration when placing all decor.