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On Trick or Treating

10/31/2016

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Trick-or-Treating
Trick-or-treating is a Halloween custom for children in many countries. Children in costumes travel from house to house asking for treats such as candy (or, in some cultures, money) with the phrase "Trick or treat". Wikipedia
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When I was a kid, I loved Halloween.  There were two main reasons for this: one, you could dress up to be anything you wanted and, two, you got lots of candy.  

The thing is back then Halloween was one day. There were no Rag-a-Muffin parades the week before, no organized community costume contests or extravagant Halloween shows.  It was one day of running around the neighborhood in a  costume, usually home made,  and collecting as much candy as possible.  I remember having to go home to empty out my bag so I could get more. 

Now a days, the Halloween hype starts months before.  My supermarket had a Halloween candy display up in July!  There is so much Halloween stuff going on beforehand that by the time the day arrives, it's almost anti-climactic.   

Many things, holidays included, seemed simpler when I was a kid.  The past is often viewed through rose colored glasses and the thing is the memories I have of those holidays are the memories of a child.  As a child, you don't have the worries or responsibilities of an adult. Who knows what our parents thought of the whole thing.  Mine never told me. 

Even so, kids still love Halloween and so do I. So have a safe and HAPPY HALLOWEEN. I hope you get lots of treats!

Have a fun day!
​Cynthia
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More Musings on Halloween Decor

10/29/2015

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When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween. Anonymous

Many people are really into decorating their houses for Halloween with creepy graveyard scenes and Zombie figures. We are not those people, but I do put a few Halloween decorations out and here they are.
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The witch is holding a spider which is hard to see in the photo. In the past, she would hold a wooden skeleton named Mr. Bones. Unfortunately Mr. Bones is in need of some restoration.  Hopefully, he will resurface next year.

Have a fun day!
​Cynthia
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Musings On Halloween Decor

10/27/2015

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Jack O' Lantern
jack-o'-lan·tern

ˈjak ə ˌlantərn/
noun
  1. a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween.
When my children were little we always did a lot of decorating for various holidays, including Halloween.  Mostly, I would make things or use the kids artwork that they created in school.

​While I don't do that much decorating any more, I still like to bring out a few seasonal items.  Here are two pillow shams I made for Halloween. 
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Since I like to repurpose things, both these pillow shams were made from remnants and bits of things I already had.  By making them as shams to fit over standard size throw pillows, I don't end up with a ton of pillows to store.

Have a fun day!
​Cynthia
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Halloween Musings on Trick or Treating

10/22/2015

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Halloween
Hal·low·een

ˌhaləˈwēn/
noun
  1. the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door.
When I was a child I loved Halloween. It was a holiday where you could let your imagination run wild and dress up to be anything you wanted. Not only that you could go out in your costume, knock on people's doors and they would give you candy!  Imagine that!  For us this was huge.  We didn't get candy as readily as kids seem to today.  We would go out Trick or Treating for hours. Often we would have to stop back home to unload our sacks so we could get more.  

Things are different today, at least where I live.  We get hardly any kids coming Trick or Treating.  Why that is I'm not sure.  A lot of towns now sponsor events and parades usually before Halloween.  Maybe parents are afraid to let there kids go out.  Or maybe it is just to old fashioned a thing, replaced by more scripted events.  Who can say.
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I for one, however, still love Halloween. I still buy lots of candy in the hopes the "Halloweenies" will come. ​Usually way to much, which we end up eating ourselves. But hey, what's Halloween without to much candy?  

Have a fun day!
​Cynthia
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