Munchies for Monsters....

...And for princesses, and for frogs, and for the Mad Hatter too!

Last night was "Trick or Treat Night" here in Lancaster County (don't even get me started on changing the day Halloween is celebrated around here), and the kids were out in full force - we went through 14 bags of candy!!

At this rate, and at the price of candy we may have to take a second out on the house next year, lol...But aren't these guys adorable??? Some of this year's best costumes included a bumblebee and her sister the fairy (tinkerbell maybe, not sure)....

A dog...

A Frog...

Fairies, skeletons and ninjas (this guy is a ninja, right?)

I thought this Dad dressed as an Amish guy was pretty funny, hehe...

And is this a great costume or what? I'd bet Mom and Dad are Renn Faire people...

The two goth vampires and the Mad Hatter proudly told me they made their own costumes from bits of this and that they'd found at thrift stores or in Mom's closet - made me feel like some of that old fashioned Halloween spirit still lives...

Amazingly, we had NO older kids this year - not one! OK, there was one guy in costume, who looked about 16 or 17, walking by the house with a pillowcase, but he was SMOKING, and I guess he thought the better of saying "trick or treat" with a cigarette in mouth, so he just grinned and passed by. ;)

We did have one mom who made her kid put back the candy they'd chosen, pointing to another saying "No - get THAT one for Mommy!" I gave the kid both. Nervy, eh?

But all in all everyone was so polite, saying "please" and "thank you" and "Happy Halloween!" Oh, and I should add that the photos shown here are with the parents' permission. :)

Next up - a Halloween/Day of the Dead party at my friend Jen's house (photos soon on that!)....In the meantime, I'm off to hang out with the girls at the cabin weekend for a bit (scroll back two posts)...

Happy Halloween!!!

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New Work and Reminiscing.....

"Costumes and candy and pumpkins alight, The magic of childhood, just for one night!" (or "What Halloween means to me", hehe)...

This one was a lot of fun, bringing back memories of dressing up as early as possible on Halloween, impatiently waiting for twilight when we could set out with our treat buckets - or in later and greedier years, our pillowcases. :) We lived in a wooded area when I was a child, and although there was no witch's cottage, I remember the woods holding a special fascination. We were warned away of course, due to the dreaded poison oak, but it didn't stop us....

I hope this piece brings back some of those memories...Of days before elaborate costumes purchased online, days before trick or treating at the mall, days before we had to worry too much about sending our children out to wander the neighborhood alone. I know it's a different world now, and all the precautions we take are probably prudent....But there's also a lot to be said for the freedom we had back then, don't you think?

Listen to me, I sound like an old lady, hehe....If I say "good old days", someone slap me, OK? :)

Lots of other pieces in progress, and another giveaway coming very soon, this one for blog followers, so stay tuned!

Wishing everyone a magical and creative week!

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