Halloween was uneventful here. No children stopped by, which is is good because I didn’t have any candy on hand to pass out.
Kids just don’t come around these apartments. Oddly, because this is a place with retired grandmas and grandpas. You’d expect some children to show up!
Dougy: “See any spooks?”
Andy: “Nope.”
Oh well! Just another day at the old homestead. Nothing exciting happening here. Well, maybe breakfast. Yeah. Breakfast will be exciting.
We’re in the country, so we don’t get trick-or-treaters either. When I was growing up, we had a beautiful long-haired tuxedo, Tigger. On Halloween night, Tigger would sit at the back corner of the porch watching the kids. She didn’t move at all so they either didn’t notice her or didn’t think she was real.
A wonderful remembrance! I can imagine how fascinating Tigger found the strange goings-on!
🙂
For cats, breakfast is always exciting.
That’s for sure, Carol! Andy in particular loves breakfast, and I can count on him to try to hurry me up in the morning. He gets owly if I over-sleep….!
Hahaha! Sigh…cats, they’re all related.
True, true, true! There was a five week gap between the late Louie and the arrival of the Persian brothers, but Louie and the boys both approached or approach breakfast impatiently and the same way. The main difference between the cats is time they get me up. The brothers get me up a lot earlier than Louie did, but Louie was an older cat. He liked his sleep, too!
My cats have a direct connection to the satellite clock. If I don’t get up to feed them in the morning, they let me know it’s time!
I totally understand, Carol! I think the atomic clock link probably is a fact, if all the cats I’ve had in my home over the years are any indication. Plus, you and others verify the phenomenon!
We don’t get as many here as we used to. Maybe 35 kids. I still get lots of candy though. More for me before and after Halloween. You can take part in the half price sales.
Jean
Yes, at the price of candy, those post-holiday sales are great!
No trickandtreaters here, too – but this is Germany, Halloween does not yet replace German traditions like St.Martin-Singen.
The irony of that is prior to WWII, Germany was a major exporter of Halloween decorations! For that matter, prior to WWII, Germany was the primary source of glass Christmas tree decorations, too, but that makes a bit more sense since the decoration of a Weihnachtsbaum is decidedly a German tradition adopted in England and the US in the 19th Century.
Germany exported WHAT??? Now that is news to me, not that I disbelieve you!
Yes, they were papier mâché (among other materials) jack-o-lanterns, black cats, and the like. Google this: German Halloween decorations of early 1900s. There are scores of photos of some of these decorations!
Really, it’s very surprising for me. Maybe, in times of too much plastic everywhere, we should maybe go back to papier mâché decorations!
I think those early decorations were charming in a way the new ones aren’t: I agree with you!
We didn’t have trick or treaters either, but I always have candy 🙂
This seems to be a trend, eh?! Lots of us buying candy for the tricksters that don’t show up. That’s OK by me. It seems odd we tell children not to accept candy from strangers, then, once a year, send them out in the dark to beg for candy from strangers!
It was about the same here … No knocks at the door at all. (So My friend and I kept all the candy for ourselves.).
Most people seem to do that these days! Not the best for us people who tend to put on weight just looking at sweets, but, well, maybe our “sacrifice” of eating the candy will save a bunch of children from obesity in old age. LOL! I’ll keep telling myself that….!
That’s hilarious, weggieboy — Thanks for sharing that!
My pleasure!
We had loads of munchkins. While we did give out some candy, we were also mindful that many of our nation’s kids are woefully overweight, so I participated in http://booksfortreats.org ‘s campaign and printed out bookmarks saying “Couponcode FM34B = Latitudes & Cattitudes free at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/572101 Happy Halloween!” and also gave out Halloween themed pencils.
Great idea! I doubt kids were thrilled, but they can thank you when they are old farts in much better health than our generation was at the same age!
Reblogged this on ' Ace Friends News ' and commented:
😺🍭🎃
Treat yourself to a tick
I’d see it coming….!
We had a few kids and it was a pretty calm night except for the rain that was more like a waterfall than rain.
We had perfect weather for the children to be out. I think local groups put on Halloween parties these days so the holiday is less about going do to door for candy. Maybe I’m wrong.
I am trying to see if this blog is up and running so can you see if you can see it. Thanks Doug.
I hope so! Though I can follow you on Facebook, and do, it’s still nice to think your wonderful photography and social comments can get a broader audience here. I’ll check, too!