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Happy Halloween
Posted on October 31, 2021 8:00 AM by Gerry Trout
Categories: A story to share
 
I hope you do something fun for Halloween.  
 
We have very fond memories of Halloween with Momma.  She would dress up like a witch, and open the big garage door.  The garage was decorated with spider webs, and spooky stuff hanging from the ceiling.  Momma used a garden fork for a claw-like hand to give out treats to brave little children.  All the neighborhood kids loved coming to our house for Halloween.  Til one year, she got egged.  That ended that.  
 
Momma was a costume designer in the theater for many years.  So, of course, I have some fabulous costumes:  a huge fabric pumpkin filled with ghost poop (styrofoam peanuts), one of Santa's elves, a witch's cape, a Princess dress complete with a jewel laden crown, butterfly wings and butterfly net, bumblebee wings, and of course the infamous ladybug ensemble.
 
We went to a party once as a giant butterfly and a Lepidopterist.  That was fun, but the space was small and my wings were huge, so I was banished to the outside.
 
Then, we were in JoAnn Fabrics around Halloween a few years ago, and they had all the Halloween costumes on sale 70% off.  So I got a ladybug outfit, probably a child's thing, cause it is a red tutu with black spots and bows.  We painted a cardboard sandwich sign for Jon to look like a bug zapper.  We tickle ourselves.
 
Anyway, dressing up like a ladybug was fun, so the next year we painted a black long sleeve shirt of Jon's with bold yellow stripes, and we visited our neighbors as a ladybug and a bumble bee.  I thought you might like to see that one.
 
Trick or treating in a mostly adult neighborhood is always interesting.  One of our treats was a bottle of champagne left from New Year's Eve.  Hahaha!!!
 
That's it for my rambling.  Maybe we will dress up and go trick or treating.  Wish me luck.
 
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comments
Comment By: Betsy
Posted on November 1, 2021 1:33 PM
Happy memories...except for the egg thing. Remember the marshmallows on a string? And apples in the cauldron? And BATS on slinkies! And popcorn when we ran out of candy? It was a happy time. And yes, we did have the best costumes in the neighborhood. Thanks for carrying on the tradition.

Last Edited: 11/01/2021 at 06:52 PM
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