It's Halloween, the only holiday that I truly celebrate, so I am about to embark on the annual pumpkin ritual. I have everything I need: a pumpkin, a knife, and a vast amount of chocolate; hopefully this year I'll even get some trick or treaters.
Photos may be posted later, depending on whether I can borrow a digital camera.
Ditto. Can't be bothered carving a pumpkin but I have a large bowl of lollies for any kids that come around and later I'm going to turn out the lights, fire up the lava lamp, and watch 'Nosferatu'...
ReplyDeleteI thought about a pumpkin-carving, but a decent-sized (and preferably orange) pumpkin seems hard to acquire at this time of year in this hemisphere.
ReplyDeleteI hate the way Halloween is being foisted on us. It's just another excuse for marketing crap we don't need.More American cultural imperialism.
ReplyDeleteMikeybill: I actually enjoy it. But possibly its because its really just an excuse to eat chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI had a grand total of seven trick or treaters last night. A devil, some witches, and some unidentifiable. No-one dressed as Ruth Richardson, though. But I'm not that disappointed - I now have a large bowl of chocolate that I don't have to share.
"It's just another excuse for marketing crap we don't need.More American cultural imperialism."
ReplyDeleteYou don't mark Mother's Day then?
It's entirely possible to celebrate Halloween in style for $10. Hardly the high point of marketing crap.
If it was coming out of the UK (a la Guy Fawkes) would you make the same objections?
"I have everything I need: a pumpkin, a knife, and a vast amount of chocolate; hopefully this year I'll even get some trick or treaters."
ReplyDeleteThat reads just a little sinister.
I find the idea of a kid coming to my house to ask for chocolate a bit disturbing.
ReplyDeletebut having said that I actually feel pretty good about a neighbour coming to my house for a chat and a cup of tea or whatever. It would be nice if we knew our neighbours more (and maybe halloween helps)....