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On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I
had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig
with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone
With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains
she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when
she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
There was a theater company in town that would rent out costumes for >Halloween.
When I was a kid, it was the usual off the rack costumes in plastic bags
at dollar stores and such, likely made of flammable material. Did have
a lot of fun trick-or-treating back then!
On 2025-10-04, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:
In article <68e10dd9$0$4126$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 10/3/2025 8:59 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-10-03 6:24 p.m., jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'LanternNo!-a It's a damn nuisance!
(carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to >>>>> make pies. Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin
soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing >>>>> the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular >>>>> has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
How so? No one is forcing you to buy candy or even to turn on the porch >>> light (if you're worried about people knocking to beg for treats).
You live in a gated community for older affluent
people. Your halloween decorations are just a look, for
show. I doubt your gate staff is going to admit gangs of
unknown kids and teenagers to pester at your door.
I don't live in a gated community. In the 25 years we've lived
here, we had precisely one trick-or-treater: the next-door
neighbor's kid.
Houses on this street are too far apart to make it worth their while.
We always keep exterior lights off at night and draw the drapes,
so Halloween isn't much different from a normal night.
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig
with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone
With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains
she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when
she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
You Look Marvelous!
On 10/4/2025 10:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:Even before I lived here I rarely saw trick-or-treaters. It's not like
In article <68e10dd9$0$4126$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
On 10/3/2025 8:59 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2025-10-03 6:24 p.m., jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'LanternNo!-a It's a damn nuisance!
(carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to >>>>>> make pies. Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin >>>>>> soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing >>>>>> the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular >>>>>> has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front >>>>>> porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
How so? No one is forcing you to buy candy or even to turn on the porch >>>> light (if you're worried about people knocking to beg for treats).
You live in a gated community for older affluent
people. Your halloween decorations are just a look, for
show. I doubt your gate staff is going to admit gangs of
unknown kids and teenagers to pester at your door.
I don't live in a gated community. In the 25 years we've lived
here, we had precisely one trick-or-treater: the next-door
neighbor's kid.
Houses on this street are too far apart to make it worth their while.
We always keep exterior lights off at night and draw the drapes,
so Halloween isn't much different from a normal night.
it was 40 years ago when parents let their kids roam around at night
with nothing but a flashlight, knocking on strangers doors.
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work.a I
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2025-10-03 6:24 p.m., jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern
(carving)
pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to make pies. >>>>> Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin soup?-
Only The
Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing >>>>> the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular >>>>> has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
No!a It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig
with ringlets and a fancy hat.
Jill
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 09:56:21 -0400, Jim <jim@invalid.none> wrote:
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig
with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone
With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains
she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when
she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
You Look Marvelous!
lol
I don't live in a gated community.
We always keep exterior lights off at night and draw the drapes,
so Halloween isn't much different from a normal night.
On 2025-10-04, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 10/4/2025 10:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We always keep exterior lights off at night and draw the drapes,Even before I lived here I rarely saw trick-or-treaters. It's not like
so Halloween isn't much different from a normal night.
it was 40 years ago when parents let their kids roam around at night
with nothing but a flashlight, knocking on strangers doors.
Flashlights! Posh. We had to get by with the street lights.
Bruce wrote on 10/4/2025 12:17 PM:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 09:56:21 -0400, Jim <jim@invalid.none> wrote:
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I >>>> had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>>
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone >>>> With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains
she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when >>>> she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
You Look Marvelous!
lol
So young and beautiful.
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:13:16 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 10/4/2025 12:17 PM:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 09:56:21 -0400, Jim <jim@invalid.none> wrote:
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I >>>>> had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig >>>>> with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone >>>>> With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains >>>>> she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when >>>>> she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>>>
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
You Look Marvelous!
lol
So young and beautiful.
Her brother went to the costume ball too:
<https://postimg.cc/mzVh3x9w>
On Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:29:05 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:13:16 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 10/4/2025 12:17 PM:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 09:56:21 -0400, Jim <jim@invalid.none> wrote:
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I >>>>>> had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig >>>>>> with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone >>>>>> With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains >>>>>> she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when >>>>>> she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun. >>>>>
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>>>>
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
You Look Marvelous!
lol
So young and beautiful.
Her brother went to the costume ball too:
<https://postimg.cc/mzVh3x9w>
She also brought her nephew:
<https://postimg.cc/Wqsvptft>
I have three pumpkins out front. They are not Jack O'Lantern (carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins. The kind people use to make pies.
Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie? Or pumpkin soup? Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags. Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween. One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch. Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
On 2025-10-04, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Here is all we are going to do for Halloween, and this is all by my
wife. For Thanksgiving, the pumpkins will be substituted with some
Pilgrim statues, and for Christmas, the fall leaves will be taken off
the small, fake Christmas tree. She has runners and knick-knacks for
every season.
<https://postimg.cc/zHg6ZhNY>
and
<https://postimg.cc/87KH458c>
and
<https://postimg.cc/v1dVWgXW>
And, by the way, I just love "Tarantula". I haven't seen it in years, so
I substitute it with "Them". :)
leo
On 2025-10-04, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front. They are not Jack O'Lantern (carving)
pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins. The kind people use to make pies.
Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie? Or pumpkin soup? Only The
Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags. Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween. One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch. Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Here is all we are going to do for Halloween, and this is all by my
wife. For Thanksgiving, the pumpkins will be substituted with some
Pilgrim statues, and for Christmas, the fall leaves will be taken off
the small, fake Christmas tree. She has runners and knick-knacks for
every season.
<https://postimg.cc/zHg6ZhNY>
and
<https://postimg.cc/87KH458c>
and
<https://postimg.cc/v1dVWgXW>
And, by the way, I just love "Tarantula". I haven't seen it in years, so
I substitute it with "Them". :)
leo
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:13:16 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 10/4/2025 12:17 PM:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 09:56:21 -0400, Jim <jim@invalid.none> wrote:
In article <68e11f8d$0$4128$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, j_mcquown@comcast.net
jmquown says...
On 10/4/2025 5:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:When I lived in Memphis a lot of people dressed in costumes at work. I >>>>> had a Southern Belle costume complete with hoop skirt and a brown wig >>>>> with ringlets and a fancy hat. I dressed as Scarlett O'Hara from 'Gone >>>>> With the Wind'. The costume was similar to the green velvet curtains >>>>> she tore down to have made into a dress so she wouldn't look poor when >>>>> she went begging to Rhett Butler for money. That was a lot of fun.
On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 18:59:09 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>>>
No! It's a damn nuisance!
I can understand it for people with children, but adults?
It's a convenient excuse for a costume party.
https://postimg.cc/30HSLh7n
You Look Marvelous!
lol
So young and beautiful.
Her brother went to the costume ball too:
<https://postimg.cc/mzVh3x9w>
Bruce wrote on 10/4/2025 3:29 PM:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:13:16 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
So young and beautiful.
Her brother went to the costume ball too:
<https://postimg.cc/mzVh3x9w>
Which one is that? Her Majesty has several brothers, and though she
hates them all, there is one for whom she reserves her most bitter and >vindictive, deep seated hatred. A true, burning, royal eternal HATRED.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
<https://postimg.cc/zHg6ZhNY>
Did she make this gorgeous runner???
<https://postimg.cc/87KH458c>
I've never thought about putting leaves on a small indoor tree,
not that I have one, but it's rather pretty. Fall colors are
stunning.
<https://postimg.cc/v1dVWgXW>
Did she make this wall hanging, too?
And, by the way, I just love "Tarantula". I haven't seen it in years, so
I substitute it with "Them". :)
Clint Eastwood's first movie.
On 2025-10-04, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
And, by the way, I just love "Tarantula". I haven't seen it in years, so >> I substitute it with "Them". :)
Clint Eastwood's first movie.
I did not know that! I will look harder, if I ever get to see
"Tarantula" again on TMC. :)
He's not in it until almost the end. He's the jet pilot that
drops the napalm. You won't recognize him as he's got on a
helmet and the oxygen mask.
On 2025-10-05, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
He's not in it until almost the end. He's the jet pilot that
drops the napalm. You won't recognize him as he's got on a
helmet and the oxygen mask.
I actually remember that scene, and his appearance in the movie, now that
you mention it. Nobody recognized him or what he'd become.
This thread reminded my Wife to get the boys out. NOW, it's Halloween
deco. I bought the skull today, for our anniversary. ;)
<https://postimg.cc/bdbFFr0C>
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern (carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to make pies.
Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
On 10/3/2025 8:24 PM, jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern (carving)
pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to make pies.
Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin soup?-a Only The
Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
Jenni is into that kind of stuff, but not me. We do take the kids out
trick or treat-ing. Our hilly neighborhood doesn't get any kids going
door to door.
Decor-wise, I do have a collection of small gourds that I put around.
I'm going to try to let them dry out, some people like to sand and paint them to use as decor. We really only decorate for Christmas.
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high 40's some nights. Not my time of year, Brrr!
On 2025-10-08, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high
40's some nights. Not my time of year, Brrr!
At last, we're out of the 80s. It'll be 36 tonight. Time to
open the bedroom window. It's 62 right now and I came home to
find my husband had opened all the windows in the house. Yippee!
On 10/8/2025 1:42 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
At last, we're out of the 80s.-a It'll be 36 tonight.-a Time to
open the bedroom window.-a It's 62 right now and I came home to
find my husband had opened all the windows in the house.-a Yippee!
A heavily insulated house helps you out, I'm sure.-a We've had the
bedroom window open for months, but it finally had to close last night.
-a40's outside brings in a freezing cold breeze.-a I start to regret the ceramic floor tiles that I installed in the kitchen this time of year, because it's so cold underfoot in the mornings.
On 10/8/2025 1:42 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
At last, we're out of the 80s. It'll be 36 tonight.
A heavily insulated house helps you out, I'm sure. We've had the
bedroom window open for months, but it finally had to close last night.
40's outside brings in a freezing cold breeze. I start to regret the ceramic floor tiles that I installed in the kitchen this time of year, because it's so cold underfoot in the mornings.
On 10/8/2025 1:42 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-08, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high >>> 40's some nights. Not my time of year, Brrr!
At last, we're out of the 80s. It'll be 36 tonight. Time to
open the bedroom window. It's 62 right now and I came home to
find my husband had opened all the windows in the house. Yippee!
A heavily insulated house helps you out, I'm sure. We've had the
bedroom window open for months, but it finally had to close last night.
40's outside brings in a freezing cold breeze. I start to regret the ceramic floor tiles that I installed in the kitchen this time of year, because it's so cold underfoot in the mornings.
On 2025-10-09, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
A heavily insulated house helps you out, I'm sure. We've had the
bedroom window open for months, but it finally had to close last night.
40's outside brings in a freezing cold breeze. I start to regret the
ceramic floor tiles that I installed in the kitchen this time of year,
because it's so cold underfoot in the mornings.
I have the air-conditioning on again. Some jackass is burning
wood, so we closed the windows.
On 10/3/2025 8:24 PM, jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern
(carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to
make pies. Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin
soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
Jenni is into that kind of stuff, but not me.-a We do take the kids out trick or treat-ing.-a Our hilly neighborhood doesn't get any kids going
door to door.
Decor-wise, I do have a collection of small gourds that I put around.
I'm going to try to let them dry out, some people like to sand and paint them to use as decor.-a We really only decorate for Christmas.
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat. We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high 40's
some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
On 2025-10-08, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 10/3/2025 8:24 PM, jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern (carving) >>> pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to make pies.
Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin soup?-a Only The >>> Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
Jenni is into that kind of stuff, but not me. We do take the kids out
trick or treat-ing. Our hilly neighborhood doesn't get any kids going
door to door.
Decor-wise, I do have a collection of small gourds that I put around.
I'm going to try to let them dry out, some people like to sand and paint
them to use as decor. We really only decorate for Christmas.
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high
40's some nights. Not my time of year, Brrr!
At last, we're out of the 80s. It'll be 36 tonight. Time to
open the bedroom window. It's 62 right now and I came home to
find my husband had opened all the windows in the house. Yippee!
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the
high 40's some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
It's in the 60's here now, finally.-a Windows open.-a 40's at night.-a I love fall weather!
On 10/8/2025 11:27 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 10/3/2025 8:24 PM, jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern
(carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to
make pies. Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin
soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
Jenni is into that kind of stuff, but not me.-a We do take the kids out
trick or treat-ing.-a Our hilly neighborhood doesn't get any kids going
door to door.
Decor-wise, I do have a collection of small gourds that I put around.
I'm going to try to let them dry out, some people like to sand and
paint them to use as decor.-a We really only decorate for Christmas.
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the
high 40's some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
It's in the 60's here now, finally.-a Windows open.-a 40's at night.-a I love fall weather!
Jill
On 10/8/2025 11:27 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 10/3/2025 8:24 PM, jmquown wrote:
I have three pumpkins out front.-a They are not Jack O'Lantern
(carving) pumpkins, they are sugar pumpkins.-a The kind people use to
make pies. Will I later use them to make pumpkin pie?-a Or pumpkin
soup?-a Only The Shadow knows. :)
I also have a couple of spooky cat flags.-a Tomorrow I'll be stringing
the blinking eyeball lights in the front bushes.
Lots of my neighbors decorate for Halloween.-a One house in particular
has a huge fake spider sitting on a web, draped across their front
porch.-a Every time I see it I think of the cheesy 1950's movie
'Tarantula', even though tarantulas don't spin webs.
There are bound to be lots of spooky old movies on TV, too. :)
Anyone else here like Halloween?
Jill
Jenni is into that kind of stuff, but not me.-a We do take the kids out
trick or treat-ing.-a Our hilly neighborhood doesn't get any kids going
door to door.
Decor-wise, I do have a collection of small gourds that I put around.
I'm going to try to let them dry out, some people like to sand and paint
them to use as decor.-a We really only decorate for Christmas.
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat. We're
into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the high 40's
some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
It's in the 60's here now, finally. Windows open. 40's at night. I
love fall weather!
Jill
On 2025-10-12, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 10/8/2025 11:27 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
I'd love it if my neighbors would quit burning stuff and filling
the stagnant air with acrid smoke.
Yesterday I was fantasizing about a helicopter dropping water
every time someone lights a pile of leaves. My husband suggested
that would be appropriate for a first offense. After that, a
helicopter drop of Coleman fuel.
On 2025-10-12 4:55 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-12, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 10/8/2025 11:27 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
I'd love it if my neighbors would quit burning stuff and filling
the stagnant air with acrid smoke.
Yesterday I was fantasizing about a helicopter dropping water
every time someone lights a pile of leaves. My husband suggested
that would be appropriate for a first offense. After that, a
helicopter drop of Coleman fuel.
I used to like the smell of burning leaves in the fall. We can't do that
any more.
On 2025-10-12, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-10-12 4:55 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-10-12, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 10/8/2025 11:27 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
I used to like the smell of burning leaves in the fall. We can't do that
any more.
We're not supposed to, but people do anyway. One particularly
bold fellow does it in the ditch next to the road.
I think I'd have to call the fire department on them, and they've
got better things to do than improve my quality of life.
On 2025-10-11 10:06 p.m., jmquown wrote:
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the
high 40's some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
It's in the 60's here now, finally.-a Windows open.-a 40's at night.-a I
love fall weather!
It's about 1o degrees cooler than that here and over the next few weeks
it should be in the 60s.-a We need rain. We usually get lots of it in September and October when we get the leftovers hurricanes in the US south.-a I had to buy a lot of water last week and was hoping for enough rain to replenish the ground water and the cistern.
On 10/11/2025 11:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
It's about 1o degrees cooler than that here and over the next few
weeks it should be in the 60s.-a We need rain. We usually get lots of
it in September and October when we get the leftovers hurricanes in
the US south.-a I had to buy a lot of water last week and was hoping
for enough rain to replenish the ground water and the cistern.
Do you use the cistern for all of your water?-a My father finally hooked
up to city water last year.-a The hook up fee was first available for a
few hundred dollars in the early 90's, plus labor costs.-a He held out,
but when he finally hooked in, the fee to tap into the city water line
went up to a few thousand dollars.-a He said he'll keep the cistern just
for the garden house outside.-a It's been very dry here, as well.-a I haven't even cut the grass in a month.
On 10/11/2025 11:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-10-11 10:06 p.m., jmquown wrote:
You probably like the season better, to get a break from the heat.
We're into highs in the 60's now, and it's even getting down to the
high 40's some nights.-a Not my time of year, Brrr!
It's in the 60's here now, finally.-a Windows open.-a 40's at night.-a I >>> love fall weather!
It's about 1o degrees cooler than that here and over the next few weeks
it should be in the 60s.-a We need rain. We usually get lots of it in
September and October when we get the leftovers hurricanes in the US
south.-a I had to buy a lot of water last week and was hoping for enough
rain to replenish the ground water and the cistern.
Do you use the cistern for all of your water? My father finally hooked
up to city water last year. The hook up fee was first available for a
few hundred dollars in the early 90's, plus labor costs. He held out,
but when he finally hooked in, the fee to tap into the city water line
went up to a few thousand dollars. He said he'll keep the cistern just
for the garden house outside. It's been very dry here, as well. I
haven't even cut the grass in a month.
