At 02:45 PM 9/20/2005, you wrote:
Janice mentioned Hallowe'en. It's not something that was ever part of the calendar in the UK until fairly recently, when the shops discovers (after ET) that they could make money by selling stuff for it.
Yes, in the USA it's big business. We see Halloween and Christmas both showing up in the stores before school starts. I try to ignore the Christmas stuff for a couple more months.
Halloween is the manufacturers' second biggest holiday of the year (after Christmas). They now put out all kinds of decorations (Halloween pumpkin lights, anyone?) and costumes. Candy for treats is in every store. And, yes, I already bought some -- a package of 50, which won't be enough. I'll need to pick up 30-50 more. I usually have 70-100 goblins at my door, depending on the weather. It seems to be less these days because the town has Downtown Trick or Treat the last business hour of the day, with the main street blocked off and costumed goblins with parents swarming all over. Many parents take kids there and don't let them go door-to-door afterwards. There's also a lot of supervised parties.
When I was working, we usually had to dress up for the holiday, if it were on a working day. I usually made up something from what I had on hand. I have a red tunic/pant/long vest outfit that was made for a special party. Along with it, I made a long thin tail with a spade end, and two short red horns to pin in my hair. With them, I can become Mrs. Devil without much fuss. I also have a black pointed witch's hat that I can wear with all black clothes, and become a witch. (I have an old fashioned round broom to carry.) These outfits have been used many times. Both outfits are suitable to cool weather, and very modist.
The problem with kids' costumes is our weather. It is usually very cool and, most of the time, rainy. Cute costumes get covered up with coats, unless they are carefully planned to be able to put long johns and sweatshirts under them.
I make an effort to rake up the nuts and leaves from the yard so no kid will slip on them if he leaves the sidewalk. Walnut leaves (with rain on them) are really slippery.
We're headed into another holiday season, and I'm not ready for it. What happened to summer??? Alice in Oregon -- preparing for a weekend camping trip (if staying in a trailer can be called camping.) And it's supposed to rain some.
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