Autumn and Halloween

[rmmcscott]

I too love fall/autumn... the Halloween stuff is ok... I enjoy seeing kids (even though I have none of my own) enjoying themselves in their costumes, just about as much as I enjoy watching my friends in their more elaborate costumes!

I on thing I miss the most is the homemade popcorn balls that always awaited us at my Grandmother's farmhouse... chewy, sweet, delicious - I can almost taste it today! It was always a treat to go out to the farm and get those popcorn balls, and all the kids in the area came for popcorn balls... even the long-time neighbors came around with their grandkids because she'd been doing them for so long - it started when my mom was small and they couldn't afford a bunch of candy for the kids in the area (not to mention they had 6 kids of their own), popcorn was cheap and making popcorn balls was easy. My grandmother is 84 now, and I should ask her to make the popcorn balls for my niece and nephew!

Anyway... Makeitstop, make your own halloween - invite some of your friends and have an "old-fashioned" halloween. Make it a night in with a jack-o-lantern, some homemade goodies, and good friends!

Scott

[pdcorlis]

Anyway... Makeitstop, make your own halloween - invite some of your friends and have an "old-fashioned" halloween. Make it a night in with a jack-o-lantern, some homemade goodies, and good friends!
Scott

Amen - all traditions have to start somewhere - why not start some of your own today?

[mexpiper]

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I on thing I miss the most is the homemade popcorn balls that always awaited us at my Grandmother's farmhouse... chewy, sweet, delicious My grandmother is 84 now, and I should ask her to make the popcorn balls for my niece and nephew!


Scott[/QUOTE]

So what's stopping you from learning from Grandmother how to make popcorn balls???? My grandmother died when my brothers were little ( I am 16 years older than them ) I carry on some of the things my grandmother did...[especially tomatoe soup cake--i just made some for my cousins, last week,,, and you could see the tears in their eyes.. and their kids reply was yuck...]
I have not had popcorn balls in years....hmmm i have my neighbors recipe somewhere.

Unfortunately, since i live in a drug/crime infested neighborhood... we don't get trick or treaters. I still buy candy... the good stuff,,, so i can eat it.

I guess, since I purchased some very BMovie dvds (99C) that have some really bad monster movies on them.. I will sit in the dark and watch them!

[kevinkinney]

Hello all,

Halloween signals a change in mood for our town. It's the last great gasp of early Autumn before the slow slide of winter begins. It's our late season Mardi Gras.

Kevin.

[slohairt]

Oíche Shona Shamhna!

Hallowe'en/Autumn is my favourite time of the year as well. My family combines traditional Irish customs such as a big supper with various Irish delicacies like Colcannon and Barmbrack with the usual North American ones. People tend to think of Hallowe'en as a North American holiday, and forget its roots in Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland, it is a public holiday.

Costume-making was a labour of love that began in early September until the last moments before All Hallows Eve. Even today, I still spend a lot of time making costumes. (and even occasionally win money!) Now, I have a two-year-old daughter and look forward to helping her with costumes as she gets older. This year, my wife will be the Wicked Witch of the West, I will be a Winkie Guard, and my daughter will be a flying monkey!

[Jock Scot]

Autumn is a wonderful time of year. It's my favourite season. A time for looking inward, releasing the old year and preparing for the new.
Without going into my religious beliefs about autumn and samhain, I am just happy to experience it.

Plus, it always feels great to wear a kilt in the Scottish autumn.

What a superb autumn we are having,the hills are magnificent and the leaves on the trees on the lower slopes are almost up to American standards with their colours.A vintage autumn for us-----and no midges.The deer on the hills are in the best condition that I have ever seen,I just hope that does not bode ill for the winter.Yes, a great time to wear the kilt.

[JRB]

I love autumn. I especially like halloween and I've got the tattoo to prove it!

[beloitpiper]

Autumn has been making me homesick. The leaves here don't change into the vibrant colors like they do in Wisconsin, and the cider, although good, is clear and sweet, a far cry from the cloudy, bitter cider from the orchards of my home.

I also go out of my way to step on a crunchy-looking leaf.

Oh, and Wisconsin Badger games too. It's not just watching the Badgers, it's the whole ceremony I miss. Waking up on a Saturday at 10:00, finding a spot in Camp Randall's parking lot to start tailgating. Just relaxing with a few beer brats and deep fried Wisconsin cheddar cheese curds (WHOA could I go for a few of those night now!), enjoying the cool weather with friends, and then during the game cheering on the band, singing "On, Wisconsin!" with my dad. Afterwards, going home and warming up with a fire and some homemade pumpkin soup and rye bread.

Ok, I gotta stop now...

[ccga3359]

I too love autumn, although I don't recall appreciating it until I came to Canada. the crunching of the leaves, the frost, the first snow. As I grow older though I'm appreciating spring more and more.

[Jerry]

I'm not much for Halloween anymore, since all of my kids are grown and no grandkids are yet on the horizon. We live in the country, and our house isn't even visible until you pull into the yard, so we don't get trick or treaters either. But, I love the cooler temperatures of Autumn. I haven't had any heat or cooling on since the end pf September. The leaves are just starting to turn, and the smell of wood smoke occasionally drifts over from my nearest neighbor (nearly a quarter mile away) Weekends feature Saturday mornings sitting in my tree stand, with my crossbow, and afternoon college football, especially Va Tech. It's great see that the students have put the tragedy from earlier this year behind them.