General Chat

Mel, I don't like the americanisation of it and kids running all round the streets:)

smell your soup from here Julia

beware of me ~ Im at my scariest today

Well I'm off out with my daughter tonight, me in me witch garb (well bought it for school heroes & villians day so may as well make the most of it) Daughter is witches cat, with the ears & tail :o))

Most fun will be knocking on a neighbours door, both him & his wife dress up really well , & hes been known to wear complete leathers and the scariest mask ever,sitting on a chair outside their house...kids walk past not knowing if its a fake person or not..then he jumps up & scares them as they go to ring the bell :o))

Trick or treating is ok if you respect not everyone likes to be involved. We tend to stick to the younger families houses, and avoid those who belong to elderly people.

now thats a good reason to celebrate and share happy memories

pmsl Merlin your funny

Fair enough Mel,Thats put the Mokers on it. I hate B Pumpkin Soup.**M**.bye bye,got to feed the Cat ( Sebastian) He,s hungry.**M**.xx.

don't sound like a very good plan to me ~ although Julia has made a batch of pumpkin soup up

In that case Mel lets have a Quick Flip around on my Magic Broomstick,Via Germany, Have a chat with Julia on the way through to "All Hallows Hall" Lots of Ghoolies and Ghosties There to Stalk you ( If you Wish).**M**.:o))))))>.pmsl.xxx.

Merlin "grounded" indeed I may be very young but I aint that young !!!

I reckon" Mel" has got the Hump,Because she,s been "Grounded" and is not allowed to fly on her" GT Broomstick". Never mind Mel, you can always fly on mine as I pass through tonight.**M**.:o))))>.pmsl.xx.

I hope not Ann arf the kids round ere ar scary enuff without all that expensive junk

I did notice that the supermarkets and shops are being left with a lot of Halloween stock so maybe people are not buying it this year.

Ann
Glos

I don't hate Halloween..........but I do find the commercial side of it rather galling these days.

It could be argued ,regarding "trick or treat " that it started off as an English tradition ( Mischief Night ) that crossed "the pond" and re-appeared here in it's present form.

Love it or loath it , Halloween isn't going to go away , it's been being celebrated in one form or another for over 2000 years.Christianity couldn't put a stop to it.........a lot of the old Pagen ways still survive today ( hidden under the guise of Christian festivals).

Watch out for the Bogie men and witches tonight......lol

Its become a big marketing plo hasnt it. We used to dress up but with homemade outfits and had just as much fun! I'm busy making things for our village Halloween party tomorrow. We have an entertainer who frightened the kids silly last year but apparently they are all coming back. Forget its history just have fun!

I work in a high school Kitty ~ I very rarely give detentions

Me too..................I can't give detentions, so wondered how you could:)

Mind you, we don't have detentions in our junior school.

no scary ~ Im a Teaching Assistant for SEN ~ are you Kitty?

Are you a teacher then Mel?

The problem today like everything else its become more "americanised" round here everyone is trying to outdo everyone else with decorations, treats and costumes

I work at the local school also and I NEVER give treats I put up a poster saying if 'anyone knocks my door tonight they will find theirselves in detention on monday' ~ Works for me!