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Happy Halloween! All treats, no tricks, a little snark.

October 31, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 7 Comments

Happy Halloween

Cat Burglars. My sister and me.

 

Happy Halloween everyone. I’m ready for the trick or treaters, although I need to make one more candy run because somehow Iย made a pre-Halloween, largishย dent in my sweet stash. Running out of candy on Halloween is aย bad thing for a whole lot of reasons.

I don’t need any tricks.

Since Halloween 2016 falls on a Monday, I wonder if the crowd be thinner than say a Saturday night Halloween? Probably not. When I was a kid, if Halloween fell during the school week, ourย town of Keiser moved trick or treating to the weekend. Yet another small town magical perk. Does anyone else remember this sort of thing?

How about thisโ€”trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.

Seriously, with ourย unseasonably warm weather, foot smelling should be avoided at all costs. Hottestย October on record. That’s a trick I don’t much like. It’s no wonder my iris bloomed again, and I have coneflowers out the kazoo. Not that I’m complaining about my coneflowers, not really. But Halloween should be chilly and goosebumpy not veiledย in sweat.

The weather’s a trick.

And here’s another one…

Deer Damage on cherry tree

Bambi rutted up against our youngย cherry tree leaving a deep wound that I hope will heal. At the advice of my local nursery, I wrapped the trunkย andย now the cherry tree is going as a mummy for Halloween. So far, no more deer problems. (knock on wood)

If you’re one of those people who doesn’t like Halloween for whatever reason, it won’t hurt my feelings if you stop reading (if you read this far). I happen to enjoy everything about it. In today’sย world gone mad, pausingย to not take ourselves so seriously might be a good thing. Of course you easilyย run the risk of offending someone by your Halloween costume. Lordy. People, we’re walking a fine line when it’s okay to dress as Bill or Hillary or The Donaldย but not a Pilgrim.

For this Halloween,ย what ifย we all dressed upย as civilized, well-mannered, intelligent Americans? Oops, I think Walmart sold out of that costume long, long ago…

Whether you believe it or not, Halloween kicks off theย holiday season and two solid months of celebrating. Soon we’ll be eating turkey, decking the halls,ย and saying goodbyeย to another year.

Can you believe 2016 is circling the drain?

For now let’s not think about 2017ย and simply enjoy Halloween 2016.

A few Halloweenish pictures from lastย week…

Happy Halloween 2016

 

my Halloween porch

 

my sister

 

Fayetteville mural

 

vintage jack-o-lantern

  1. Small pumpkin, huge stem;
  2. Our porch;
  3. My beautiful sister;
  4. Fayetteville mural;
  5. Vintage jack-o-lantern; vintage table runner; vintage table.

I hope your Halloween is filled with lots of treats, zero tricks, and a little snark for good measure.

[tweetthis]Happy Halloween y’all! #trickortreatsmellmyfeet[/tweetthis]

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

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Comments

  1. Dorothy Johnson says

    October 31, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    What?! It’s not politically correct to be a Pilgrim? Ridiculous! Love your pictures. I have great Trick or Treat memories, too.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 31, 2016 at 3:44 pm

      Nope. Apparently not. Happy Halloween, Dorothy!

      Reply
  2. Martha Orlando says

    October 31, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    Happy Halloween, Talya! Thanks for the chuckle you gave me with this cute post. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 31, 2016 at 3:44 pm

      Thanks, Martha!

      Reply
  3. Colene says

    October 31, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Clowns are probably not allowed either! I haven’t heard about no pilgrim costumes. What’s with that? I’m counting on winning your October giveaway! Haha Nice pictures.

    Reply
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    November 14, 2016 at 7:13 pm

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