tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1650627042265201583..comments2024-03-29T09:39:52.203+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: All over bar the toothache.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13652652227131794502016-11-02T08:26:24.364+00:002016-11-02T08:26:24.364+00:00Like many of your commenters I admire your efforts...Like many of your commenters I admire your efforts. I'm afraid that even if there were trickers and treaters in our township (there are only two children and I think they are in their early teens anyway) I'm not very good at 'playing the game' in the way you did.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41609414179705926532016-11-02T08:25:21.166+00:002016-11-02T08:25:21.166+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78624549677196430742016-11-02T04:44:34.985+00:002016-11-02T04:44:34.985+00:00I try to be Donna, but don't always succeed!I try to be Donna, but don't always succeed!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22792490445814469712016-11-02T04:43:48.249+00:002016-11-02T04:43:48.249+00:00That, sadly, is the bad side of it. I also heard t...That, sadly, is the bad side of it. I also heard that certain nutters in the USA had been handing out poisoned sweets, and that parents had been throwing away all the collected sweets that their children brought home, and were replacing them. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65243284875708564172016-11-01T23:05:33.285+00:002016-11-01T23:05:33.285+00:00Yes, Bonfire Night or Cracker Night as we called i...Yes, Bonfire Night or Cracker Night as we called it was a great occasion when we were kids but sadly it doesn't happen anymore as "crackers" are now illegal here.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36668811276670026942016-11-01T21:51:49.264+00:002016-11-01T21:51:49.264+00:00So cute. What an wonderful neighbor you must be.So cute. What an wonderful neighbor you must be.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2771452294482028902016-11-01T17:47:51.616+00:002016-11-01T17:47:51.616+00:00Agree with you Cro, it doesn't seem to have an...Agree with you Cro, it doesn't seem to have any purpose. I love your coffin - very spooky !<br />Halloween trick or treat, was an unknown event in the UK when I was young. It wasn't until the 1970's that it first started to be "celebrated". One 31st October there was an item on the TV programme "Nationwide", about how much effort children in the U.S. put into the evening. Within 15 minutes of watching this, there was a ring on the doorbell and two normally dressed boys rudely demanded trick or treat. Not having any sweets, we played dumb and asked them what they meant. When they couldn't explain apart from "give us some sweets or else", we told them to go away. Later, we found both cars, which had been parked on our driveway, had been bombed with bags of flour and the paintwork scratched. There was flour over our garden and along the road. What a mess. Several neighbours suffering a similar fate called the police ! We often wondered how much flour those kids must have carried about with them !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76434390238754886332016-11-01T15:44:06.117+00:002016-11-01T15:44:06.117+00:00I'm not keen on Halloween, it doesn't seem...I'm not keen on Halloween, it doesn't seem to have any purpose. Especially here where All Saints Day is quite a big festival, with everyone visiting the graves of their ancestors, etc, and decorating them with Chrysanthemums.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77243476751936877422016-11-01T15:41:44.617+00:002016-11-01T15:41:44.617+00:00I didn't think the Apples would have any taker...I didn't think the Apples would have any takers... more for us!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50733474398544904832016-11-01T15:40:03.313+00:002016-11-01T15:40:03.313+00:00We have a lot of sweets left over too. I shall lim...We have a lot of sweets left over too. I shall limit myself to just one piece per day.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20975589095740911492016-11-01T15:11:08.149+00:002016-11-01T15:11:08.149+00:00I think the way you do Halloween is fabulous and f...I think the way you do Halloween is fabulous and fun. My sister who lives in Vermont lives in a family estate that gets hundreds of children from all over the area -- being driven by their parents. When I was a girl it was a walk around the neighbourhood with fellow 'kids'. As with everything it all got out of hand and commercialized -- and expensive (of course).The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30583036431225662262016-11-01T15:01:38.737+00:002016-11-01T15:01:38.737+00:00Wish I lived next door to you. It would certainl...Wish I lived next door to you. It would certainly have added spice to my birthday celebrations (and I would have eaten the apples!!)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8450977660307453192016-11-01T14:50:47.608+00:002016-11-01T14:50:47.608+00:00I'm sure that the local children are delighted...I'm sure that the local children are delighted by the scary welcome at your house. It's great that you take the time to prepare something special for them.<br /><br />I've posted one of my usual Halloween decoration blogs, showing what some folks in my neighborhood do to entertain children of all ages.<br /><br />Downtown, the Village Halloween Parade made its way up Sixth Avenue, with all sorts of costumes, floats, music and craziness. It began decades ago as a much smaller procession organized by Ralph Lee, a talented puppeteer, and has evolved into something that is not so appealing...way too big and commercial. It's even televised for hours.<br /><br />I've got chocolate candy left over...and I'll be giving it to apartment building staff.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7084735528157938292016-11-01T14:34:27.888+00:002016-11-01T14:34:27.888+00:00I'm a tad more sane today.I'm a tad more sane today.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79474835235636806972016-11-01T14:34:00.833+00:002016-11-01T14:34:00.833+00:00We used to have huge torchlight processions throug...We used to have huge torchlight processions through the village, with all nearby villages sending marchers in amazing outfits. Bonfire night was big (and quite dangerous) in Surrey.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4596713041373169732016-11-01T14:02:21.345+00:002016-11-01T14:02:21.345+00:00A brilliant effort for a mad monk.A brilliant effort for a mad monk.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51407835402757273022016-11-01T13:24:15.348+00:002016-11-01T13:24:15.348+00:00All quiet here in regards to Halloween and Bonfire...All quiet here in regards to Halloween and Bonfire Night. But I do have memories from my childhood....of when every house had a bonfire which ended up with the air thick with smoke at the end of the evening, and my Grandfather, who used to love holding rockets and bangers in his hands, parallel to the ground, so that the firework would shoot off in front or behind him. Bless him, in hindsight he must have had a crazy streak in him!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14999442222084602412016-11-01T12:17:38.774+00:002016-11-01T12:17:38.774+00:00My junior memories of Bonfire Night in my Surrey v...My junior memories of Bonfire Night in my Surrey village are wonderful. Part of my character forming.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75499483121132425772016-11-01T12:15:37.281+00:002016-11-01T12:15:37.281+00:00Best to discourage it NOW. It gets out of hand.Best to discourage it NOW. It gets out of hand.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31227270198615252352016-11-01T11:57:41.885+00:002016-11-01T11:57:41.885+00:00Fair play to you for making an effort, as you say ...Fair play to you for making an effort, as you say whether you agree with it or not those nights are what memories are made ofTricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89093114839547874222016-11-01T11:25:39.333+00:002016-11-01T11:25:39.333+00:00Aussies never used to "do" Halloween ut ...Aussies never used to "do" Halloween ut as in all things we copy America so it is beginning to catch on. Well trawling the neighbourhood in makeshift costumes asking for lollies ( sweets )is catching on anyway! I'm definitely not a fan !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73174431326767310032016-11-01T10:40:25.320+00:002016-11-01T10:40:25.320+00:00I couldn't get any real ones; Spiders, I mean....I couldn't get any real ones; Spiders, I mean. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27068084305060517802016-11-01T10:35:08.424+00:002016-11-01T10:35:08.424+00:00Sweets and spiders - brilliant idea.Sweets and spiders - brilliant idea.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82560232747640609752016-11-01T10:23:53.043+00:002016-11-01T10:23:53.043+00:00We had just 3 children and 2 adults. Still, we did...We had just 3 children and 2 adults. Still, we did our bit.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59562622484403538662016-11-01T10:23:06.825+00:002016-11-01T10:23:06.825+00:00Bonfire Night (Nov 5th) in England is a bit more b...Bonfire Night (Nov 5th) in England is a bit more bloodthirsty. We burn Popes, and unpopular celebrities; just effigies of course.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com