Happy Halloween from Whimfield!
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal
Happy Halloween!
As I grow older, I just don’t know what to do about Halloween.
I really like and enjoy Halloween and dressing up. But it’s one of those holidays that creeps up on me slowly and finally arrives, at which point I think, “Oh! It’s Halloween already! I wish I’d thought to organize something to do..and something to wear!”
Well, maybe you already have something to do and something to wear, dear reader. If so, I commend you on your organization skills! I don’t know why I find it so difficult…but every year I never seem to get anything organized in time.
This year my Halloween events consisted of visiting a pumpkin patch, which was quite festive, I must admit.
But today I’ve done a little grocery shopping, during which I bought a small bag of Halloween Coffee Crisps. I worry that buying Halloween chocolate bars is as festive as I’m going to get today!
Oh, I miss being a kid and trick or treating!
What are your Halloween plans?
Patrick
Oct 31st, 2008
My Halloween plans consist of being jealous of all Canadians for being able to conjure the phrase “Halloween Coffee Crisps” into reality…mmmm, Coffee Crisps….
Laura-Jane
Oct 31st, 2008
Am I to understand that Coffee Crisps do not exist in the United States???
I knew about Creamy Cucumber salad dressing being Canadian only, but…not Coffee Crisps, pray tell?
warren
Oct 31st, 2008
Wow! I just discovered your website and have spent the morning reading of your trip across Canada and your rennovating the old house. Fantastic work on all parts!
Our town declared trick-or-treating to be last night so we wandered from family member to family member’s house collecting junk food (aka my breakfast for the next few weeks!). I suppose that we’ll stay in tonight enjoying some hot chocolate lamenting the impending cooler weather. I dislike winter and remember cutting a lot of wood as a teenager. We grew up in the woods and heated with wood. Looking back on it as adult, it was great fun really. As a teen, I had to hate the work. Anyhow, I don’t envy your cold temps coming but I know you are glad to have wood ready for when it d.oes
jumblygiant
Oct 31st, 2008
I’ve never heard of coffee crisps, so they must be a Canadian item….
Nora
Oct 31st, 2008
Coffee Crisps are only the best chocolate bars ever made……I feel bad they are not available in the States……if you’ve ever tasted them you’d make regular trips to Canada to get them LOL. I am hoping that with the install of the new front porch and lights that we may get at least one trick or treater at the house this year……and I used to complain about having to buy candy for 300 kids and it never being enough……now I can’t get rid of it.
Andrea >> Become a consultant
Oct 31st, 2008
If you look online, there are “Canadian” stores in Florida and Arizona that sell Coffee Crisp and Smarties and other Canadian fare.
I’m taking my kids to the party at the community centre, followed by trick or treating at the stores in our neighbourhood. Later, we are going up the road to Mole Hill to trick or treat at the Victorian houses where people go all out to decorate and have themes. Earlier, I took my kids to the fire hall, so that my son could show off his firefighter costume.
Laura-Jane
Oct 31st, 2008
What, no Smarties in the US either????
I must say, I’m not overly fond of Smarties. I prefer M&Ms. But still, it seems weird that life-staples, like Coffee Crisp chocolate bars and little Smarties chocolate candies are non-existent to our American friends!
Now, regarding what I said about Smarties, it’s not that I wouldn’t EAT a box of Smarties (or five boxes of Smarties) if they were sitting in front of me. I’m just SAYING that they are not my FIRST choice for chocolaty-goodness.
Actually, my very favourite chocolate delight is Twix. Mmm, I love Twix.
Jennifer
Oct 31st, 2008
Happy Halloween to you! I have rehearsal tonight for a magic show witht he symphony tomorrow, so nothing for me sadly! I LOVE the mini reeses cups.
Vicki
Oct 31st, 2008
What you do for Halloween really depends on where you live. So for me as you know I give junk food to about 100 kids every year. in your case you probably won’t see many kids if any. You can start with your traditions next year now that you are out of survival mode. I still think about all the fun we had with you guys when we first lived in Chartwell. Remember the rats & how you scared the kids! Halloween has always been fun with Cam & I know you guys will start your own traditions soon!We had some fun times didn’t we Cam. Let your traditions begin!!
Marjorie
Nov 1st, 2008
Well, after so many wonderful Hallowe’ens with my three girls now all grown up, (and my grand-kids happily occupied), I was sort of ‘flying on my own’ this year. My Hallowe’en story sort of starts last Monday (Oct. 27) when I was in the huge ‘discount’ store Costco, tagging along with my music partner Peter before a trio rehearsal. I noticed the ‘bargoon priced’ Hallowe’en candies beckoning me in the Costco aisles as Peter (and I) hurried toward the vitamin shelves for Peter’s purchase. For some unknown reason, even though our music group rehearsals are called Chocolate Reverie, Peter said ‘no’ he wouldn’t put Hallowe’en candies for me on his Costco card (he knows I would have repaid him). I was baffled at his response, and yet in retrospect I think he said ‘no’ merely because he hadn’t noticed the candies – he thought I would waste time searching the aisles for them. (Not!) Well, the week progressed, I didn’t buy my usual Coffee Crisps, M and M’s and Reeses Pieces for trick-or treaters. So, since my house partner Gilles totally ignores Hallowe’en anyway, I decided to leave him home tonight (lights off, so no trick-or-treaters!!) and I took off!!! I picked up Laura-Jane’s brave little stumbling grandma Connie, who was ready for adventures, and led her through the orchard of her nursing home property to have dinner with our friend Winnie in Assisted Living on the other side of the orchard path. Nobody was assisting these Assisted Living residents with a Hallowe’en party after their lovely dinner…, but luckily I had brought my Miniature Pumpkin Tea Pot to show each of them, and they seemed happy as usual. After dinner, Connie and I ever-so-slowly walked back through the orchard path to her Nursing Home where a huge hullaballo-of-a-Hallowe’en party for these Seniors was in full swing – my old friend Bill Cave was hired to playing trumpet with his right hand, and piano chords with his left, and to lead singing from Song Sheets; a lady had brought 3 tiny dogs who seemed very ‘dancy-prancy, and the Nursing Home Activity Staff (costumed to the hilt) provided lots of food treats, party favours, wine, and fun! We ate the home-baked gingerbread cookies the residents had made, and ’scarey’ finger-shape shortbread cookies with almonds for pretend finger nails with ‘red’ or ‘green’ ooze (shiny icing) around the nails to look freaky. They looked SO freaky that when I took some of these ‘fingers’ cookies home for Gilles he couldn’t even bear the sight of them – and certainly didn’t eat them (so I ate all of them – and now I’m having a sugar fit like almost everyone else in North America tonight!)
After leaving Connie’s Nursing Home, I drove over to Parksville’s Jack-O Lantern Walk, where at least 400 carved pumpkins, each lit with a candle, lined a dark forest path. At the end of the 1/2 kilometer path, there was hot chocolate, and hot dogs. Very heart-warming vibes from the volunteers, too.
So, I had a great Hallowe’en, without particularly trying.
Happy November 1st to you all – hope your November is satisfying “without even trying” too!
brenna
Nov 2nd, 2008
hey lj… happy halloween!!! i love it too and i know cam does cause every halloween him and i would decorate to scare. and we did!! make sure you tell him what i did this year- i dressed up in big man’s clothes then stuffed them so i looked fake. then my friend who works in the film industry went to work and created me some realistic looking guts! she put holes in my clothes and made them look dirty then attached the guts. i had this goofy scarey mask on, gloves and big boots. i sat outside and waited for the trick-or-treaters. they were all saying “is that a real person?” . many were too scared to come to our door :( so as i’m sure you know i waited till the young costume wearing goers were next to me then i screamed out at them… soooooooooo fun. and hey, i went to a pumpkin patch too to get my pumpkins. little did i realize they were much more expensive there! hope you had a good one!!