I don't know if I've shared Halloween memories from my childhood but, if not, here goes:
My childhood was in the late 50's and early 60's. I grew up in an apartment building in New York City, and we would come home from elementary school, change into our costumes, and trick or treat in our building. We didn't have to brave the cold.
I can still remember the joy of chocolate and lollipops (especially Tootsie Roll lollipops), and the disappointment of candy corn.
Fun fact, did you know that candy corn was originally called "chicken feed" and was marketed for Christmas? No, neither did I until earlier this year.
It's a fascinating candy but I still won't eat it.
Now, contrast that with today. Today we are expected to reach a record high in the 70's F. (about 23C), kind of scary in its own way.
But I'm not sure how many children will come to our door. They've probably had their fill of trunk or treats and business Halloween parades.
How about some Halloweeny type photos? First, for those who like the scary.
A bucket of skulls from our local Scarecrow contest.
Finally, one for those who don't want to be frightened.
Tomorrow, some sky and foliage photos.
I've never heard of candy corn. It's very colourful but doesn't look or sound very appetising, though I realise that's not the point!
ReplyDelete...Halloween sure has become a decorating rage.
ReplyDeleteDry clever decorations.
ReplyDeleteI’m a suburban child, I went house to house, carried an old pillowcase for my loot. But my aunt lived in a large apartment building. She’d make small bags of treats for the kids in her building and sometimes she’d save a few for me and my sisters,
A warm Halloween. Ours is usually fairly warm, so it's strange to have had such cool temps lately.
ReplyDeleteI don't want a big bowl of candy corn, but I like a little bit! Only the big name brand, the others are like wax. I get a lot of trick-or-treaters. I live one the same street, one block from, and elementary school. Plus, I decorate. I grew up in a suburb within walking distance of school, and many houses had kids, so it was a big bunch going on. Still, rules were not to eat anything open. My father took me out one year, and a house had a table in their foyer with homemade cupcakes. My father let me have one, but I had to eat it before we got home! It used to be a kids holiday, now a lot is marketed for the partying adults.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Halloween photos! Like you, it's hard for us to predict how many little visitors we will get tonight (and some not-so-little). We have a large bag of candy ready to go!
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween! Have a great night and don't eat too much candy. :)
ReplyDeleteI like candy corn mainly because it makes me think of fall and Thanksgiving. The Christmas variety of candy corn has gotten more popular over the years and I wondered why that was. It never appealed to me and I certainly don't remember it from my childhood as I do the orange, yellow, and white corn. I think I read somewhere that it used to be called "Chicken Feed" which fits it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIt reached 80º in parts of the city here today. The warmest I saw our thermometer read was 78º, though. It's way too warm for autumn but I shall not complain. Old man winter will be breathing down our necks soon enough.
I made pizza for dinner tonight and we're going to watch Ghostbusters. We can do this since tomorrow is DH's off Friday. :) Have a good weekend, Alana! xo
I went to the library yesterday and ended up being interviewed by our community cable channel about my Halloween memories. Growing up in Detroit with houses on 40 foot lots, you could collect enough candy to last till Easter. Those were the days, lol. Oh, and I hate candy corn. They shouldn't even call it candy.
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