Monthly Musings-October

It's somehow the end of October which means it's time for Monthly Musings hosted by Holly and Patty. This month's questions have a throwback feel to them and I love a throwback. Let's go... 

1. Favorite Halloween traditions? 

My own littles are grown with littles of their own now, so this will be a bit of a stroll down memory lane. We never made a huge deal out of Halloween, but we did costumes and trick or treating and always looked forward to that. 

My girls elementary school days were spent living in a cozy cul-de-sac in a small neighborhood so that's where most of the trick or treating took place. There were several other neighborhoods within walking distance of ours so plenty of houses. 

The dads typically walked the neighborhoods with the kids, and the moms stayed home to pass out candy. I enjoyed seeing everyone dressed up. It was usually cold and many years the kids would be wearing coats over their outfits which was a bummer, but sometimes necessary. There was usually a parade at school too, and parents came to watch. I remember that from my own elementary school days as well.  

When we moved to the UK Halloween was murky...do they celebrate or not? The girls went to a party, or maybe out with friends, the first year we lived there and dressed as '60's girls' which was super cute. 

2. Special Halloween dinners or spooky snacks? 

We usually had chili for dinner because as I said, it was almost always cold outside. 

3. What do you typically do on Halloween? 

Our neighborhood has had trunk or treats in years past, but I don't think one is going on in the neighborhood this year. There are many happening all around town, and organized trick or treating seems to be more common now than going house to house like we did as children. Also these trunk or treats have been happening since last weekend, so I guess Halloween is now a week-long celebration? 

Since moving to the lake hubs and I have been to a few Halloween parties and I love a good costume. 

This year we'll see the local grandkids and they have a fantastic family costume I'm excited about. My Tennessee grands also have the absolute cutest costumes and they live in a neighborhood where trick or treating is easy. I'll have to settle for a photo there though. 

No parties this year for hubs and I, but my grandson's birthday is the week of Halloween so we'll be celebrating him over the weekend. 

Our neighborhood does a dock or treat and that's fun! Kayakers paddle to various host docks for a sip and snack. We're hosting a stop here this year and will serve a limoncello sip with a savory cheddar and pepper jelly thumbprint. 

 

I've never made the savory thumbprints before but they sound good.  

4. Do you carve or paint pumpkins? 

Not anymore. We never painted but always carved, and the kids had fun with that. These days I have un-carved pumpkins on my front porch as decor. 

5. Favorite Halloween Candy? 

I had a candy question in the Hodgepodge this week, but as far as true Halloween candy goes I'll say a Reese's cup. 

6. What are you giving out for Halloween this year? 

We don't usually get trick or treaters here, but I do have treats for the grandkids who will stop by to show us their costumes. I have Reese's because hubs loves them, tootsie pops, and Starburst. 

7. Full size or fun-size? 

Fun size. I love the fun size. 

8. Favorite Halloween Costume of all time? 

This is a tough one. Hubs and I dressed as Austin Powers and his girl one year and that was a big hit. 

9. Favorite Halloween movies? 

None. I'm not a fan of horror or the whole Halloween movie genre. 

10.  What are the trick or treat hours where you live? 

Depending where you go it's 5-8, or 6:30-8:30.  

Thanks Holly and Patty for the link up...hop over to their blogs if you want to read more or add a post of your own. 

Note-I'm hosting a Day In The Life link up on Thursday, Nov 13th for anyone who'd like to participate. You'll find details at the end of this blog post-A Freshly Painted Hodgepodge.  These posts are always fun to read, and if you've always wanted to try one here's your chance.