tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post5505741232459594571..comments2023-10-09T17:16:56.724+01:00Comments on Blue Island Almanack: The great pumpkinDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-69704282685079579142008-10-31T20:40:00.000+00:002008-10-31T20:40:00.000+00:00Sue,What a great way to observe the holiday. I'm a...Sue,<BR/>What a great way to observe the holiday. I'm always glad to see events that bring the community together.<BR/>The community where my mother grew up in rural Louisiana has the same kinds of problems with traditional trick-or-treating. Their solution is for all of the kids to meet at the church and pile into a hay wagon. The wagon hauls them in a circuit to several homes that have volunteered to give out candy or baked-goods. They stop at each house for several minutes and the adults spend a few minutes talking, taking pictures, eating pie, and drinking coffee (it's a dry parish), while the kids play games.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-71524647818931764742008-10-31T20:31:00.000+00:002008-10-31T20:31:00.000+00:00PJ,My brother and I were Halloween fanatics. As fo...PJ,<BR/>My brother and I were Halloween fanatics. As for this year's costume, I'll be dressed as a part-time graduate student.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-45607694846744750442008-10-31T19:27:00.000+00:002008-10-31T19:27:00.000+00:00In our rural area of no sidewalks, and dispersed h...In our rural area of no sidewalks, and dispersed housing, the institution of a community based party for all the children at the community center (opened in 2000 in an abandoned elementary school), is a solution that assists both safety and reduces automobile use, as parents used to have to drive children from small holler to holler to trick or treat. Every one in the neighborhood can donate one big bag of treats to the community center and not have to worry about whether they have over bought or under bought for the crowds. Which reminds me, I'd better get out of the office and stop at Walmart on the way home to buy my donation bag of treats and drop it at the community center on the way home!sgreerpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764262558160301061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7062615889003930092.post-67926804105248580872008-10-31T15:21:00.000+00:002008-10-31T15:21:00.000+00:00who knew erd was such a halloween nut!!.. great po...who knew erd was such a halloween nut!!.. great post!!! who are you dressing up like this year?...Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.com