tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post3009976569557338525..comments2024-03-27T06:09:04.368-04:00Comments on Blogging, Near Philadelphia: 800 and CountingNancy Near Philadelphiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-24135009317642789482009-11-01T11:10:43.342-05:002009-11-01T11:10:43.342-05:00Follow up on my last post..
We went out for our f...Follow up on my last post..<br /><br />We went out for our final dinner last night, and came back just in time o see a group of children with their parents.<br /><br />I stopped them from moving on and dashed inside for our candy.<br /><br />The children were very polite, each taking a piece....but thn I told them they had to have it ALL because we were going home in the morning. There was a bit of a feeding frenzy, which was great fun!<br /><br />:)<br />JudiJudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634873228119005047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-10491301409057465002009-10-31T09:06:07.801-04:002009-10-31T09:06:07.801-04:00As a family, we are still in Houston on vacation, ...As a family, we are still in Houston on vacation, so experiencing an American Halloween for the first time. We were talking the other evening about how, when Stan and I were children, there was no celebration of Halloween in the UK at all.<br /><br />When Drew was a kid, we carved the occasional pumpkin and made pumpkin pie with the insides, but there was no Trick or Treating.<br /><br />Drew reminded us that he DID dress up one Halloween, for a party. At the time, there was some kind of superhero thing the boys were into (isn't there always?) and one of the characters was a magician. I made him a cape, etc. and Stan created the essential cane with a crystal as the handle by using a walking stick and the top of the bathroom tap.<br /><br />Drew said he is reminded of it every time he uses the taps in our bathroom. Isn't it amazing how you create memories without realising you are doing so?<br /><br />We are all set tonight with our candy in a bowl - hope the local kids come because we go home tomorrow!<br /><br />:)<br />JudiJudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634873228119005047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-84923540417951539002009-10-31T00:00:19.540-04:002009-10-31T00:00:19.540-04:00My mother, being originally from Lancaster county,...My mother, being originally from Lancaster county, but us living in Ethiopia---dressed us as Amish. <br /><br />wardo8484@earthlink.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-76542761554285553802009-10-30T09:51:08.678-04:002009-10-30T09:51:08.678-04:00Congrats on the 802nd post! Wow! I don't if ...Congrats on the 802nd post! Wow! I don't if I would ever have that much to talk about! Your quilts are just gorgeous! I remember my favorite costume was dressing as Roy Rogers with the mask, hat and my "horse" was a stick horse (Romper Room). I think I am dating myself! Thanks for the chance. PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-53323902071632465852009-10-29T21:21:02.428-04:002009-10-29T21:21:02.428-04:00A tv with Howdy Doody inside....what a great costu...A tv with Howdy Doody inside....what a great costume!<br />My favorite costume was a punkin.<br />I dyed a white sheet orange, cut out each section and then stuffed it with newspaper and then made the top for my head out of felt. I wore a green turtle neck and tights....<br />We always made our own costumes, never bought them at the store..<br />Peggyparont1222@comcast.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366036982824482928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-17794108108720715542009-10-29T06:06:55.927-04:002009-10-29T06:06:55.927-04:00802 posts! Congratulations. We don't do Hallow...802 posts! Congratulations. We don't do Halloween much out here, yet I was always fascinated by it when I saw stories about it on television. I loved the peanuts movies; especially "The Great Pumpkin". I really loved Charlie Brown's ghost costume with all the holes in it. <br />Hope you have a wonderful Halloween, and a great weekend away.The Naturalist's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454723409700124944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-30672666578139270602009-10-29T04:43:41.622-04:002009-10-29T04:43:41.622-04:00802 that means you talk to much.........lol..........802 that means you talk to much.........lol..........just joking I am nudging 600.......enjoy the trip.......it is lots of fun as you know........Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-23032534570472911212009-10-29T00:28:57.953-04:002009-10-29T00:28:57.953-04:00I don't remember my favorite costume but I do ...I don't remember my favorite costume but I do remember my father painting up our faces every Halloween. And Indian, a witch a fairy. He was normally a hands off father so to have him do this each year was special.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-52836423481562840722009-10-28T20:04:36.741-04:002009-10-28T20:04:36.741-04:00Congratulations on 802 posts. That is dedication....Congratulations on 802 posts. That is dedication. My fav Halloween costume was dressing up like a vampire - long black wig and my mom made me a black dress out of some shiny material with long drippy sleeves. We did heavy make up and everything. Boy, did I think I was cool, lol.Dihttp://www.needlemarket.com/quiltedmomentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-76241834097387211902009-10-28T16:39:52.144-04:002009-10-28T16:39:52.144-04:00congrats tia! i love this! and that is exactly wha...congrats tia! i love this! and that is exactly what the quilt is suppossed to look like. my favorite costume was probably when my gramom made me a dress out of old wedding dresses and a slik cape like thing or when i went as minnie mouse and my best friend went as mickey (with home made costumes that is)Abigail Haresignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444436464448742644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-43702642229160758832009-10-28T13:29:19.886-04:002009-10-28T13:29:19.886-04:00This is weird but I can't remember any costume...This is weird but I can't remember any costume from my childhood I liked. I know I loved some of them but the only one I do remember was one I hated. It was a Robin Hood costume and once I found out Robin Hood was a boy that was it-I hated it. My mother made me wear it anyways.Chris@Cats On My Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939199112658894873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-42819768222722137192009-10-28T09:57:49.408-04:002009-10-28T09:57:49.408-04:00I loved being Dale Evans in my cowgirl outfit beca...I loved being Dale Evans in my cowgirl outfit because I was so in love with Roy Rogers! I had a fringed skirt and fringed vest, a cowboy hat, and guns in a holster. I thought I was gorgeous! blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-87448273942789886332009-10-28T08:58:21.605-04:002009-10-28T08:58:21.605-04:00Whay a brave soul to say yes to the Grandmother...Whay a brave soul to say yes to the Grandmother's flower garden! Very sweet too!<br />Congrats on the TWO babies on the way!!!<br />I really don't remember many costumes as Halloween just wasn't that big of a deal growing up. Before we even knew of the words politically incorrect I once dressed up as a Mexican! Wearing a big sombrero, poncho and mustache!<br /><br />I wish I could go to Lancaster with you. Enjoy!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-85470529944444818802009-10-28T08:32:33.348-04:002009-10-28T08:32:33.348-04:00I remember being a rubics cube.
Jacob will be a p...I remember being a rubics cube.<br /><br />Jacob will be a penguin this year.<br /><br />Have fun in Lancaster.The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-89917666984697205682009-10-28T07:44:53.521-04:002009-10-28T07:44:53.521-04:00Here's to 800 more!
When I was in college ...Here's to 800 more! <br /><br />When I was in college in the late 70s, I went as the influenza bug - red tights, pink thermal shirt, blue shorts, deely bobber headband, a big yellow plastic sledgehammer, face and hands painted a lovely shade of putrid green. I carried glitter, and spread my charm all night long. <br /><br />Best to you and your growing family!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544757598004565474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-76227096944276481372009-10-28T07:01:59.855-04:002009-10-28T07:01:59.855-04:00More than 800 posts!! Wow!!!
We don't celebra...More than 800 posts!! Wow!!!<br /><br />We don't celebrate Hallowe'en in Australia, but I can tell you about a favourite costume my Mum made for a fancy dress party when I was about 5 years old. I was a rainbow, complete with a little gold bag in the shape of a pot....there always is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!<br />Mum covered a dress in rows of coloured paper like a rainbow and made a rainbow shaped headpiece as well.<br />I thought I was gorgeous!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831644517557759507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-10077268414578173052009-10-28T06:22:44.390-04:002009-10-28T06:22:44.390-04:00Congratulations on your 800+ posts. You blog is o...Congratulations on your 800+ posts. You blog is one of my favorites. I can only remember dressing up as a football player one year. So many years ago, and the mind is losing some(lot) of earlier memories. Thanks for your blogging. CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-87775250123469312582009-10-28T03:55:12.806-04:002009-10-28T03:55:12.806-04:00Trick or treating came far too late to the UK for ...Trick or treating came far too late to the UK for me to ever participate as a child although my kids love it and I really enjoy seeing all the kids in their costumes calling round to us. However taking a slight bit of artistic licence here the one fancy dress costume I remember from childhood was a time when I was dressed up for our village gala (sort of summer fun day/fete/parade) at the age of three in a Noddy costume (a little elf character from the Enid Blyton childrens books of that ere) I even won third prize but I'm sorry to say I've no idea which characters/costumes beat me to first and secondAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-41847066910876835782009-10-28T01:40:47.111-04:002009-10-28T01:40:47.111-04:00Congrats on your 802nd post!! My favorite costume...Congrats on your 802nd post!! My favorite costume was from 1968. My mother dressed me up with an afro wig, big round sunglasses, jeans, and a big billowy flowered shirt. I had a play guiter and lots of grandma's big beaded necklaces on my neck. I won 1st place in the City of Umatilla Halloween festival. I have a newspaper picture and a small trophy in my "treasures" box.<br /><br />Thanks for the memories!Patihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468754785976831045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-48503714266195113922009-10-27T23:08:09.120-04:002009-10-27T23:08:09.120-04:00Wow Nancy,
That is a great hexagon quilt you are m...Wow Nancy,<br />That is a great hexagon quilt you are making- <br />As for your question- hmmm I think it was much later in my life when I dressed up My favorite costume was when I was dressed up as the great pumpkin for Halloween - the year I was pregnant with my son. I still dress up as something- often a witch with a warty nose because I don't have much time to get a costume together. My kindergarten students think its great when I get dress up just like them. I am sure I dressed up as princesses and an old woman but I don't really remember costumes from my childhood.<br />Have a great time in Lancaster, Nancy- <br />It sounds like spring will be an exciting time in your household. We will wish easy pregnancies for the moms and the safe arrival for your grand babies.<br />Warmest regards,<br />Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-8431857985469788932009-10-27T21:57:43.846-04:002009-10-27T21:57:43.846-04:00Wow, 802 posts!! Congratulations!
I've never b...Wow, 802 posts!! Congratulations!<br />I've never been a big fan of Halloween so the only costume I really remember from childhood is being an Indian. I tied my teddy bear onto my back as a papoose, I think. As I recall, that was my last costume since I was a sixth grader that year and that was the end of trick-or-treating. I didn't mind giving it up as I was shy and it was torture having all the elderly people in my small town attempt to talk to me-"Aren't you L and E's girl? Which one are you?" (I have two sisters very close in age to me).<br /><br />Enjoy your trip to Lancaster. Are you looking for fabrics for those baby quilts?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474597082870302887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-87520095199124901672009-10-27T21:48:45.542-04:002009-10-27T21:48:45.542-04:00Hi Nancy, thank you for your generosity. My favor...Hi Nancy, thank you for your generosity. My favorite costume is when my mom dressed my up like Raggedy Ann! I had a red wig, a gingham dress...cute, cute! Congratulations on your 800th post.julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-58490619351099298592009-10-27T21:14:13.056-04:002009-10-27T21:14:13.056-04:00Congrats on a milestone post AND to your double de...Congrats on a milestone post AND to your double delight grandchildren on the way.<br /><br />Favorite costume - the year I was a bat - easy, in my dance school leotard and fishnet tap tights, with wings made from one of my dad's collarless clerical shirts...momma did some creative cutting of seams and scalloping the sleeves, just left a couple of buttons at the top. I swooped all over the house before trotting off to collect candy with the gang. Thanks for encouraging the memories !! ~~LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870643867880538539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-33861978371091200502009-10-27T21:13:04.829-04:002009-10-27T21:13:04.829-04:00My favorite to reminisce about is when I was in Lo...My favorite to reminisce about is when I was in Lower School and I had no costume for the Halloween parade. In haste, my mother dug out her old mini dress (very mini on her, way down past my knees at that age)from the '60s that had little peace signs and said "peace" and "love" all over it. She braided my hair, gave me little fake daisies and said to just wander around handing out flowers and saying "make love not war". I must have looked at her skeptically because she said: trust me, at your school everyone will get it. And as we would all expect, everyone (except me) got it.kdmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548325006999750331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-72499797819964370502009-10-27T21:02:12.599-04:002009-10-27T21:02:12.599-04:00Congrats on the posts!
My favorite costume was ...Congrats on the posts! <br /><br />My favorite costume was "cousin it" from the Adams family. I don't know who made it for me but it was a brown sheath from head to toe and had nothing but brown strands of yarn cascading down to cover the whole body.Trishhttp://www.allthingscrafty.comnoreply@blogger.com