tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post5479849323873179763..comments2023-10-22T02:31:42.812-07:00Comments on grit's day: My kids like carving pumpkinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-40127691893382485102008-11-14T14:04:00.000-08:002008-11-14T14:04:00.000-08:00oh yeah, forgot to add, trick or treating kinda co...oh yeah, forgot to add, trick or treating kinda comes from the north, though it gets muddled with mischief night or whatever it was called. you should be able to find something on wikipedia...<BR/><BR/>and the oranges - it can be a little tricky and a little messy, but worth it cos when you have a tea light in them they smell GORGEUS!mamacrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484565827023574347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-66526433683751789372008-11-13T12:53:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:53:00.000-08:00hi brad! excellent. i can now blame the americans ...hi brad! excellent. i can now blame the americans for that curry paste going mouldy in the fridge. you are a real trooper to take the wrap for that.<BR/><BR/>hi bb! oh my goodness! you have children round there with tastes for expensive candy! round here i am sure they would be happy with a sherbert dib dab from the post office.<BR/><BR/>hi mean mom; squirrel's efforts last year had to be explained to us all. no-one could see the man, or the dog.<BR/><BR/>do you know sharon, i am forcing myself to eat some lindt 70% truffle, cherry and chilli. i cannot recommend it highly enough.<BR/><BR/>you have a good point ooberg! dig says his family carved swedes. (actually he calls them turnips because he is northumbrian, which just adds to the astonishment as far as i'm concerned.)<BR/><BR/>hi mamacrow! oranges! that is a very cool idea and we shall try that!<BR/><BR/>mud, do you mean turnips or swedes?<BR/><BR/>elizabeth! this is what's great about blogging. i always learn something new.Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-58660879424909431602008-11-13T12:03:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:03:00.000-08:00Hate to put a damper on the 'Hate American festiva...Hate to put a damper on the 'Hate American festival' fest--but the Halloween festivities basically come from Ireland-where, yes they did use turnips rather than pumpkins--and yes--even the trick-or-treat bit is ancient! Except for Thanksgiving and the 4th of July-most holidays/customs were imported to America. Not created there. We just now how to blow them out of proportion!<BR/><BR/>http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/halloween.htmlElizabeth (My Reading World)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09878751176756550420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-87874003160902871372008-11-13T08:07:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:07:00.000-08:00Next year I might try carving a turnip instead.Next year I might try carving a turnip instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-74226032534880160432008-11-13T06:37:00.000-08:002008-11-13T06:37:00.000-08:00i carved oranges when I was a kid... difficult to ...i carved oranges when I was a kid... difficult to get pumkins...<BR/><BR/>but something magical about making your own lantern.<BR/><BR/>and celebrations and festivals should be by the people for the people anyhow, so surely whatever you want to do with your family is totally valid, so long as you respect other people doing it differently?<BR/><BR/>i hate carving pumkins, but I think it's because we've never been to a pumkin carving workshop.. something to add to the list for next year!mamacrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484565827023574347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-48011569357315728282008-11-13T01:56:00.000-08:002008-11-13T01:56:00.000-08:00I am a dark Earth Mother, who knows all about Samh...I am a dark Earth Mother, who knows all about Samhain and Beltaine and the moon....but I would like to add that "My kids like carving pumpkins too", it's definately the best bit. We spent the day worshipping the dead - oh no wait, we didn't - we spent it a pumpkin carving workshop too.<BR/>I'm very thankful that we don't have to carve those awful white mangleworzel things anymore like we did when I was a girl. Thank you America!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741276994276244468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-27741678930663645192008-11-12T18:21:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:21:00.000-08:00Plenty of pumpkin soup at the Pile then Grit. Not ...Plenty of pumpkin soup at the Pile then Grit. <BR/><BR/>Not too sure about Hallowe'en myself. On balance I think it's a big American con but ... we do tend to get sweets in now as the children here go to great lengths to dress up but it's a bit hit and miss as to whether any actually turn up at our door. This year there were none and I had to force myself to eat all the chocolate as dh is not too fond of milk chocolate, sad isn't it?! It wasn't a big thing when my 'boys' were small for which I am very grateful!sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247276433803886670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-35704341001558634192008-11-12T15:57:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:57:00.000-08:00Excellent pumpkin carving! 'Man walking dog' must...Excellent pumpkin carving! 'Man walking dog' must have been worth seeing!<BR/><BR/>I dislike Halloween, but was oddly disappointed when we had no trick or treaters, last year. This year we had 9 and I was thrilled. Even I don't understand myself, sometimes!Mean Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829239249872290230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-12129480071763670602008-11-12T11:32:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:32:00.000-08:00I lived in the States with my kids growing up ther...I lived in the States with my kids growing up there and did all the Halloween stuff, which to me as a Dutch woman was totally alien. Still, you adjust and learn to carve pumpkins and to eat massive amounts of candy. I don't miss it one bit now, as I think it's become hugely commercialized and the kids have gotten greedy at the door. They only want the expensive candy. I don't think it is a quaint holiday anymore at all, except for the pumpkin carving and maybe we should leave it at that, even at turnips.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-52298630071897481312008-11-12T10:50:00.000-08:002008-11-12T10:50:00.000-08:00Personally I just like to roast the seeds. Bloody ...Personally I just like to roast the seeds. <BR/><BR/>Bloody Yanks ruin everything...Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680462833188999331noreply@blogger.com