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    Sunday, October 15, 2006

    Mixed Bag

    Thanks to StomperGirl for giving my husband the drum.

    Off to Dan's he dutifully trudged. However, he didn't think i'd like the cheapo white ( Chardy ), so went 'upmarket' at $7 a bottle for some French Sauvvy.

    I'm a sucker for marketing, so I appreciate a French wine called "Arrogant Frog", and a drop named "Ribit White". I found it hilarious, and being reminded of Toad of Toad Hall is cool too.

    It aint Oyster Bay, but it does the trick.








    I also proto-typed the eggcarton spider I plan to get the kids to make for this Weds' Mother's Group at my house. Showers are forecast, which is typical. Bah. Told-you-so and etc. bah!

    I wonder if i'll get any trick-or-treaters this year ?
    I still have all the leftover bags of stale lollies from last year if any kids are keen enough ...

    15 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    The kids have actually been invited to a Halloween Party this year ... something I never thought I'd see outside the US. I like the fancy dress part of it - I'm not so keen on the truck loads of candy that gets brought home.

    LBA said...

    I felt bad the first year we moved here .. we had kiddie-callers, and it was just lucky I had a fresh stash. I supposed we'd moved to the burbs and duly remembered it.

    I worked it last year, and nary a caller. I was soooo disappointed.
    The boy loves an unexpected caller, so i'm hoping we'll get some this year :)

    Ditto on the candy though. I'm a bit of a carrot-stick nazi ....

    Bec said...

    I'm such a grump. I chased away grubby teenagers the last two years in our old house. They were hunting in a pack, hadn't bothered to dress up and were very much just in it for the lollies.

    Bah hallow-humbug.

    Maybe it's the move this year to more serene suburban streets and away from grungy inner city, or maybe it's just the inevitable passage of time, but I am feeling much more mellow about trick-or-treaters this year.

    As long as they're not grubby teenagers in civvies.

    Anonymous said...

    I love Halloween and the Trick-Or-Treaters, but the last couple of years we haven't had very many. I think it's because of the serious cold weather and the fact that so many people are promoting "safer" alternatives to door to door stuff.

    I love the new look too! :)

    Bec said...

    Forgot to say I like the spider!

    My float said...

    that spider is terrific. have you seen the site www.kidscraftweekly.com? they do some great stuff every week. although it seems like you have a good handle on the arty crafty stuff.

    i have to admit, the halloween thing annoys the beejeesus out of me. it's the only day of the year I thank the heavens that I live in a flat. a security one! they've got to get past the grumpy old trolls before they get to me, thank goodness!

    Stomper Girl said...

    Oh, I'm with you, I love the Arrogant Frog/Ribit wine. Not sure I could pay a whole $7 for a bottle though...
    The spider is excellent. Thanks for the Halloween heads-up too, I should stock in some lollies. And then hide them from Fixit or he will eat them instead - he's worse than the kids.

    Stomper Girl said...

    PS. Slow! Just noticed the new look, very nice. Does this mean you went Beta or have you just been playing?

    LBA said...

    Bec - no candy for plain-clothed kids. You want candy, you need to come to my house looking silly ;)

    My float - thanks for the link!
    Basically all my stuff is from childhood memories/Playschool.. so will check this site out .. ta !

    Stomper - no, just a bit of a tweak-up. Wanted to tweak, thought about Beta-er-ing at the same time, but nixed the latter .. for now .. ?

    Thanks all for the comp's on the site and the spider ! :)

    Melody said...

    I remember buying from Dan's a lovely box of Dan's own label wine for monet's b'day party last year. (For the adults obviously!) It was so nice and oh-so cheap. Something like $5 a bottle!

    nutmeg said...

    Your site looks beautiful!

    I was just at Dan Murphy's up here in Sydney but completely forgot to look for the wine bargains. I was on a beer mission for Mr J. Anyway, back I'll go.

    Thanks also to MF for the link; my crafty side has imploded of late. I'll be taking a look.

    But H&B, your spider looks a treat; I'm thinking you may not need many tips :-)

    Gina said...

    Kids....lollies....oh, they'll be keen. Thankfully we found a "halloween alternative" carnival complete with booths, petting zoo and costume contest to get us and and keep us from having to answer the door every nano second. (Bah-humbug-ish?).

    Wes said...

    The Spider looks very very cool! I love it!

    Anonymous said...

    i too love your spider. perhaps you picked up craft (and hairstyling)skills from your wonderful mother :)

    shpprgrl said...

    We have very few each year. I've started buying the good candy since we are usually the ones stuck with the leftovers....which isn't good! ;)

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