Happy Halloween everyone!
The best Halloween ever started with a field trip to the farmer's market with Maya's class. Both Victor and I went along on this sunny warm day of October. We all walked there and spread into teams for scavenger hunt. Each team (3 kids per grown up) had a list of things to spot in the market, then check then off a list and draw them.
We managed a detour on the way back so the class passed by our garden and see the display.
I picked Maya from school with the witches costumes (hers and mine) and we tricked of treated our way home.
Later, Victor took Maya downtown, where a community theater was putting on a Hounted House. In spite of chosing "Safe Lane" Maya came out really fast - and asked Victor not to talk to me about it "except maybe when I can't hear you"
Next thing we went into our garden. Victor and Maya made a bag of popcorn, some candy and hot cider were ready for visitors. A record player with scary sounds was on. The pond was emptied for the winter and was now being used as a fire pit - a nice bonfire got going.
Maya became our hostess - getting people in costumes from the street to come on, serving popcorn and candy. (We were witches - the 3 of us, BTW).
She concluded after tonight that it feels better to give than to get treats.
So, while she was doing that, we sat around the fire chatting with the great garden people in the clear warm night, under the bright new moon.
Friday, October 31, 2003
Monday, October 27, 2003
Halloween Dog Costumes Parade
New York
Yesterday in Tompkins Square (dubbed by Maya Pumpkin Fare) we watched the great show! Most of our favorites won: Carmen Miranda - complete with hat, earrings, a Harlem Globe Trotter with the team shirt and afro wig, White Trash (underwear, undershirt, cap with the flag and six pack of bear attached to the leash, Fluffy - the Harry Potter 3 headed dog (2 fake heads attached), Charlie's Angels (complete with a cigar chumping Charlie).
Our garden is a veritable haunted house as well - with creative characters made from stuffed clothes, pumpkin heads, New Year hats and a lot of imagination. There's a mailbox with two arms ready to grab you, ghosts and witches everywhere.
Bucharest
Sandra and Adrian's departure to Germany is coming close. Everyone is jittery with anticipation and missing each other already.
New York
Yesterday in Tompkins Square (dubbed by Maya Pumpkin Fare) we watched the great show! Most of our favorites won: Carmen Miranda - complete with hat, earrings, a Harlem Globe Trotter with the team shirt and afro wig, White Trash (underwear, undershirt, cap with the flag and six pack of bear attached to the leash, Fluffy - the Harry Potter 3 headed dog (2 fake heads attached), Charlie's Angels (complete with a cigar chumping Charlie).
Our garden is a veritable haunted house as well - with creative characters made from stuffed clothes, pumpkin heads, New Year hats and a lot of imagination. There's a mailbox with two arms ready to grab you, ghosts and witches everywhere.
Bucharest
Sandra and Adrian's departure to Germany is coming close. Everyone is jittery with anticipation and missing each other already.
