tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post8584463852678062286..comments2024-02-02T20:21:31.097-05:00Comments on All the Pretty Things: Focus on Life: Week 44 ~ Saints, Souls, Sugar Skulls and ScaresAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-18721336635567389812013-11-03T08:52:25.846-05:002013-11-03T08:52:25.846-05:00Alicia - I absolutely LOVE your Mom's expressi...Alicia - I absolutely LOVE your Mom's expression - just love it!! It reminds me so much of my hubby. This is him, through and through. I can't wait to share this with him. I also love all of your pumpkins - very creative,...Tinker Bell is awesome! Tell your son does a fantastic job w/his carving - super great!!Shelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087293577550452789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-4378707866195729242013-11-03T08:46:32.447-05:002013-11-03T08:46:32.447-05:00Thanks Cynthia - it can be a time of remembering o...Thanks Cynthia - it can be a time of remembering our loved ones and being thankful they were in our lives and you can put all scary and dark stuff aside. *except that the traditional decorations can be a bit 'dark' looking* - but who says you have to be traditional - right?!!Shelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087293577550452789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-19079889971119057322013-11-02T20:17:15.741-04:002013-11-02T20:17:15.741-04:00Thank you, ladies - pumpkin carving is the only ac...Thank you, ladies - pumpkin carving is the only activity we do, and I've been carving them since the child was born :) And the 2 scary ones - the child himself carved them!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-25337956569592287912013-11-02T20:00:29.728-04:002013-11-02T20:00:29.728-04:00Those pumpkins are fantastic!!!! I love Halloween...Those pumpkins are fantastic!!!! I love Halloween but didn't decorate this year since my kids are grown.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545020113679133121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-10806301405932138502013-11-02T15:21:07.774-04:002013-11-02T15:21:07.774-04:00It's true - your pumpkins are so great you'...It's true - your pumpkins are so great you'd think you've been doing this for a very long time. ;-) I'm with you on the dark side of it - gives me the creeps, but as a kid there was something quite fun about the combination of getting scared and getting candy. Odd holiday!Honey from the Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955079572505560557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-9466833325738575312013-11-02T13:15:17.320-04:002013-11-02T13:15:17.320-04:00Great pumpkin carving. I have never bought a Hallo...Great pumpkin carving. I have never bought a Halloween costume. I'm on the same plan as your Mom. Halloween is not a big holiday for me either. The people here take their kids to town so I haven't had any trick or treaters. Becky Pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683182644887296641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-89532612757234054202013-11-02T08:22:09.114-04:002013-11-02T08:22:09.114-04:00Great pumpkins! I never bought a costume... Every...Great pumpkins! I never bought a costume... Every costume we've ever worn has been made by me ...One year my son wanted to be a teddy bear... good teddy bear fabric is sold by the ounce... you don't want to know what that cost... he wore it in grade two.. however I've worn it two or three times with leggings since ... Grade 2 in SK was -35 He was warm and toasty I froze Islandgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991784935260285292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-140061787314113832013-11-02T08:03:10.844-04:002013-11-02T08:03:10.844-04:00You'd never know you weren't a Halloween f...You'd never know you weren't a Halloween fan - your pumpkin carving is wonderful! I feel the same way about Halloween and have friends who go crazy for it, throwing parties every single year. ugh. Your little one was lucky to have such a creative Mom! Bet he was the cutest fire fighter ever!Paula, Chief Bead Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479391988409114945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-8021502381960510552013-11-02T07:51:35.884-04:002013-11-02T07:51:35.884-04:00Carving is still the best thing to do with a pumpk...Carving is still the best thing to do with a pumpkin! Love your designs - your's and the kid's!Beti Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-68464621234996432982013-11-02T01:52:14.519-04:002013-11-02T01:52:14.519-04:00Your pumpkins are amazing - we were lucky to just ...Your pumpkins are amazing - we were lucky to just get two carved this year!Cindyhttp://www.cindywimmer.com.omnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-71894890152610882422013-11-01T23:19:54.512-04:002013-11-01T23:19:54.512-04:00LOL love your Mom's expression!...AND your pum...LOL love your Mom's expression!...AND your pumpkins! With no little ones in the house, we don't decorate I'm afraid; but we do enjoy our visitors every year. LoriFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884816850378635735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-66011929440245986402013-11-01T23:16:34.416-04:002013-11-01T23:16:34.416-04:00Nice carvings!Nice carvings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314958869154493759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-68258217936580187182013-11-01T22:47:35.718-04:002013-11-01T22:47:35.718-04:00Great collection!Great collection!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133320289202451707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-45954552392930075462013-11-01T21:03:29.863-04:002013-11-01T21:03:29.863-04:00I LOVE that expression! When I was a child in Phil...I LOVE that expression! When I was a child in Philadephia (back in the dark ages) Halloween was so different. All of the houses on the block would host little parties. The kids would come by have cider and treats and go on to the next house. It was, of course a very different time. It's a shame that times have corrupted something that happy and simple into something that makes a parent have to check candy and that keeps a person from handing out homemade goodies.brokenteepeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907414560986208401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-91925189363876174472013-11-01T17:13:26.522-04:002013-11-01T17:13:26.522-04:00I can understand the hesitation with Halloween ......I can understand the hesitation with Halloween .... it is the darker side, and now one that has been commercialize with yet more candy for the kids. sigh. I actually really enjoyed Shel's post on the 'day of the dead' which is a celebration to loved ones who have passed. a more festive memorial day I guess.AntiquityTravelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448273777508831649noreply@blogger.com