So apparently they celebrate Halloween early 'round these parts, and we were uninformed. While I was driving home from a conference in the snow (snow!) on Saturday, our neighborhood was invaded by ghouls and goblins. And on Monday while Scott & I were blissfully carving pumpkins and making other preparations, a passing preteen informed us that we were two days late. Shame they all went out on Saturday, given that the actual Halloween was a balmy 65 degrees, not a snowflake in sight. (As a child, I hated having to wear a coat over my costume.)
Plus, they missed our excellent Jack O'Lanterns...
Great pumpkin carving. What a shame the kids missed it. :-(
Posted by: Marlene | November 01, 2005 at 09:30 PM
Awesome jack-o-lanterns!
Bizarre... I've never know any neighbourhood to trick or treat on other nights.
Posted by: Andrea | November 01, 2005 at 10:19 PM
Hi Alison,
see what happens when you move to the suburbs:-)
yup it was like that on long island too on Saturday.. cause the parents got to go out with the kids.. and then have their own halloween bashes:-) hugs i love your married pumpkin carvings:-) karola
Posted by: Karola | November 02, 2005 at 11:52 AM
Great Jack 'o Lanterns.
We had a great Halloween.
The kids carved pumpkins. WE had dry ice to make fog and a thunder and lightening machine. Tons of candles and black cats, spider webs and a candy bowl that grabbed your hand when you picked up a piece of candy. Scared some kids. The teenagers thought it was great.
Posted by: Dympna | November 04, 2005 at 10:08 PM
Haverhill is a bureaucratic town, girl. Sorry about that. All of us on the North Shore were laughing behind H's back this year. To THINK!
Come over the Newburyport next year for some REAL fun.
Posted by: julia fc | November 06, 2005 at 07:53 AM
those are wonderfully great jack o lanterns. thanks for sharing them.
Posted by: marti | November 07, 2005 at 02:24 AM
Sadly, we now live in a 2nd floor apartment in a downtown city neighborhood that's just edgy enough so that on Halloween no kids at all came to our place, or even passed by on the streets below. As much as I love living in this city neighborhood, I envy the fact that you live in a neighborhood where kids actually came around (and I envy your jack-o-lanterns, but that's a whole 'nother story).
Posted by: Dan Harper | November 07, 2005 at 10:15 PM