Oct 30 2006
Hallowe’en and Loose Ends
I put the death jaw on an apple in 2002.
(If you are reading “Apartment Life,” then please see a new, healthy chunk of it I like to call Part Ten)
Happy Hallowe’en.
I have a food tip for today’s festivities. It’s something we found in a magazine a few years ago, and we only made it once. Still, it’s in the spirit and it’s very sweet.
Twinkie Mummies
Twinkies snack cakes, white frosting, black cake decorating gel, crushed Oreo cookies (without the filling).
So, “Apartment Life” is humming along nicely. Thanks to everyone reading it.
Friday, to finish out our trip we went to a botanical garden in Corpus Christi. Although it featured a few nice plants and flowers, most of the best blooms were long gone for the season. There was a gale force wind blowing, and when I commented on it, the guy working the adjacent shop said, “Windsurfing capital of the world.”
Corpus Christi? (in my best impression of Dana Carvey’s Johnny Carson impression) — I did not know that.
The highlight for me was the orchid house. Even in there, though, they had fans blowing, so only the flowers catching direct sunlight were good subjects (click thumbnails to enlarge).
After that adventure, I golfed for the first and only time that week. It was my first time on a golf course with palm trees, but it was not my first time to score a double or triple bogey on pretty much every hole. I was using clubs I’ve never used before, so that’s my excuse. Oh, and the fact that I play about three times a year, max.
The trip back was fine and uneventful.
We’ve had a few problems getting Ben to go to sleep (both at nap time and at bed time), but Monday night he did much better. I think the time shift threw him off Sunday morning and the next, and just now he’s getting used to it. Also, it takes a while to settle back into the normal routine of home.
For all of us.
That top picture would look way better if you were a buxom broad and, instead of a plaid button-up, that was a flimsy too-tight tank top.
Just sayin’. But I’m sure that was one hell of a Dana Carvey doing Johnny Carson impression.
:)
Well, we didn’t have buxom babes, but women were taking part as well. I spared them the indignity (I have a bad habit of doing that).
But, here’s a link to more photos of the apple bobbing, just to show what a good sport I am.
Sounds like you had a great vacation Mark…. a bit over a week for me, and I’ll be on vacation too! WHOO HOO! I can’t wait.
Dave - I expect a written daily record with full photo spread. (Just kidding. Who the heck would put himself through that?)
Halloween? Our people don’t hold with that. It’s not Christian!
The pictures are wonderful. The twinkie mummies look wonderful. :]
Hey Alvis, didn’t you know Mark and his family are devil worshipers…uh I mean they celebrate Halloween..yeah, that’s what I meant to say..yeah…
Markus…Today, the morning radio show on “The Buzz” was recounting various ghost stories from Arkansas. It reminded me of a story from our youth, and I almost called in.
Do you remember the year that word spread around Heber Springs that there would be a blonde hair, blue-eyed boy taken for a devil worshipping sacrifice? It was taken fairly seriously, because the area did have a history of some evidence of some devil worship ceremonies verified by the local authorities.
Naturally, I risked it anyway, but I do seem to remember wearing a costume that covered my hair pretty well that year. :-)
Alvis - Sure, sure, yeah, yeah. See my next post, ya zealot.
Steph - Thanks. And, them Twinkies were delicious.
Malcolm - Good to see you around. Real funny joke there, too, pal.
Charles - I don’t remember that, but I’m not surprised (at the story or your covering your hair!).