Comments on: The Season Begins

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:50:21 +0000

Got it, Kim. Thanks!

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:49:47 +0000

You're welcome, Kathy, and thanks for being such a loyal reader and friend!

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:48:42 +0000

Wow, Karen, what a great neighborhood to live in! Most everyone in our neighborhood worked for the railroads, so I can't imagine anyone wanting what our dads would bring home.
Thanks for stopping by and let me know how that chili works with ground chicken.

By: Karen Bannan

Karen Bannan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:12:27 +0000

I'm going to try the recipe with ground chicken…

We didn't really have any traditions that I can remember aside from making sure we hit two special houses. One was three doors down. The man there worked for Carnation. He gave out hot cocoa packets. The other house was a few blocks away. That homeowner worked for a toy manufacturer. He gave away real toys — the kind that cost more than a dollar. We loved getting our toys and heading home to drink our cocoa. And eat candy, of course.

By: Kathy Winn

Kathy Winn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:20:20 +0000

Thank you so much for the subscription! Have not been on my computer all day, so just now getting the good news! I love your blogs, so just getting to read them three times a week is enough of a prize, but very grateful for the magazine– one of my very favorites!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:03:56 +0000

Thanks so much, Kerri! What a fun way to finish off the week! I emailed you with my address info.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:56 +0000

Somehow I can't picture you doing that, Mary! Thanks for the comment on the blog. I want people to feel as if they're coming to my house when reading.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:41:05 +0000

I have similar memories of Halloween as you Jackie. I had forgotten about coming home and separating all the candy…good, bad, trade-worthy! Thanks for sparking more great memories tucked away in the back of my mind.

By: Mary Nida Smith

Mary Nida Smith — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:35 +0000

Our family never had a Halloween tradition. My own personal one is buying candy, then before trick or treaters arrived, I pulled the curtains, turned off the lights, then I eat all the candy by myself. I am a meanie, right?

I loved your first cozy blog. I am part blind and I could read it.

By: Jackie Dishner

Jackie Dishner — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:12:31 +0000

I love the chili tradition. What a good idea! I always add green pepper into my chili for a little added flavor. About Halloween...when my kids were at home, they always went out trick-or-treating. I'd help them make their own costumes; they liked that better than buying them--especially my son. The rest of us stayed at home and played cards while waiting for the knocks on the door. We generally ordered a pizza. That was always fun. In my neighborhood now, children don't do trick-or-treating. They go to the malls, or private parties. So I never get those knocks on the door, anymore. But when I was a kid, it was a big show. The neighbors' all decorated. They played spooky music and some created haunted house tours. We didn't have the little bags or pumpkin baskets to take with us. We all took our own pillow cases out and got them filled with candy, apples, pennies, popcorn balls. We'd start at 5 or 6 at night and stay out till 10 or 11. It was so much fun to count the stash when you got home. We'd stay up till midnight just doing that. Who got the most? That was the big question. And then: Where am I going to hide my bag?!