Halloween, leaves, and rum and coke
2009 October 31
- When I was a child Halloween was only ever celebrated in movies like E.T. So when I saw a young girl running around in black lycra and a tall pointy black hat at the supermarket today I thought she must have been dancing in some end of year recital or something. Then we got home and I sent Eddie and Tony out for a surf so I could assemble our new barbeque, but really so I could have some me-time on the couch. And it was when I heard what sounded like a large group of children quite close by shouting “Trick or treat!” that I realised it was Halloween and also that the Nice & Natural nut bars I look forward to eating on the train home during the week may be a treat to me, but they would not be considered a treat by any discerning child of the noughties, even if I were willing to give them up. So, I abandoned the barbeque, raced inside, closed the door and pretended I wasn’t home.
- Leaves are evil. They never sleep. I can hear them falling outside as I type. This is a revelation to me. I always thought they looked pretty, just lying around on the ground, decorating the place. Now that I live with a eucalyptus tree I know the truth. If I didn’t sweep them up every Saturday we would be living in the middle of a compost heap.
- I know there are more things to say, but our friend Tony came to visit and he brought rum and coke with him. I never drink rum. I never drink coke either. But it seemed a shame to waste all that rum and coke, so I had a couple, and now I really need to sleep.
Hahaha – we also had to think quickly when we noticed hoardes of kids in costume, and their parents marching down the street. All we had in the cupboard was half a packet of Arnotts Spicy fruit roll biscuits which were probably about a month old. I didn’t think that was going to cut it. We were going out – but we made out getaway just a bit quicker by jumping in the car and me screaming GO GO GO with cop show dramatics, and then squealing out of the driveway. It was stupid..but I didn’t want to look like a meanie.:-)
Ha! I can just see you both doing that. Nut bars and stale biscuits aren’t quite the thing when you want to make a good impression are they? And I didn’t plan on getting a reputation for being a curmudgeon quite so early in the piece…
So funny to think of you trying to impress the local neighbourhood kids with your treats!
We were pleased to have a big electric gate which meant noone could get to our front door to ask for treats anyway & I could just watch them wandering up the street from my bedroom window. I have no qualms about being the neighbourhood curmudgeon
Glad you’re back
Yes it’s not very like me is it… I think your big electric gate sounds MUCH more relaxing