Halloween 2021

The Whitney decorated all three floors for Halloween this year.  I took a few pictures of the first floor when I went to work yesterday.   Glad I don't have to take it all down and pack it away.

Kristin, one of the servers who works with me during tea time on Saturdays, was the Mad Hatter yesterday.

My boss enjoys going to estate sales to purchase teacups for our Mansion Tea.  He went to a sale last week where he bought several of them.  Some were washed and put on the tables yesterday. Since I collect black teacups I couldn't help noticing a pretty black one.  I asked my boss if I could exchange one of my bone china teacups for the black one, and he said okay.  The teacup is almost as old as me.  

It was given to Anni by her mom in 1951.  My boss probably went to Anni's estate sale.  I will treasure it and keep it safe.  At the restaurant it would get broken eventually.  

I'll close this post with pics of my three little trick-or-treaters so many years ago.  My sweet Lori [below] in 1969 when she was two years old.  Do you remember the days of molded hard-plastic face masks?

~ Steve in 1973 ~

~ Jeremy 1983 ~

I know Halloween has its roots in paganism, evil spirits and witchcraft, but at our house it was never about the dark side or scary.  It was a fun night for the kids to dress up in light-hearted costumes and go begging for candy.  They still have fond memories of it today.

As I type this post my hubby is at our son Steve's, helping him with his annual neighborhood garage gathering.  Every year since he's lived in his subdivision, he opens his garage and serves coffee, hot chocolate, cider, Krispy Kreme donuts and candy to neighborhood kids and their parents.  Some years he's even grilled hot dogs. There's a portable fire pit just outside the garage for trick-or-treaters to warm themselves from the cold night air.  The neighbors have come to expect it and look forward to it. 

~ Steve & Sharon ~

Granddaughter Tiffany posted the adorable pictures below of Evie as Princess and Juliette as Minnie Mouse this year - history repeating itself with the passage of time.