tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post4887268683166529899..comments2023-11-03T07:44:57.339+00:00Comments on Staring at the Sea: Storytelling Sunday ~ On a Dark and Misty NightFiona@Staring at the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893269475772722633noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-13454576501129978342011-11-09T22:01:39.424+00:002011-11-09T22:01:39.424+00:00Oh that was a lovely story - how clever of your Da...Oh that was a lovely story - how clever of your Dad. Wonder if he expected it to be so successful :)Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137463465514115553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-59639103017125465122011-11-09T13:37:16.644+00:002011-11-09T13:37:16.644+00:00:o) What a fun Halloween story, Fiona! I had never...:o) What a fun Halloween story, Fiona! I had never heard of a mangel-wurzel so I had to click on the link to see what it was. Ha! I learned something new before 7:00 a.m. today!Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-80608437092642373252011-11-08T20:10:01.769+00:002011-11-08T20:10:01.769+00:00What a fantastic memory to have, I loved your stor...What a fantastic memory to have, I loved your story :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-283865184517797032011-11-08T13:38:44.637+00:002011-11-08T13:38:44.637+00:00How brilliant - loved your tale of apple bobbing a...How brilliant - loved your tale of apple bobbing and ghost stories - so much less commercial and so much more <i>fun</i> than the majority of Halloween trick or treaters get these days!Jimjamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250679921843610035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-12820035330609892222011-11-07T19:19:11.803+00:002011-11-07T19:19:11.803+00:00I can just imagine your fright! It was turnips tha...I can just imagine your fright! It was turnips that we made into lanterns too...I'd actually forgotten how new pumpkins are to us!<br />Alison xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-58395040329148957702011-11-07T14:03:10.393+00:002011-11-07T14:03:10.393+00:00When I read your story it made me think of somethi...When I read your story it made me think of something that my sisters and the neighbourhood friends used to do .... not so much about Halloween ... but at night ... we used to sneak out of the house about 2 or 3am in the morning and fly kites in the middle of the street. Don't know why we did it and sure as heck don't know how we never got caught. funny thing is I wouldn't dream of being outside in the middle of the street now.Lottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590398670143200396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-56887931171907371582011-11-07T11:22:54.615+00:002011-11-07T11:22:54.615+00:00Halloween is supposed to be scary and spooky. I...Halloween is supposed to be scary and spooky. I've never heard of mangel worsens, so I learned something new to boot. What a great memory to share.Barbara Eadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-55911751268295071372011-11-07T11:09:43.765+00:002011-11-07T11:09:43.765+00:00What a dad! I don't know whether I'd have ...What a dad! I don't know whether I'd have been cross or relieved. :) We used to make lanterns out of turnips and it was such hard work scraping out the inside - and I remember the singeing lid smell too!alexahttp://simplyalexa.typepad.com/trimmingthesailsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-39897404311561457382011-11-07T10:12:15.623+00:002011-11-07T10:12:15.623+00:00That's a great Halloween story. I can just ima...That's a great Halloween story. I can just imagine you all running away, frightened out of your skin! You just have to love your dad for tricking you! Wonderful memory. IreneIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068448891113086087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-7514421295143840842011-11-07T09:02:29.889+00:002011-11-07T09:02:29.889+00:00OOOh, spooky. How scary was that ? Great memory to...OOOh, spooky. How scary was that ? Great memory to treasure though.Ifahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747222238567068345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-52057401156022990562011-11-07T09:01:15.303+00:002011-11-07T09:01:15.303+00:00Ohh very scarey! Great memoryOhh very scarey! Great memoryLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314856798900512630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-11348912273468773752011-11-07T08:57:32.167+00:002011-11-07T08:57:32.167+00:00I really did enjoy your Halloween memories becasue...I really did enjoy your Halloween memories becasue they brought back happy memories of my own! We never had a pumpkin, and I don't even remember seeing them in the shops here; but we always carved big baking potatoes into little lanterns with birthday cake candles insde. And we bobbed for apples and my dad used to scare us silly. Happy, happy times!<br /><br />Thanks Fiona for adding your lovely touch of nostalgia to Storytelling SundaySianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-18080037791444219192011-11-07T07:50:04.374+00:002011-11-07T07:50:04.374+00:00I thought mangel worsels were made up! I didn'...I thought mangel worsels were made up! I didn't realise they were real! I wasn't allowed to celebrate Halloween or join in when I was growoing up so now I have a halloween party each year for my kids and we always go trick or treating.... your story was brilliant!furrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-21391410736932640342011-11-07T01:30:00.782+00:002011-11-07T01:30:00.782+00:00I would have got a fright too!
I've never carv...I would have got a fright too!<br />I've never carved a pumkin and judging by the ones we have here I can well imagine how sore your hands would have been!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009119301336136337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563954452896474448.post-19006625808143730602011-11-07T00:14:07.427+00:002011-11-07T00:14:07.427+00:00I vividly remember carving lanterns out of what we...I vividly remember carving lanterns out of what we called turnips - and the smell of the lid being singed by the candle. Got to love a Dad who joins in the fun (?) like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com