To pile perfectly good vegetables outside to rot is a strange habit. Easter decoration is different in that way – probably because after winter (in the northern hemisphere) the food was valued more and one had time to craft decoration from the waste.
TBH, if we had to give up a holiday, I would pick Halloween. (Well, of the major ones) But both Halloween and Easter seem to have become major sales opportunities.
Never decorated that like even back when I was growing up – though my parents always put up black and orange crepe paper across the den ceiling. I do have a personal aversion to Halloween though.
It the second worst day of the year to have a birthday (Feb 29 being the only one which is worse). Birthday party activity was going out trick or treating if party held on actual day. Terrible jokes about one being a witch. Birthday cake every year – chocolate cake, orange frosting, plastic fence, cardboard witch, fuzzy cat. (Husband did not believe that my cake every year until we were clearing out my family home when mom had to move to assisted living and we came across the collection of cardboard witches.) No dinner on my birthday – “After all the candy you collected, I didn’t think you want to any dinner.”
Prior to the start of the pandemic my husband would take me to Lancaster, PA for my birthday. While there is still Halloween there, it is much less and one can go to one of the local restaurants without having wait staff in costume. Last time we were home for Halloween (before the pandemic) we went out to a fancy restaurant – type that we needed a half price coupon to afford. Band playing next to the dance floor, continental menu. Seemed nice. Then we were served by a waitress dressed as a football player (including helmet) covered in “dirt” and the table was bussed by a science experiment gone wrong covered in “blood”. So pleasant.
C almost 2 years ago
You’re taking that honey do too seriously
kingdiamond69 almost 2 years ago
Boy they have a lot of gourds!
Jesy Bertz Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It looks gourd enough to me, Janis.
vacman almost 2 years ago
Hand Janis the pumpkin and walk off!
cmerb almost 2 years ago
My wife would be saying " now move it two inches to the left " What a " pain " ?
John Smith almost 2 years ago
Easter?!? Boiled eggs vs. chocolate hearts and romance? Would have bet good money that Arlo would have preferred Valentines Day.
unfair.de almost 2 years ago
To pile perfectly good vegetables outside to rot is a strange habit. Easter decoration is different in that way – probably because after winter (in the northern hemisphere) the food was valued more and one had time to craft decoration from the waste.
donut reply almost 2 years ago
Easter, Janis would have 5 different places for each Easter egg.
Nala the Great almost 2 years ago
No refund on pumpkin purchsaes!
trainnut1956 almost 2 years ago
Well, at least he wasn’t carrying Janis away rolled up in a carpet in the last frame…
ChessPirate almost 2 years ago
She’s driving him out of his gourd…
(¬_¬)
Emperor Rick almost 2 years ago
Shades of Lucy Van Pelt.
FassEddie almost 2 years ago
“Go big or go home” shouldn’t apply to pumpkins and fir trees.
EMGULS79 almost 2 years ago
Janis is as bad as Lucy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Nzw2Z3YDA
paranormal almost 2 years ago
One year for Easter I put dry dog food in plastic eggs and scattered them all over the lawn…
Cincoflex almost 2 years ago
I love the ‘double pointing’ there, Janis. My mom did that too!
jr1234 almost 2 years ago
Classic orange one rejected?
Sneaker almost 2 years ago
If you ask me People sometimes way overdo it on the halloween decorating. A waste opf good money that could be used for other esentials!!
DaBump Premium Member almost 2 years ago
TBH, if we had to give up a holiday, I would pick Halloween. (Well, of the major ones) But both Halloween and Easter seem to have become major sales opportunities.
mafastore almost 2 years ago
Never decorated that like even back when I was growing up – though my parents always put up black and orange crepe paper across the den ceiling. I do have a personal aversion to Halloween though.
It the second worst day of the year to have a birthday (Feb 29 being the only one which is worse). Birthday party activity was going out trick or treating if party held on actual day. Terrible jokes about one being a witch. Birthday cake every year – chocolate cake, orange frosting, plastic fence, cardboard witch, fuzzy cat. (Husband did not believe that my cake every year until we were clearing out my family home when mom had to move to assisted living and we came across the collection of cardboard witches.) No dinner on my birthday – “After all the candy you collected, I didn’t think you want to any dinner.”
Prior to the start of the pandemic my husband would take me to Lancaster, PA for my birthday. While there is still Halloween there, it is much less and one can go to one of the local restaurants without having wait staff in costume. Last time we were home for Halloween (before the pandemic) we went out to a fancy restaurant – type that we needed a half price coupon to afford. Band playing next to the dance floor, continental menu. Seemed nice. Then we were served by a waitress dressed as a football player (including helmet) covered in “dirt” and the table was bussed by a science experiment gone wrong covered in “blood”. So pleasant.