Start of Hallowe'en Weekend!

Once the children were grown up and no amount of coaxing could persuade them to forego dating for duck apple (as if!), I fell out of love with Hallowe'en for a time. However.......for some reason I have re-discovered it in the last couple of  years and love it again.  Tonight I'm having a coven with a load of wizened old witches (former friends and family after that!) and it should be loads of fun! 

I thought I should make a bit of an effort for them so I have been a self indulgent, domestic witch today and made ghost biscuits (although bits keep falling off - all the better to eat!) and instead of having normal flowers, I have swapped for dead leaves, decaying foliage and a few spiders - gross!  There is a goosegog crumble in the oven, steamed pud still to do and home made burgers and bits in fridge.  Add a few bottles of vino and with a wave of a wand and a twitch of the nose, it should be a spellbinding evening - groan!  There might be more photos tomorrow and Sunday, depending on whether or not I have a hangover - betcha can't wait! Wish I could really fly off on a broomstick............well, that wasn't a nice thing to say!  Do witches get hangovers???

Spooky Customer Care!

It's great when local shops take the time and trouble to throw themselves into a festive season, especially if it's the boss who is teetering on top of the step ladders. This is what I was met with on a visit to my local greengrocers, Colin Lunt's, in West Kirby today.  Colin seemed to be taking instructions as to how to hang up all the spooky decorations, very well! He is a bit camera shy but I did my best to grab a shot or two!

Lunt's have been here for many years now and we very lucky to have them.  Their fruit and veg are always excellent quality; as local as possible whenever possible; frequently cheaper than any supermarket (or the produce is well worth any difference) and the staff are lovely - what more could a customer ask for! 

Well done to you all and here's to selling loads of pumpkins and toffee apples over the next couple of weeks!