Halloween’s not just for kids. Here in our province center, we celebrate it big time. Each hall in our Health Care is decorated by different departments. It’s a contest. Big leaves hang from the ceiling all down a hall. The giant spider webs were awesome.
Over in our Village the decorations were put up weeks in advance. A giant with a pumpkin head stands in the corner and speaks as you pass him. Pretty scary!
On Halloween, Sisters and employees had a party in the afternoon. Employees came in costume and were judged. The winner was our cook Phil Wetzel, who came as a pig. He provided the photos here.
In the evening, we Sisters had a Halloween supper with pumpkin cookies, orange sherbert, and little candy bars for dessert. For entertainment there were paper and pencil games and “How many pieces of candy corn in a bottle?”
My favorite costume was Sister Ellen’s, which she made herself. For her students, she came as Little Red Riding Hood with a cute wolf puppet on her hand.
I remember one year my dentist had a pumpkin decorating contest for his staff.
Of course, Halloween is the “Eve of the Hallowed (the Saints),” the day before we celebrate All Saints’ Day. I just read that China forbade celebrating it this year.
Beaver Moon
Tonight, Wednesday, is the best night to see the Beaver Moon, the closest full moon since 2019. You may have missed it the past two days. It is one of three Supermoons this year.
Because I have a huge collection of Halloween cartoons, I’m sharing a few with you today:
What was your favorite Halloween costume?
Did you ever distribute something unusual to the trick-or-treaters? Did you ever receive something unusual in your bag?
In honor of the Beaver Moon, here is Andy Williams ….
