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Halloween; gory or simple?

route 7 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:12:36 GMT

I have my Fall stuff outside will soon start for Halloween. I like "pretty witches and smiling jack-o-lanterns", etc. IMO. Do you go all out with cool-looking, spooky stuff or keep it kind of neutral?

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Say Nay — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:15:49 GMT

I'm more of a fall decor person. I don't do Halloween stuff until the night of Halloween.

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tansy — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:16:11 GMT

I like my witches ugly and my jack 'o lanterns with evil grins. No blood though

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sylviahomeatlast — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:19:30 GMT

I always thought it was fun, costumes and trick or treating----I think my daughter was one of the last to have Halloween parties in school and wear costumes---I don't think they do that anymore(offends someone) and I think even trick or treating is taboo---too bad---

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tansy — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:21:30 GMT

On 9/28/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: I always thought it was fun, costumes and trick or treating----I think my daughter was one of the last to have Halloween parties in school and wear costumes---I don't think they do that anymore(offends someone) and I think even trick or treating is taboo---too bad---

I'm glad I grew up when I did for things like trick or treating. The whole neighborhood participated.

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Gooday — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:22:09 GMT

My brother's birthday is Halloween and my mom always through the combo birthday/Halloween party. He had enough of it and even his landmark birthdays he wanted NOTHING.

We have a nephew on DH's side that has the basement of his home all Halloween - All the time - 365 days a year. He and his wife got married in late October and honeymooned in New Orleans.

Go figure.

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september — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:27:52 GMT

I like black cats and bats, green witches and ghosts. I don't like spiders or anything bloody/gory.

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AnikaBrodie — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:34:16 GMT

I decorate for fall but welcome Halloweeners on Oct. 31. The dogs always enjoy them. I'm looking forward to seeing how our new 4 month old puppy will react to the kids in costume. He's a cairn terrier so I'm sure he will bark! Still have to get Alfie a costume for the occasion. Dog treats ... no candy.

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sylviahomeatlast — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:35:40 GMT

I'm getting a jump start---I have 3 pairs of H-oween earrings and I'm wearing my skulls today.

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tansy — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:37:54 GMT

On 9/28/2014 AnikaBrodie said:
I decorate for fall but welcome Halloweeners on Oct. 31. The dogs always enjoy them. I'm looking forward to seeing how our new 4 month old puppy will react to the kids in costume. He's a cairn terrier so I'm sure he will bark! Still have to get Alfie a costume for the occasion. Dog treats ... no candy.

Will you be dressing as Dorothy?

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Sushismom — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:39:04 GMT

The gorier, the better.

This halloween, though, will be spent celebrating the marriage of my nephew. Finally. Love his future wife to death! She's definitely a keeper.

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spindlegirl — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:01:44 GMT

We like FUN Halloween decorations (that wasn't one of the 2 choices tho lol). And lots of fall decor.

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littleblueparakeet — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:20:38 GMT

I'm not into the gory/super scary decorations anymore. I actually finished my Halloween decorating today, including the front yard and porch. Outside I have a big lighted spider web with a spider, lighted witches and skulls 2 Halloween mini flags, pumpkins, a clay pumpkin that you can put a candle in, shimmery spiders, lighted Halloween garland. 2 Halloween lanterns, a large orange shimmery skeleton, Halloween solar lights and 2 shimmery lighted black trees with ravens in them.

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Lucky Charm — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 05:56:28 GMT

Unfortunately, black and orange don't go with my décor. (Neither does red and green at Christmas!).

I can work around it, but we won't be home at all till after Halloween, so no pumpkins on my front step.

Where we're at now there aren't any trick or treaters, so we don't have to get candy, thankfully.

I bought some pretty Indian corn with a gorgeous bow on it and hung that on the front door today.

I bought three 'cheese' pumpkins (pinkish orange) and put them on the front patio. Something was gnawing at them and a neighbor says there's a squirrel or two around here. I don't know if I should bring them in overnight or not. What a pain!

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raven-blackbird — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:01:36 GMT

we go with spoooooooooooooky....................................raven

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mstyrion 1 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:05:36 GMT

My post about decorating with witches and owls and Fall foliage was poofed. Really?

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NoelSeven — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:02:31 GMT

On 9/28/2014 mstyrion 1 said:
My post about decorating with witches and owls and Fall foliage was poofed. Really?

Hey, I just got into owls for the first time I found a very cute owl in Dia de Los Muertos decorating, and put it on the front door.

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Mistic — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:07:10 GMT

On 9/28/2014 mstyrion 1 said:
My post about decorating with witches and owls and Fall foliage was poofed. Really?

So, we can't even mention a Halloween Witch or Hoot Owl here? Whats next?

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Preds — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:35:53 GMT

On 9/28/2014 raven-blackbird said:
we go with spoooooooooooooky....................................raven

Ditto! Our neighbors are already asking when are we going to start. LOL

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ive been framed — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:08:00 GMT

Hi route 7. We do the fall stuff but not gory or gross for the same reason we don't go to gory horror films...I know it's pretend but there is enough of that in the real world and I don't see it as entertainment. But I'm not offended at all when our neighbors decorate that way. To each his own I guess!