“HERE IS What TO DO on HALLOWEEN”

Oct 26th “HERE IS What TO DO on HALLOWEEN”

“Halloween Time, First Year to celebrate”

Halloween Time

During the early 40’s, while we were doing our best — all of us in AMERICA… working together… doing our part at HOME saving all those things, metal cans and also newspapers and magazines that were needed and collected by us kids, to help support our men and women that were in uniform, in a joint effort to win WWII…

…. so the holiday, “Halloween” took a back seat – and guess what… I’m… a little kid, just doing…. as I was told!

We had our small “Victory Garden” as most of our neighbors did… and with our backyards … we planted those things that the family would like to eat and that would grow just as fast as possible…

This was a family working together everyday … we all had some little things to do daily… so with our helping each other…to do those things, that we will also be learning about those different seeds… which seeds turn into food faster and…

then… also using the garage to set up … with a few chickens, we learned to do without lots of things, and by being so busy doing all those most necessary things for our home and Country… we were very happy and we did feel blessed with that which… we had.

When you are attending school, your teacher informs you of the upcoming “Holidays” ….

Some things that would be helpful, and also what you will be needing … such small things, that you just might be able to make at School …. and to take home to do as you will be celebrating with your family, and just so that your parents will know how much you know… you will bring home evidence!

I could draw a big circle and color it orange and cut it out, calling it a pumpkin, as it was for the “31st of October,” so we could know to celebrate, “Halloween!”

“To this day, I’m surprised to be alive?”

I was so fully “armed” to go out… at night…to do “Halloween” with my “Pea Shooter” and a “Soap Bar” and a bag of “Peas” … all of the required ammunition!

For me… to put a small “Pea” in my mouth, line it up, in the “Pea Shooter” – and then, blow as hard as a “Tornado” or “Hurricane” with a dead aim at the neighbor’s windows – what a joke on me?

I could hardly, even get enough wind in me, to get my self home!

What ever happened to all the peas – did I swallow half of them?

The “Pea Shooter” was only an ice cream … soda straw!

I do not believe, that… even one little ole pea, ever hit a window?

Till this day – I still don’t know what … “what in the world… I was suppose to be doing!”

ME & Tom 001

This is ME, and my youngest brother, little Tommy… and the shadow on the ground … looks like my Dad’s hat … indicating to me… that he is taking some pictures of the new area of Saint Louis … we have just recently moved into!