Captain's Blog (13) Halloween Skullduggery

Aha, that there be a fine blog, Cap'n. The gloves are very scary, as is the make-up, a fine job he did make of it though ! Love the facial hair ... lol ! Those carrots will be lovely if you steam them ... I may have said before that I always steam vegetables now ... flavour stays locked in. The treasure chest is looking brilliant ... the cleaver in the skull is quite scary though ! Hope you had a lovely Halloween night. : o )))

Brilliant ! Love it David. Great fun.

Brilliant David !!! Great to see Eilidh and James embracing the "spirit" of Halloween !!! A great finale to the half term break !! x

Great blog!! I had a lot of fun reading it - especially love the treasure chest setup!

great blog as usual David,love the treasure chest..no wonder James took so long to get ready he looks great ..bit of a Johnny depp look going on there lol..and Eilidh looks sooo cute..i may have to borrow some of that jewelery for an xmas party lol

Thank ye Kindly, All
It was a great finale to the end of our two week-long school holiday, Bb! - back to school in the morning, but this was also a great rehearsal for the school Halloween party on Wednesday. I think that James did not do too badly, with his makeup (hard to turn a blond, blue-eyed into Captain Jack Sparrow, lol!).

When they came back with their "loot", was reminded of Christopher Lee as Willy Wonka's dentist father in the most recent movie version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which starred Johnny Depp. Strange how one theme seems to blend with another????? :-))))

I really think that you could do better, elsewhere, Joan!!!

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Fabuuuuuuuuuuuulous Cap'n what a super job with the treasure chest and love Eilidh's gloves too, your young crew boy James looking every inch the pirate he is... Ahaar
I hope the guising went well with lots of treats for the crew
Who be the skeleton hanging from the jib?......spoooky OOOOoooooo

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After today, Bo'sun, the skeleton might well be me!!! LOL!!
The guising did go well, though, which might just save me from the gibbet!!!

No wonder you smile, Joan - LOL!!! :-)))

Thats a very good crew you have there David, very handsome Captain Jack, typical though, leaves the dirty work to his shipmate who I might add has done a fine job burying the lastest treasure trove.
Happy Halloween.......

You know, David, I love the way you all join in the fun and you encourage such creativity with your children. I'm sure they'll have enjoyed and will remember Hallowe'en 2010 with great memories of pirates, treasure, fresh home-grown veggies, jewels and bulb planting.

A great blog....thanks! :)

A great blog & another great family moment! Congrats to you for being such a good parent - your kids are awesome. Great job on the costumes as well; I think Johnny Depp would approve!
Happy Hallowe'en to all ye maties! Enjoy some 'o that yo ho ho rum for me as well!

love it all - just LOVE it LOL

Good blog... and appropriately number 13 ...

Absolutely loved it!!
Well spotted TT, it IS #13.
Wicked!!!

fab blog there davy lol loved it yooo hooo hum . x

... what a fantastic hoard of treasure ,I bet you don't have any problems getting Eilidh and James to eat their share of the bounty .. . the make up it truly scary , fab blog ..I loved it, David you are so good with them they will have some wonderful memories .. :o)

what a wonderful blog, absolutely fantastic pictures and two most gorgeous children David, you must be very proud of them both, looks like your daughter loves gardening, did they enjoy their newly dug up bounty, so pleased you put all these pictures on, thank you.

lovely blog David.......... and so many carrotts.... gla dyou all had a great time.....your childern must love helping you in the garden....

David, congratulations to you and your crew for a truly inspiring blog. What wonderful memories for you all to treasure, even better than the ones in the chest.

Many Thanks, everyone, for all the kind comments!! Halloween is always "mad" here, and the garden, with its theme, was very appropriate this year. :-))

You have two very fine pirates there David, enjoyed your blog ,the pirate chest looks great.

~ great blog and you can see you all had a good time~ fantastic job James did with his authentic cap.n Sparrow look!

love the skulls but i guess im biast lol .

i really enjoyed that, David. I'm not a fan of Hallowe'en, but I'm pleased that you three had such fun. Lovely blog - thanks. :-0)

Brilliant blog David, those vegs look very tasty. Like your little pirate too some hard work gone into that look. I'm like Barbara, not a fan of Hallowe'en but I don't mind the little darlings knocking my door if they have made an effort like that.

Many Thanks. all!! :-))

I really enjoyed being able to include our jobs in the garden that day in the blog. :-))

Have just made a "cauldron" of carrot and parsnip soup with the proceeds! :-))

Not a real fan of Halloween, myself, nowadays, I must admit. When I was their age, 40 years ago, it was different. We went "guising" in order to get finance/donations for our street Guy Fawkes bonfire and firwework display. We always got on well, and not a sweet in sight!!! We had to "perform", in return for waste wood, fireworks, baked potatoes, etc., for what was a marvellous community party a week later! - Wonderful memories!!!

Having to "educate" my 2, now, as to the difference between "guising" and "Trick or Treat", and the difference between Pumpkin and Swede/Turnip Lanterns, lol!!!

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Love it! The pirates looked great! And so did the veggies...made me want to try and grow vegetables at some point...I notice you grow them in containers...do you find it easier or is it that you don't have space in the garden?

Brilliant blog! Agree with W/lass, what great memories your kids will have.

Thought that you might like the skulls, Np! :-))

Hi Raquel! Have grown veggies for quite a few years now, and used to have a real vegetable garden. My current garden, however, has no soil/borders, whatsoever, so growing in containers is the only way. I am amazed by just how much can be achieved in containers/small spaces, however. I really do hope that you will try growing something next year on your balcony. :-))

Many Thanks, Tetrarch. These events always bring to my mind many of my own. :-))

Well guess you secured the fun for your grandchildren too!

Grandchildren, Tetrarch??? I'm the oldest Dad in the local school, lol!!! (but only in years, not mental age). Even if i never know them, it would be fun, though, to able to pass on something, eh? :-))

There is something treasureish (is there such a word?) about veggies grown under your own care. Those little carrots looked delish ..and they reminded me of the special carrot bed that I made many years ago to grow carrots in the north... It was milled sphagnum, sand, rich clayey topsoil and rich compost with some perlite and vermiculite that was combined to a state of perfect amalgamation! LOL. It was only 24 inches square but it was also 18 inches deep. The carrots would have grown nice and long...had they had the chance! (Baby carrots topped with butter, sealed in foil, and placed on the barbeque!...droool!)
Looking at all the lovely comments and compliments I'm hard pressed to avoid redundance, would like to say "Bravo!" to your two "guisers" (geysers! ..LOL!)
(and good luck with the test, you will ace it, I'm sure.)

Love it ! :D

I might David, the idea if digging up such cute - and I'm sure deliscious! - potatoes and carrots is very tempting!!

What a fantastic pirate outfit, and a good looking son you have. Prehape thats where I'm going wrong, my kids would only be interested if I agreed to grow their dreaded 'weed'............

Lori, I've decided that "treasureish" is going into our dictionary of pirate-speak, lol!! Those carrots on the BBQ sound wonderful - must try this next year. :-))

Good Luck, Raquel! :-))

Thank Ye Kindly, Sandy. Well, you could always start there, and see where things go, lol. :-))