Penny Lane

Halloween Costume Ideas

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:06:00 GMT

Yes, it is that time of year.
I don't like buying costumes, I like making them! More fun.

My homemade award winning Halloween Costume ideas.

Penny Lane's/Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) costume from the movie "Almost Famous" -- replica instructions for a Halloween costume, includes pictures and a few videoes.

Here are a few sites for more home made inspiration.

8 Wild and Wacky Costumes

Better Homes and Gardens -- scroll down a bit for the list

Family Fun Halloween Costumes

Family Corner Halloween Costume Ideas and Make Up

Robin's Idea Page - lots here you can make with stuff around your house. Spooky music on that page.

Coolest Costumes to Make -- great gallery and costumes are categorized. Party ideas and tips also.

Homemade Costumes

Humor: Trick or Treat!

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Trick or Treating by your astrological sign:

Aries: pushes the others aside to get to the door first

Taurus: will only eat the finest of Swiss chocolates

Gemini: goes around the neighborhood once, changes costumes and goes around again.

Cancer: stays at home and gives candy to the other trick or treaters

Leo: plans their costume for months, then won't go out because someone else had the same idea

Virgo: wears a neatly pressed suit and tells everyone they're a bookkeeper

Libra: is still standing in front of the closet trying to decide on a costume

Scorpio: isn't in it for the candy

Sagittarius: will manage to wonder to the next town

Capricorn: makes a list of all the houses that give good candy and the optimal route to take

Aquarius: builds their costume out of spare flashlights and spends all night tinkering when it shorts

Pisces: skips the whole thing to compose poetry to the moon

National Candy Corn Day

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Just a share for Trick or Treat.
I am sure everyone wants to know this exists as I had no idea.

Quickie costume: put on each of your eye teeth and become a Candy Corn Vampire.

Have a great Halloween!

Fall

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:00 GMT

The last six out of seven weekends we have had rain and even some snow.
A few days, it was frigid cold and felt like winter!
All the rain took away some of the fall colors so now it looks like November.

Not too crazy about the snow coming.
The children are already making their Christmas lists.
I told them they should be "short lists" as Santa is poor this year. LOL

Just A Note

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:22:00 GMT

WOW -- time flies.
I have been extremely busy so there has been neglect here.

I am trying to reorganize this blog as it does need an overhaul however, I am finding I am not online much to do it quickly, only in bits and pieces in small frames of time.

Hope all is well in your world.
I turned off my comments again due to the volume of spam that has been posted in my blog. Unfortunately, if I turn them off, I lose all past comments but since there has been troubles, I see no reason why I should put them on since I have no control over them and the spam sweeper does not seem to work. So for now, it is a read only blog -- which is very sad indeed.

Dr. Oz TV Show

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Premieres today 9/14 on Fox TV.
The show is one hour long.
Check your listings.

Dr.Oz.com

Labor Day

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:08:00 GMT

Summer is almost over. It has gone by very fast.

Hopefully no more super humid days like we had for a few weeks.

Children are back in school and enjoying their new teachers.

I have some big projects going on so I am busier than I would like to be.

Spam still happens here, which is discouraging since there is no control over it.

Wordless Wednesday: Barn Birdhouse

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

I want to make one!
Like that sliding door for easy cleaning!

Wordless Wednesday

Heads or Tails #100 - In Five Years

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Gosh, I think I need Zoltar for this one to predict my future.

In five years, I will be (as well as my husband) older and wiser!
I will be on the road driving my daughter to college while my son is in high school and will be like an "only child" at home.
Hopefully I will be in good health and great shape.
Maybe I will still be tap dancing.

I hope in five years the house will be cleaner than it is now - no more toys or sports equipment or stuffed animals! I will probably have a big yardsale and get rid of all of that stuff.

Right now we have two dogs, maybe they will still be with us, maybe not.
They will be the last two we will have.

Heads or Tails

Cleaning Up

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:49:00 GMT

Well -- I just learned that if you get tons of spam comments, if you shut off your comments, ALL previous comments get deleted!

Had I known that (no warning specified on the settings page) -- I would not have done that, but gosh, how many red scars in any post would scare off a visitor from commenting?

I suggest any of the following --
1. Allow bloggers to turn off comments without losing them (so they can go on vacation and not worry about spam taking over).
2. Add comment verification to posts.
3. Or use Open ID to post comments.
4. Allow comments to be turned off/closed per post.

So, now that my blog has been unwittingly cleaned up, and looks like no one ever says anything here (but thousands have had lots to say over the past few years), I guess maybe I should do a bit more house cleaning here myself and revamp this place.

Out with the old and in with the new.
I apologize to all those who have left some great comments in the past that your kind words, thoughts, or funny stories have been deleted forever by accident of an unknown click on my behalf.

Wordless Wednesday: Mercedes Ice Cream Truck

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:06:00 GMT

Wordless Wednesday

Heads or Tails #99 - Wear or Where

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

I like to wear hats.

Where o where has my little dog gone?
Oh where or where can he be? - a song my Mom liked to sing.

Somewhere Out There - theme song of An American Tail (1986) sung by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram and won a few awards.

Heads or Tails

Wordless Wednesday: Italian Ice Cream - Gelatos

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Italian Gelatos Ice Cream (Florence, Italy)

July is National Ice Cream Month

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Devils Tower Wyoming

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

July is National Parks Month

Wordless Wednesday

Heads or Tails #98 - Spin

that_girl_gidget@hotmail.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:01:00 GMT

This was tough.
Go for/take a spin?
Spin the Bottle
A spinning top?
A pinwheel spins.
Spin cycle on the washing machine.
Cyclones or tornados spin
Spin Art.
Spin records (but who does that anymore?).
Spin Doctors
And the song The Windmills or Your Mind, spin is in the lyrics -- here is a link to Dusty Springfield's version and there are windmills of all kinds in it.
And another song "Spinning Wheel" (Blood, Sweat and Tears) as well as a spinning wheel which them made me think of a Whirling Dervish's Spinning Dance.

And then I thought of The Spinners - the singing group of yesteryear.
I found a video "Tribute to Spinners" but I stumbled upon something very different and laughed. Hope you can too.

Heads or Tails - Every Tuesday!