Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween Spirit

~ John W. Howell

Today we are going to cruise the neighborhood and see what kind of decorations are up for Halloween. This year the focus will be on skeletons but there are a few others too. We are catered by Julies Noodles of Austin. Since our temperatures have dipped to below 80 degrees we need warm-up food. Our entertainment is the Bobby Pickett vintage appearance on Dick Clark’s show

Menu
HANDMADE NOODLES 手工汤面
Lamb Stewed Noodle Soup 羊肉烩面
Beef Stewed Noodle Soup 牛肉面
Noodles with Meat and Bean Sauce 炸酱面
Pork Chopped Noodles Soup 排骨面
Chicken Stewed Noodles Soup 鸡腿肉汤面
Eggs and Tomatoes Noodles 鸡蛋番茄面
Veggie Noodles Soup 素汤面
Wonton Noodles Soup 馄饨面
Seafood Noodle Soup 海鲜面
Spicy Beef Noodle 麻辣肥牛面
Spicy Beef Suan Tsai Noodles 酸菜肥牛面

So jump on the Halloween bus and let’s go.

Our first display is a basketball slam-dunk gone awry.

Greetings from the grassland.

Everlasting fishing trip with surfboard.

Swim and talk.

Welcome, all.

Greetings.

Whole house display.

Witchy witch.

Dad, kids, and dogs.

Speaking of dogs. Looks like trouble.

A homemade decoration that is a jack-o-lantern (I guess)

Yup, a transfusion and will be good as new.

We call this the Halloween house for obvious reasons.

An elaborate display. (This is a single residence)

Same by night.

I hope you enjoyed the tour and hope you have a Happy Halloween and a great week. Have some food and enjoy the music.

123 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween Spirit”

  4. I’ll try the seafood noodle soup. I like the fishing crew. Obviously they were told to wait for the tide to come in, eh?

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  10. Our five year old granddaughter is all about all things creepy. She has a life size plastic skeleton she named ‘Skellie’ that she loves to play with. She would love all these decorations! The music choice is perfect, too. Have a great Sunday, John.

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  12. Wow, I think you have as many skellies cleverly displayed as are in my ‘Hood. It amazes me the sheer number of this kind of decor…you need a special house just to store those things! Happy ‘Howl-oween’ Eve. 👻 🎃

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      1. There’s one house near my house that has 21 regular sized skellies and one of those 12 ft. colosis skellies. And that doesn’t count the vultures, fish, and pet dog! There are enough to take up all the space in a large garage! Incredible to me. When I started to add up just the cost of all their guys, I was gobsmacked!

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  17. Delicious choices of noodles, perfect tune and I have to admit I am loving the Skellie thing that is going on all over the place now. Some people are so creative!
    Happy Sunday, John.

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  20. Excellent, John. I marvel at the enthusiasm in your neighborhood. Boy, Dick Clark really turned that Bandstand gig into quite a career. I forwarded Monster Mash to our son. His bday is Halloween as our his twin kids

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  21. The wonton soup was delicious and the skeleton tour was great fun! Fine way to start off the Sunday! I had to laugh, when I read that since the temps have dropped below 80° we need warm-up food! Here, we don’t need warm-up food until it’s in the 50s! But then, we don’t see 100° all summer, either! Enjoyed the trip … thanks, John!

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  25. No “bones” about it, this was a great way to spend Halloween Eve. The skeleton hanging off the hoop made me lol. All these folks look like they definitely are in the spirit of the season, celebrating all the spirits around us. Thanks for the tour, John.

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  28. The painful lockdown experience is over these creatures, dear John! Skeleton dogs seems to be an interesting trend to develop. Happy Samhain/Halloween, dear John! 🍤🍤🍤🍺🍺🍺 Let the whisky and ale make the feast warmer.🙂

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  29. The flying purple witch is my favorite. And, that purple house always has something interesting. I remember the Monster Mash like it was yesterday and can do the dance. Thanks for the neighborhood tour!

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  33. Wow, your neighborhood goes all in, doesn’t it, John?! Loved the display at ‘The Creek’ residence, particularly the night view. Ghoulishly good. Happy Halloween! 🎃👻👻👻

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  37. I know I’m a day late, John, but I’m really glad I stopped by. I just can’t believe how the folks in your neighborhood take a theme and run with it! What GREAT decorations! So much fun!! I loved them all, especially the dachshund skeletons! Too cute! And I even watched the entire Monster Mash video, remembering every word of that silly ol’ song!

    Super fun post! Thank you for the smiles!

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  38. What a cool neighbourhood!
    I’ll have the Veggie noodle soup.
    I haven’t heard this song in ages. I always thought Boris Karloff was singing it.
    🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻 🎃👸🏻

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    1. Bobby does a good job with it. Veggie noodle it is. 🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻 🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻 🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻🐨🤴🏻

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        2. Yes, 10 mins. and I can have an early wine. Aaaarrrrggghh. I have to finish dishes first!
          Okay, 1/2 an hour! Once I get off the computer. Person could get stuck here.
          Yet another emoji let down. No bottle of glue! Or sticky tape?
          Okay, kisses and wine then!
          💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷💋🍷

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        12. Just started a few years ago… with drawings of Holly’s characters (Boogapony, PBH, RR, AGM Holly) then the AGMs, Dale, Marina, Gi, Shey and Holly.
          The girls really inspire me. Muses, I suppose.
          Gowns, I love drawing gowns.
          I suppose this is why I keep getting Monster commissions. Turns out I draw a good monster. Who knew?
          🐂💋🐂 🐂💋🐂

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