Happy Hallowe'en and Happy Birthday to Joyce!

It all started at Janice and Gord's...our group of witches and cats and oddities all gathered for apppetizers that were more akin to a five course meal !!Janice made the Whitewater cookbook squash soup with spinach that has coconut milk and jalapeno peppers in it...so yummy and warm to the pallet...plus she cooked a roast of beef with fresh homemade horseraddish...and that was spicey hot! Everyone brought delicious foods from sausage rolls and chicken wings to shrimp, smoked trout and various cheeses and pickles... and dips and salsas.One thing about our lovely group of friends...the eating is always fabulous!



Here are the four cats! Francis, Janice,moi,and Debbie. Note, I am the mama cat!


OUR PARTNERS, THE FOUR WITCHES WERE GOOD FOR A LAUGH, ESPECIALLY AS THEIR NOSES STARTED TO DROP OFF ,ONE BY ONE!
from left to right,we have Gord,Emil,and lovely Alison,then Randy and Ashley with the longest nose in the history of witches and warlocks!


One for the record, Emil and moi...the mama cat.My little babies were sooooo cute...everyone loved them, especially the guy that came to the BBi as "roadkill" He had the highway line down the length of him all splattered with little flat animals... too funny! yes, we migrated to the BBI and secured a table for fourteen and it filled up totally.Good thing we arrived when we did, as the people never stopped pouring in. The costumes, once again were phenomenal...my favourite being "blow up" fat lady. A fellow with a red wig on ,stuffed inside an inflatable costume that could easily inflate into a giant "fat lady in a pink tutu" It was all good except he took up half the dance floor, and then someone decided to Sumu wrestle him to the floor... He was rolling around like a big tuna... way to funny!


The other comical fellow ,whom we at first thought was a gal, was at least 6'2" and dressed in yellow grass skirt, black leotards, and those Hawaiian coconut style bras with a Hawaiin Lai, yellow wig and totally blackened face... I am not sure what he was supposed to be, but he looked pretty funny. Now the fellow that dresssed up as a roadside orange cone had flashing lights an his head and a huge square flat base beneath his orange cone... for one thing ..it took up way to much space and I don't think he could even sit down, but he was sure noticable!
the band was Midnight Train, a blues band, who played good dance music all night with the exception of one song that went on for 20 minutes... it tuckered everyone out!
We had a pile of fun and maybe even lost a pound or two on the dance floor and had to leave before the band played the last set.. Our group was fading fast! Kudos to my sweet Emil who drank water all night so he could be the designated driver... He got us home safe and sound! Yea!
Now everyone should call Joyce today and wish her a Happy Hallowe'en birthday! Her and I went out to the Hume on Thursday night for a little nosh and a good visit...We'll do more birthday cheer next week-end when Lynn can come over.

"The Creator"