Halloween -- It's My Bag, Baby

For several years, I've followed other blogs as they covered the great "Countdown to Halloween", watching from afar, always an outsider.  I thought, "I'm not worthy to belong to their exclusive club." But this year, I decided, darn it, I *AM* worthy!  I like Halloween as much as the next guy, in fact, I'd wager I like it a bit more than most.  So without hesitation, I boldly made my case with the blogmaster at countdowntohalloween.com,  demonstrating how I can contribute significantly to this splendid annual event.  Okay, actually all I had to do was send an email to him with my blog address.  All right, maybe it's not *that* exclusive.


I have been saving up Halloween-related items that I've found while out garage and estate saling this past year and it's finally time to show them.

My first offering is this Brach's Trick or  Treat bag.  It measures 12"x10"x5", not including the handle.  Not on scale with a pillow case, but  it would hold an admirable volume of candy.

It was made by the Duro Bag Manufacturing company who are still in business and are the largest paper bag manufacturer in the world.  Apparently, "Missy" is the model of bag.

Can you imagine a company today encouraging placing your child's name, address and phone number on something they were going to carry visibly in public?

And so goes my first "Countdown to Halloween" blog post.  I don't have enough to post every day and I'll certainly continue posting non-Halloween related items.  I'll probably dredge up a few posts from years gone by to supplement.  Their site assured me there were no rules to break, so I'm hoping they won't kick me out of the club.

Hope you enjoy my contributions and I'll see you sooooooooooon*.

*Spooky "O" elongation for effect.