On the Twelfth Day of Halloween

Warning: This is a long one today. You might want to spread it out over several days or even the remainder of the month.  Or binge watch like the kids do.

Peanuts has always been a staple of my Halloween memories. I can't remember not knowing about Linus and his fascination with Halloween and its patron saint. First introduced in October of 1959, "The Great Pumpkin" is revealed through Linus' imagination and his firm beliefs in spite of all naysayers.

In this strip two days later, we find Linus dreaming at the window when he conceives an idea to spread Halloween spirit.


This book of "Pumpkin Carols" was published by Ambassador in 1968 and features familiar tunes set to new words to reflect the season.

Witch Blow Mold

I was surprised to find this witch blow mold at an estate sale this past summer. It was later in the day and only priced at $1.  Normally, Halloween items are snatched up in the first wave of estate sale pickers.

Based on the UPC sticker on the bottom, it's not that old, but still a nice addition to my blow mold collection, even if it does have an incredibly short cord.

Reader's Digest Condensed - October 1972

Welcome to one of my more sporadic features - Reader's Digest Condensed, or as I call it "Just the Ads".  Today's issue is the October 1972 edition.

Halloween Stamp of Approval

Much like beer can collecting, stamp collecting was once a thing in that great decade known as "the 1970's".  I was never a collector, but I felt compelled to pick up this album when I came across it this past year.

Marvel(ous) Treats Trading Cards

I found these Halloween trading cards, based on popular (as of 1991) Marvel Comics characters, some years back.  I forgot I had them until I started going through some old boxes recently. These were intended to be handed out in lieu of sweets.

Take Your Pick

Rounding (or pointing) out my cake decoration finds of the past year is this set of Halloween Cupcake picks.  I remember these being used in the cupcakes from grade school Halloween parties.

K.T. Cat

Found with the witch scooter cake topper from yesterday was this cat and crescent moon cake topper.

This one is also marked "Hong Kong" and "K.T. No. 812".  So far, I've been unable to identify what company used the initials "K.T." There is a K.T. Plastics company, but it was formed in 1989 which would be at least a decade too late for this piece.