Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Woooooooooo Wednesday - Halloween link up!

Trick or Treat! I'm home, and just in time for Halloween. Being a bad mother who was out enjoying herself at a hotel (afternoon tea, four poster, peacocks) I left the buying of pumpkins to the last minute and discovered they'd all sold out. I'm also a bad blogger who was too busy to sort out her own link party yesterday - sue me. We'll have it today instead. Halloween inspired posts especially welcome but not essential.

Luckily improvisation is one of my many middle names - Lakota is just one of them - so I got busy with a serrated knife and a couple of oranges. The kids seemed happy enough, but they're probably even more of a fire hazard than pumpkins, what with their tendency to roll about the place. The oranges that is, not the children. Although, come to think of it...

There was something odd about her groceries this week, but she just couldn't quite put her finger on it...

[Bat clothes pegs by Suck UK]



[You didn't think you'd get away without seeing my nails did you?]

Last chance to enter the Nails inc giveaway - closes tomorrow.
Link up lovelies!

Lakota x

21 comments:

  1. Great nails! I have achieved very little this week bar managing to get my unruly hair to behave.

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  2. actually i think i prefer halloween oranges, frikken easier to carve thats for sure. nearly lost my fingers yesterday and the pumpkin lost a tooth (which claud promptly ran and put under her pillow!). your hotel stay sounds lovely x

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  3. Well my gosh if you lived up here you would have no problem finding pumpkins. I think they pick too much of them and then they get wasted. =( Cause they cant sell all of em.

    Your oranges are rather cute and I like your nails!!! Happy Woohoo Halloween!

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  4. Awwwwwwwwww, the oranges are cute!!!! I linked my previous AND this one!x

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  5. Happy night of the hallows, my dear lakota.
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    How is the Christmas matching going?.
    Feel free to match me at your will.
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  6. There's something menacing about those oranges, they look far more evil than a pumpkin. Best excuse for not being around, no wonder you're all chilled about missing the link up and not finding pumpkins.

    Halloween was a washout here. Torrential rain and everyone who had their lights on and a pumpkin in the window was out trick or treating! Nevermind, I have mountains of sweets to eat now.

    Love the nails, very clever.

    Lucy x

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  7. I'm glad you had a nice day out,it's always right to spend some quality time just for us!Happy Halloween dear!!
    xxx

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  8. Now that's pretty cool and suddenly I find myself think of what other fruit would make good creatures;) Your "away time" sounds like fun and always deserved! The nails I am totally digging!

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  9. Happy Halloween! I'd love to use those oranges for bobbing rather than apples! X

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  10. I'm so sad, I only got one trick or treater. I guess the trick is on me.

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  11. It doesn't have to be a pumpkin, I think you could do a whole range of alternative scary fruit and veg!
    You must have the steadiest hands EVER to be able to do those nails - can you do the other hand and everything? My right hand always looks like a child has done the nail varnish...
    I've linked! I was even prepared yesterday, so yeah, I am going to sue actually. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  12. Love your nails! We got no trick or treaters at all as we live in an old fogey area, but we took our party goers out for their first trick or treating which was a great success. Happy Hallowe'en Lakota!

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  13. Love the oranges -so sweet! And your nails are cool too! Happy Halloween! Did the peacocks display , and did you manage to get some tail feathers? I waited for hours at a castle in Hungary for some, patience was rewarded!

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  14. You have surpassed yourself with Halloween slackness and I'm so very proud of you! My excuse for not buying carving pumpkins was they were too expensive. And we pretended we weren't home when little horrors traipsed the streets, holding up my poor unprepared neighbours demanding revolting sweets. I had a bunch of rotting celery to dole out if they dared knock on our door. Seriously. I was also prepared to show them a one of the movies we were watching - they could choose from The Innkeepers, Audrey Rose or The Ring. I'm sure their parents would thank me for ignoring their sticky sprogs;)) Bloody awesome nails!! xoxo

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  15. Love your nails & the thought of halloween oranges :-)

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  16. Ooh I love Curtise's idea - PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE do a post of scary fruit and vegetables!!! Love your nails, superstar! Sarah xxx

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  17. I took my son to a party where they'd used a squash instead of a pumpkin, which I thought was a good idea for little mini ones next year. I love those nails, and they actually look do-able as well, most nail designs are beyond my crap skills. xx

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  18. How creative, I never would have thought of using oranges and might just steal that idea next year! (Way easier than carving a pumpkin!) Love your nails too! I wish I took a pick of mine, I did crazy zombie nails and was quite proud of my slap-dash job! XXX Jet

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  19. Walsall's awash with pumpkins. Most of the residents have a fear of vegetables, we're not one of the fattest towns in the UK for nothing!
    Love the demonic orange and full of admiration for your steady hands, I couldn't dream of attempting those nails with my cack-handedness! x

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  20. Love your pumpkin oranges! I officially be the worst mother, we didn't do pumpkins either.

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  21. I gotta say i missed halloween and bonfire night coz of the cold and had to stay indoor while everyone is enjoying fireworks coz my cat is kinda scared of it and wanted company indoor hahaha..but you're always so creative, the pumpking oranges (that doesnt sound right) but oooh i love them! hehe and your nails!! awesome!

    x susan

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