HALLOWEEN HIJINKS

I schlepped to Lakefield for the annual Halloween (or as we call it, Hallowine) party held by irrepressible Gail Grant in a space adjacent to her house, which is essentially a community hall. There is the requisite deejay, lots of tunes, BYOB, pot luck, ghoulish decorations and a dance floor. You can come only if you promise to boogie. We danced our faces off – or at least my pal Wendy Zelsman did. Wendy went as a Day of the Dead-head and her gummy face stickers kept peeling off -- which was just as well because it took much abrasion to get those suckers off. Then again, she got a cheap acid peel.

My lip print on napkin under glass. When the red wine drained, it made for a cool coaster.

Spotted this dude with two bananas in his pants pocket, the quintessential visual for the old saw “Are they bananas in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?” When I suggested he had six-shooters in his pants, he ignored me. He must have been gun shy.

Wendy Zelsman’s hubby Howard trying to twirl his eyebrow-penciled-in fake moustache in his guise as a Day of the Dead gigolo.

An equestrienne complete with her horse, one of the best costumes of the night. She had to keep dancing because she couldn’t sit one out.

Gail, moi and Wendy in costume. Gail went as Venus Flytrap, complete with fly stuck on her chin. Wendy was aforementioned Day of the Dead-head and I was a military person in official jump suit, free with purchase at a Lakefield flea market. I bought the cap, an official Mussolini issue, at a flea market in Arezzo, Italy. My gun, purchased at a T.O. Dollar Store, kept falling out of my belt loop.

A fishing lure and hot mermaid suitable for framing at Dwellissimo shop in Port Hope. This unassuming one-of-a-kind décor and home accessories shop is a must pit stop.

A selection of awesome and affordable Moroccan bags featuring hand-tooled coins at Primitive Designs near Port Hope. They are way more high fashion than hippie-dippy. Don’t let the cheesy robots and dinosaurs outside the sprawling shop deter you.