neghborhood conversation at the Appleseed Tree House......
Neighbor: So Johnny, whatcha building there?
Johnny: Columns.
Neighbor: Oh, renovating the family room?
Johnny: Nope, they are for exterior use.
Neighbor: Oh, adding onto the porch, but why the weird paint job? They look old and, well, moldy!
Johnny: Good, that's the effect I'm going for. These are for Halloween.
Neighbor: Halloween in April, your kidding right?
Johnny: Nope.
Neighbor: So what are all these rustic boxes, storage crates for the columns?
Johnny: Coffins for the cemetery of course.
Neighbor: I just remembered that my nephew is stopping by, gotta run, take care, bye.
This often repeats several times a month with various neighbors, however there is also the guy that lives two blocks over that decorates for halloween and was the talk of the neighborhood before we moved in. He does the slow drive by whenever the garage door is open and I'm working. Never stops in no matter how many times I've waved him over. Ok, too much talk...back to preparation!