Halloween...? Already?
For 26 years, in a house tucked back in the woods, no one ever came to our door for candy. Now, in my little rig in a neighborhood, there are doors and lights and sidewalks abounding, and I daresay this evening they will be a-bounding with kids of various sizes in crazy and wonderful get-ups, and I had better be ready. My dad always said, "If the costumed kid at your door is bigger than you are, it isn't 'trick-or-treat,' it's extortion." I have put up no decorations, can't afford such... Sign in to see full entry.