All Hallow's Eve

Halloween was cold this year. Normally it isn't so cold on Halloween, tempuratures are usually in the mid to upper fifties with some years reaching into the sixties. But this year it was colder. Lower forties after about 6:30 in the evening, when the trick-or-treaters really started coming around. It actually got off to a slower start this year too. In years past the littlest ones would start coming to the door somewhere around 6, but not this year. This year we didn't get any until about 6:30. And then only trickles until about 7 or so when we seemed to get a good wave about every 15 minutes or so.

We closed up shop just after eight because the kids coming then were too old to be trick or treating (in my opinion anyway), they had little to no costume. These are the ones that go out just to get free candy, and maybe to scout if any one had some nice stuff in their yard worth jacking. So we sat in the cold for about 2 hours and got rid of just over half our candy. The neighborhood was the darkest I'd seen it since moving in about 5 years ago. Families move out, many to less maintenance intensive homes since owning a 100 year old house is quite a chore and something is always needing done. Those that move in seem to be younger couples without any kids who'd rather turn off their porch light and watch monster movies on the TV, at least that's what I imagine seeing the tell-tale blue flickering light of the box leaking out their living room windows, I mean, what else are you going to watch on Halloween besides horror flicks? Somehow re-runs of 'Will & Grace' just don't seem to fit the bill....although, thinking about it, maybe they do.