Dear Reader,
I'm still thinking about Halloween last week and how disappointed my husband was that we didn't get any trick-or-treaters. Last year only a handful of kids came to the door, but that didn't dampen his enthusiasm. His candy bowl had bubble gum and Tootsie Rolls in the middle of it, surrounded with carefully placed Tootsie Pops circling the outside rim of the dish. I was impressed.
He opened the front door, turned on the porch light, pulled up the window shades and illuminated the living room; a Halloween invitation to let the kids know that our house was candy equipped, and trick-or-treat friendly. Barry, our always curious, tuxedo cat, was even sitting by the screen door in anticipation. But after a couple of hours my husband gave up. "Well, it's 8 o'clock and that means the biggest hour for trick-or-treaters has gone by, and we still haven't seen any kids."
Okay, I confess. I guess I really did miss the trick-or-treaters, too. When I was a kid it was a big night; it ranked right up there with Christmas. I'd map out the neighborhoods in advance, always starting on the North side of town in the "rich" neighborhoods, because they handed out full-size candy bars. I knocked on so many doors that I'd have to make a couple of pit stops at home to dump out the pillow case I used to collect candy.
Oh well, maybe next year. In the meantime, it's a good thing I like Tootsie Rolls.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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