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Impromptu writing, whatever comes...on writing or whatever the question of the day is. |
I'll go get candy late this afternoon. I waited until now, because of a car problem. I hope we'll get the car back in a couple of hours. I buy the same things every year, Hershey's dark chocolate bars, six in a box, and a few boxes of KitKats . Kids seem to like them as do their parents who come to the door. If anything's left over, it is for our consumption. ![]() It used to be my kids would have a fit if I accompanied them on their trick-or-treating. I still did but stayed way back, out of sight. Parents, rarely -if ever, accompanied the children, then. I am so happy to see so many parents coming around with their children during the later years. I feel like treating the parents, too, but that would be funny and odd. ![]() The Irish and the Scotch brought Halloween to US. Christian and Celtic rites combined (Sam'hain), the holiday originally was a day/night of feasting and mischief. Jack-o'-Lanterns are probably a couple of centuries older. It belonged to the night watchmen holding a simple lantern. Somehow, it became associated with Halloween. This year's Halloween is a bit more special for me, because the next day, I start NaNoing for the first time. After having prided myself in acting cool in most situations, NaNo did away with my so-called cool. ![]() Even though I know it is no big deal, I am curious about me: how I'll do; how much I'll complain; will the arthritis in my legs jump to my fingers; how will my family react to my new obsession, and so on and so forth. Still, I am really looking forward to it. Weird? Yeah, that's what I am. Happy Halloween! |