Last night the wind howled. The windows shook, branches bent sideways and the leaves and pine needles fell like rain. Oh yeah, about that rain! It poured. It beat against the windows. The dogs took one look and backed into the kitchen. Later, though, the rain stopped but not the wind. The dogs got brave and went into the yard. Henry was alert. He watched the trees. He jumped a few times.

The clouds are hanging around, but the sun is making an appearance. It is relatively warm at 58°, but the wind is still strong. It is a day best seen through the windows.

The mouse count is now 5.

On Halloween, the school day seemed endless. At recess we all talked about our costumes. Most, like mine, were homemade. We talked about witches, ghosts and goblins haunting the night. None of us admitted to being afraid. We scoffed at the thought. We were too old and sophisticated to believe in scary creatures, but at night, it was different. I remember walking home in the dark. Most house lights were off letting us know their Halloween was over. The sidewalks were dark. There were still streetlights and below them on the road were circles of light. We talked loudly as we walked. We were sometimes the only kids still out. We’d eat a piece of candy or two on the way home to keep us fortified. We were always glad to get home.

My mother would give each of us our own bowl for our candy. I remember the bowls with tulips on them. We’d empty our bags into the bowls and then the negotiations would begin. We’d swap candy giving up sometime we didn’t really want for something we did. We’d munch on our candy as we watched scary movies on TV. They were the black and white movies like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Werewolf and The Mummy. I still love those movies and am watching The Invisible Man on TCM right now as sort of inspiration. I’ll be watching TCM all day. They are showing the classics.

Happy Halloween! Keep an eye out, be alert. You never know what might be lurking in the night.

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