Happy Halloween!

             Happy Halloween—a day early! I’ll be home for Halloween this year, even though we often go to visit our grandsons and go trick-or-treating with them in Indiana for Halloween. But this year there was a conflict, so we’ll go visit them later, without trick-or-treating. I’m assuming we won’t get any trick-or-treaters on our narrow street in the hills, either. That means I probably won’t wear my usual witch’s dress. We didn’t get trick-or-treaters years ago when our sons were young and we took them elsewhere for their fun. 

            So Halloween will be like a relatively normal day for me, including having time to write. Maybe we’ll take a short drive to see some kids in costume elsewhere—after I’ve put my current characters in their usual jeopardy for the day on my computer. 

            If we did get trick-or-treaters, I’ll bet our dogs would enjoy it! We have a patio area behind a locked gate where they can look out at their small world when other dogs, and people, go by, so they could bark and tell us about any strangely-appearing visitors. We’d have to be sure young Roxie didn’t leap out if we gave out any candy. Older Cari isn’t likely to. 

            Oh, and by the way, speaking of that computer. I’m working on a new one now. My old desktop was giving me a lot of trouble, so we got me a new one and our younger son came over to help install it this week. It’s similar to the last one but has some differences I’m still getting used to. But so far, I like it—and I can write on it!