Halloween used to be my favorite holiday. Gathering a costume, going to a party & general shenanigans.
Then with children it became all about the trick or treating. Watching the initial hesitant "trick or treat" with downcast eyes that morphed over the years into a fearless bravado of being allowed to get candy from strangers.
But the girls are older now, off to a party with friends, the costumes mostly created from her closet (In this case casual Widowmaker with clothes she has worn to school and a cosplay wig. Rhiannon purchased a witch hat to wear with 3 year old dress she uses for RenFaire and her favorite combat boots)
Chris and I, also older, used this year's holiday as a break between the work of harvest and the rush of the winter celebrations. We gave out candy from the side gate, sharing a pizza and a couple hard ciders. We listened to the Rocky Horror Picture Show after, of course, Everyday is Halloween by Ministry (released in 1984 - we are aging punk/goth after all.) We built a fire in the firepit and talked, enjoying the relatively few trick or treaters.
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