Autumn. My favorite time of year, heralded by a crispness in the air, cooler temperatures, changing leaves, candy corn and, of course, the anticipation of Halloween, or as my Auntie Karen says, my"high holy days". There really is no other time of year that makes me feel the way I do at this very moment, almost giddy with child-like excitement and wonder. The place where I grew up was, in alot of ways, like the town of "Perfect" in the Walgreens ads that were out a couple of years ago. Fall meant thinking of and making the perfect costume and going to the annual Halloween carnival to play games, participate in the cake-walk and enter the costume contest. My dear, late brother used to design and make me the best costumes! They were so good, in fact, that I won "Best Costume" for my class every year but one! Trick-or-treating was safe and always with good friends in the the little village that was near our school. Sadly, the village no longer exists, but the memories will always remain. I can still feel the brezze on my skin and see the leaves dancing as we went form house to house. Oh, how I miss those days! To have them again would be great, but now as an adult I have found ways to instill that spirit into the season by decorating the house and having a big bash for all of our friends. This year may be just a small gathering with our intimate friends and children, with all the goodies and trimmings I can manage, but Halloween will be celebrated in some way. Off I go to enjoy the scents and sights that are already here and, maybe even break out the decorations!
I think it is the dogs' favorite time of year, too!
Gomez always goes for a traditional Jack-o-lantern and I try to be a bit different.
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