Covid is trying to kill a lot of things, but we were still able to celebrate the last day of October, and even made it one of our best Halloweens ever.
The cabin was between guests, so we decided to go over just for the day. [I didn’t to have to wash sheets and do the extra work for just a night there.]
Piper stayed behind to spend the weekend with her BFF. She dressed all in green and spent Halloween as a very happy pickle. But first, she finished up the costumes for the video game creatures she had already knitted for Abby. I’d tell you more, but that’s all I understand myself.
Wes was excited to spend every spare minute with his BFF at the cabin. And Kyla spent an afternoon in her happiest happy place–by the gas fire in the cabin, putting together a puzzle, listening to her story, and mostly being left alone with too much fruit. And she was dressed as a hunter.
Dwayne and I did our favorite things–a beach walk together and then a car drive to run a few errands and explore more of the island. I had only a handful of chores to tackle there, so it was truly a day at the cabin for fun.
Our neighborhood encouraged socially-distant trick-or-treating, with many neighbors joining in. We had a few favorites. One neighbor made cotton candy, and pinned the bags on to lights strung across the driveway. Another dressed in black in the shadows and used a puppet-on-a-stick to give out candy. Hands down favorite was the rooftop wizard who would cast a protective spell to save you from the front yard zombie (“That’s not a zombie–that’s my wife!”) and shot down candy in the magical gutter.
Candy baskets were out until 7pm, and Dwayne already had a bonfire going as the blue moon rose. Neighbors came out and joined us around the fire and we had the usual sausage and s’more offerings. A quick cabin clean up before guests the next day, and we made the 10:30 ferry–just in time to be grateful for the extra hour this weekend.
The day was that good.
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