Diary 219

Diary 219

Friday, October 23rd

The hot topic of debate here today is what the grandchildren should dress up as at Halloween. The older girls want to be a witch and her  accompanying black cat, with the added proviso that there should be plenty of sparkly and pink things, and a broom. And that it shouldn’t be too scary for their twin sisters (aged 2). Alas, they also want me to dress up – to be scary but not too scary, and yet still be me. I wonder how Halloween will play out this year. Do we leave a bowl of candies on the step and keep our social distancing? 

However we choose to do it I feel it’s important that we should make an effort. It’s one of those markers of the year, an acknowledgement of change. Things wouldn’t be the same if we let it slip.