The Halloween That Wasn't
I wrote KNIT OF THE LIVING DEAD over a year ago, but since I knew it would be released in time for Halloween 2020, I made sure to check what day of the week October 31 would fall on, and I even included a full moon--though I didn't realize the full moon would be that rare thing, a blue moon.
I also didn't foresee the Covid epidemic or its effect on the usual Halloween traditions.
Last year my husband and I gave out 200 pieces of candy and still goblins kept coming. We had to turn off the porch light and pull the shades. During the afternoon, so many children were showing up with outstretched hands and bags that for a while my husband just stationed himself on the porch steps with a basket of goodies.
This year I debated whether to stock up on candy just in case--though in our area people were advised to find ways other than trick or treating to celebrate. Finally the thought that my husband and I might end up eating mountains of unclaimed candy made me decide to post a sign on our front walk: "We are sorry but because of Covid we are not doing trick or treat this year. I hope to see you in 2021."
As it turned out, a few people did muster out to trick or treat but they seemed philosophical about the fact that not every house on the street was open for business. A neighbor even strung crime-scene tape across her porch!
As a sort of footnote to the Halloween that wasn't, squirrels attacked my uncarved pumpkin the day after I set it on the porch. It became so unsightly, with giant holes, that I moved it to the backyard and within a few days they had eaten it completely.
I also didn't foresee the Covid epidemic or its effect on the usual Halloween traditions.
Last year my husband and I gave out 200 pieces of candy and still goblins kept coming. We had to turn off the porch light and pull the shades. During the afternoon, so many children were showing up with outstretched hands and bags that for a while my husband just stationed himself on the porch steps with a basket of goodies.
This year I debated whether to stock up on candy just in case--though in our area people were advised to find ways other than trick or treating to celebrate. Finally the thought that my husband and I might end up eating mountains of unclaimed candy made me decide to post a sign on our front walk: "We are sorry but because of Covid we are not doing trick or treat this year. I hope to see you in 2021."
As it turned out, a few people did muster out to trick or treat but they seemed philosophical about the fact that not every house on the street was open for business. A neighbor even strung crime-scene tape across her porch!
As a sort of footnote to the Halloween that wasn't, squirrels attacked my uncarved pumpkin the day after I set it on the porch. It became so unsightly, with giant holes, that I moved it to the backyard and within a few days they had eaten it completely.
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