Halloween certainly was a lot of fun growing up! There were nine of us, so yes! The haul was huge, even if it wasn't! :) We knew all our neighbors back then, it really has changed, and not in a great way. Moving to a neighborhood changed it back to how it used to be. Some have children, some are beginning their life together, and some are in the second part of their life with no kids again. So the mix is nice and we still have a block party (of sorts) and the kids come by and enjoy a treat from the party tray and a few trick-or-treat candies. It has taken a few years to fine-tune it. :) We are hoping to try it again as it has been not happening since Covid.

We don't have a pumpking-throwing problem (yet) but, all it takes is one mischievous kid to make that happen. It is a gated community, so we don't have a bunch of people there that don't belong.

Did your parents sort through your candy? I know that mine did. Even knowing everyone, it used to be a big deal to sort through it as I got older. I remember you used to be able to bring it to the hospital where they would X-ray it for free one year. I guess they had a problem, although being young, I don't remember exactly. I did shut off the lights during Covid. People let their kids out (some) and I just wasn't feeling it. :) If I lived rurally, I would probably shut my lights off. If I don't know them, it is not as much fun. Still, like you, I enjoy the pumpkin carving, the color and the beauty of Autumn.

Winter... for a bit, until Christmas is over, perhaps New Year. Then it needs to go roost somewhere else! Hi, Ms. @jacey.boldart ! I hope you are having a most fabulous day! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your words!

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