Hallowed-out

While at the undisclosed location this weekend, had a few minutes to go shopping for staples and was in a pretty good mood...


.....until I saw it- HALLOWEEN stuff.


Since we've been married, we usually do a big deal,as we have a corner property and we would invite our neighbors and their pups who are either in apartments or streets where kids don't really go. I decided on no party last year, as I was kind of getting fried from dealing with my Mom, but did open for Halloween.For the first time, I am seriously toying with not opening up at all.My right-hand assistant, my nephew Greg,consulted with me and he saw my point of view and said wait and see how you feel.


Halloween was my favorite holiday as a kid, but then I grew up in Northwest Philadelphia in the sixties. It wasn't until I was older that you, all of a sudden, encouraged to take your candy to the local hospital to have it X-rayed to make sure their was nothing harmful in your candy.I had always strived, as a property owner, to open and Halloween and make up bags for the kids to let them have a good time.


This year Halloween is a Monday-I probably will flip a coin at the last moment. My heart really isn't in it. Local kids are getting bigger, a lot of kids I don't know, me not having kids....we'll see.

   My Godson Frankie and his sister Molly as Raul Ibanez from the Phillies and Chase Utley a Halloween or two ago.