Trick-or-treat time is almost over, and we haven’t had a very good turnout this year. I’m surprised, considering it’s a nice evening and we had lots of kids last year. Maybe there’s some big event at the mall or something. Even though I understand the appeal of a climate-controlled environment, I do think a retail-centric Halloween doesn’t have nearly the romance of door-to-door style. Besides, I like to see the cute kiddos.

Highlights: Ava the pudgy pig (not because she’s chunky; she had a layered outfit that contributed to her girth), a kid I didn’t know who was a pretty intricate haunted house (including sound effects), and our neighbors Isaac and Nathaniel, who went as Vermont and New Hampshire. Isaac wore a plaid jacket and hat with some leaves poking out and a sandwich board-style sign with Vermont drawn on it. Nathaniel, who is too little for anything too elaborate, just had a t-shirt that said New Hampshire. They were a cute pair.

Tomorrow we’re off to lovely Montreal. Bon soir!

Edited to add:  we had a late surge and got through almost (but not quite) all the candy. I still got to have a couple of mini Snickerseseses, which Bisqui enjoyed and demonstrated that fact through vigorous kicking.