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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
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Congratulations on your virtual blogging adventure!](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-BCoF_2-1901868_14.gif) Hi to October and goodbye to September. The last 6 months have flown by so quickly I'm still living mentally in the last days of one month while the date is two or three days into the new month. One Halloween, I don't know what age I was. Let's guess around 12. My dad came home from work and said our family had been offered to visit another family on an adjacent road. After evening barn chores, we piled into the truck and drove to the family's home. They had a lot of children who were going to go trick or treating down the road. I can tell you now, this was somewhat of an adventure not bound to achieve much in the way of treats. Because the homes were a quarter of a mile apart or even a mile apart and there were only two or three homes on the road at that time. One home about a mile away had telephoned and said they had a sack of candy for the children if someone would come to pick it up. The oldest boy in the crowd of about 15 children said he would go. Immediately, there was a chorus of me too. After a consultation of the adults a flashlight was handed over and permission given with children under 5 ostracized from the group. So, about 10 to 15 children from 3 or so families set out down the blacktopped road to retrieve a bag of candy. What I remember most is the crisp night air, and the darkness with a clear star filled sky above. We stopped at 2 other homes which were not giving up Halloween candy. The children chattered and told stories about how we should trick people who could not possibly have expected a crowd of children to ask for candy on this rural back road. The oldest child and apparently wisest vetoed the bolder children reminding them of the bag of candy waiting at the last house. As for me, I was even then an introvert who came along for the company and the fun of being part of the crowd. I listened to the chatter around me, enjoyed the chill and adventure. We reached the house where a man was waiting and watching. He stepped out his door and tossed two bags of candy suckers and tootsie rolls to the leader of the group. "Make sure everyone gets some," he yelled. The screen door slapped shut behind him as he reentered his home. We turned around and trudged back up the hill. When we arrived back the candy was split up, which did not mean much for the large group, something was better than nothing. The adults were done visiting. We returned to our vehicles and home was only a few minutes away. After the walk I was frozen and glad to go snuggle under blankets and sleep thinking and maybe dreaming of the star filled sky experience of the evening. Because we were rural Halloween was never a big deal. The biggest parties I ever went to were school room celebrations in grade school. After grade school, Halloween was pretty much just another holiday on the calendar. The End {e:🌊} . {{/size} |
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