And ever more goblins
Last year at this time I said something that might have been construed as wishful thinking:
I’m starting to see more kids in the neighborhood generally, which I hope is the beginning of a trend. I think we have something to offer in this corner of town: relatively-affordable housing stock in better-than-average shape for its age (sixty years), proximity to shopping, and one of the better city schools within walking distance.
This declaration was based upon a marked increase in Halloween transactions: at no previous time had I ever gotten more than five trick-or-treaters, but last year I pulled in nine.
This year? Thirty. I had to shut down at 8:30 because of treat depletion.
And they’re brighter, too. I have a motion detector near the door which when tripped kicks on a couple of floodlights, but a couple of invisible girls (okay, technically they could be seen, but work with me here) managed to bypass the device by causing a temporary bustle in my hedgerow. For a moment, I was almost alarmed.
zigzag »
1 November 2008 · 12:55 am
BUZZ !!!
Led Zeppelin !
“now, if I won another refrigerator, I’ll just die.”
(where is *that* quote from ?)
Brian J. »
1 November 2008 · 9:36 am
Your manor has a name and a hedgerow?
Man, I envy.
CGHill »
1 November 2008 · 9:55 am
As the termite guy said earlier this week: “You definitely got some foliage.”