I almost carved a pumpkin this year. I even bought good one (cheap - $3.99). And I found 2 nice cat designs online.
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The 1st looked a bit complicated. I would have cut off one of the legs or something. And it might have been interpreted negatively. I mean, who would approach a door where the pumpkin is "mooning" you?
So I thought maybe the 2nd would be better. Lots of small cuts rather than a big one, more immediately-identifiable from a distance, and much more friendly-looking.
I only considered it because there are new (but trick-or-treating age) kids next door and across the street. I haven't had a trick-or-treater knock on my door (or seen any out visiting other houses) for 15 years. But then it occurred to me that I didn't have any suitable treats (loose unpackaged Sweet-Tarts that I keep in a jar didn't seem appropriate).
So I decided not to bother. I usually just keep the house dark on Halloween these days anyway. So I decided not to bother carving a pumpkin.
Then, just before dark, I realized I had some candy safe to hand out. I have Lindor truffles in mil-chocolate hazelnut, white chocolate, and extra dark chocolate.
And I do have a couple of costumes I could wear. One is a wizard outfit I made 2 decades ago. Black cloth, sleeves draping at the wrist, iron-on shapes of moon/sun/stars/comets, etc. But it is kind of awkward to wear. I also have a kind of cowboy outfit. Boots, vest, gambler-style hat. But I also used to collect T-shirts. Weird ones! I used to wear them to the office on Casual Friday. One is covered with tarantulas. I decided that was easiest to wear and appropriate to the holiday.
So there I was. House lights on, uncarved pumpkin at the front door, Lindor milk chocolate/hazelnut for kids and extra dark chocolate for the adults, dressed in tarantulas.
Not one trick-or-treater showed up! Again...
Do any of you still get trick-or-treaters? Or is the holiday dead now (for door-to-door visits)?
[Edited to add: "Mark's Mew's is temporarily offline. Google has locked it for "violating community standards". I have no idea why (what can be offensive about a cat blog?) but I have asked for a "review" and hope to hear from them soon. It is very distressing.]
