Oh, yeah, it was Halloween!

Now that the internet seems to work, here are some SCARY images from our lightening-quick pumpkin carving on All Hallow's Eve. We pulled out the spoons and knives after work and whipped out these masterpieces with seconds to spare before the first costumed kids were upon us. They shed a spooky light on our gleamingly primed porch to serve as a beacon to our construction-impaired cottage -it is in the process of being painted and all the windows are covered up and painting stuff strewn all around. We had a lot of trick-or-treaters, despite the painting. I love seeing all the neighborhood kids dressed up and excited to dig through the bowl for their favorites. We got to chat with a lot of the neighbors and remind ourselves how much we love living in this part of town - there's so much diversity in age and income and culture. This year we didn't run out of candy and have to shut off the porch light and hide like last year. Phew. But we didn't make it into the Castro like last year, either. Good thing, I hear, since people apparently died??! That makes for a REALLY scary Halloween.