This year I had tons of kids ringing that doorbell and went through almost three bags of candy. Even parents walking with their kids were often in the fun, being dressed up themselves. What a difference from last year: not a one, a single one, the whole time. Probably what made the difference was the trick-or-treat scheduling. Usually, it's on the Sunday closest to Halloween, from three to five in the afternoon. This year, they had it (for the first time that I can remember since moving back here) on Halloween itself, from five to seven. I imagine because the spookfest fell on a Friday this year (and there was no school - teachers' convention, to which no teacher I know has ever gone; which teacher is going to give up a four-day weekend [it starts on Thursday and lasts until Sunday in Madison]?) and the weather was gorgeous: dry and in the sixties. So, around here, it's either feast or famine when it comes to Halloween fun.
Gerard
