Tag: lifestyle
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Treats

Mom’s childhood Halloween memory was that One Special House. The owner greeted the costumed beggars, ushering them into the living room until 6 or so were assembled. She then provided a tray of ice cold, 6-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola. Her young guests took turns entertaining with a performance of some kind—a song, a skit, a…
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Thanks

The emissaries of November came to my door last night in full force, clad in sparkly tutus, so many Spiderman costumes, and a renewed presence of Detroit Lions jerseys. Their parents— surprisingly, most of them fathers— wait by the front gate, while their pillow-case wielding progeny test out their independence with a sharp knock on…