Halloween at the Store!
“Halloween came, with swarms of costumed kids and their parents visiting the Store for Trick or Treat, cider and donuts on the porch. Lots of photos. Cute babies. Giggling children. ” from My Life at the Marshfield Hills General Store, a collection of short stories by Sherry Campbell Bechtold
Halloween was always a pretty big deal in our neighborhood….because it WAS a neighborhood. Our first year in the Hils, we decorated, stocked up with bowls full of goodies and ran out of candy by sunset. Bob had to scurry over to CVS in Scituate for reinforcement. Lesson learned, over the years, we prepared mightily for the event – particularly as younger families moved in.
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The Store Halloweens were the best. I always played “War of the Worlds” on the CD player, dimmed the lights, opened the front door, set out the refreshments and candy in big bowls so the kids could make their own choices. Patty dressed up as a witch. She had the most believable cackle! Made my flesh crawl. EVERYONE stopped in – sometimes to get warm and always to visit, laugh, take photos. Did I mention it was wonderful? It was. Think I miss it all? I do.
