Hey, ho, away we go...

And so the Hallowe'en half-term kicks in. Local schools have booted their little ones out into the sanctity of home life, and our sites are opening their doors for fun activities and a scare trail. I swear it's only three days ago that we reached the end of the Summer Holidays, how the heck is it this time already? They tell me time moves quicker as you get older and the years race by more quickly. That scares me because I already feel like God has had his foot on the accelerator for quite a while now, and that these landmark annual moments seem to be tumbling over each other like poorly rehearsed gymnasts. Of course, the supermarkets are well and truly into 'Christmas Hype' mode, with whole aisles given over to chocolate and sherry, and tasty Yuletide treats available already, even if they'll be out of date by Christmas if you buy them now.  Maybe there are just too many 'benchmark' events in the latter stages of the calendar. Now we have things like Black Friday crammed in alongside Bonfire Night and Advent, it's like you barely leave one Big Day behind without another one looming before you.
Today, though, I only have to think about one of them. October 31st. Although, somehow, it's become a fortnight rather than a one-day event, but that's my fault for planning so many things...

RC 27-10-25