Both Diane and I seem to be over the side effects of our booster shots, and the Mac I upgraded to Monterey appears to have survived the experience (though I’ll wait a bit before I update the other machines, since they run applications I depend on).

We didn’t decorate for Halloween again this year, but we still got a few trick-or-treaters early in the evening – well, actually it was late in the afternoon, a few minutes before 6. I had candy on hand to give them, of course. One little girl (I’d guess she was about 4 and a half) asked if the candy had nuts or sesame because she was allergic – luckily, I had York Peppermint Patties instead of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, so she should be OK.

In honor of the holiday, we’re going to watch the original Ghostbusters – happy Halloween!

Some of our friends are really into Halloween, and they’ve invited us to their Halloween party every year for as long as I can remember. Except 2020, of course.

But this year, they revived the tradition, and we joined in the fun. There were ample quantities of wine, cheese, and chocolate, and people to talk with who we hadn’t seen for a very long time. Vaccines were a common subject of discussion, of course – but so were travel, drum kits, and wine.

We dressed as explorers of this brave new world.

Thanks, Wendy and David!