Letter from editor
Ah, the sweet smell of Fall. October is officially here and us fall lovers are enjoying the sights of mums bursting with beautiful hues of red, orange, and yellow. Bright orange pumpkins adorn the doorsteps along every street and Halloween decorations have begun filling yards in every neighborhood. There is nothing cozier than slipping into a favorite hoodie on those first crisp nights of Autumn. From the pumpkins, mums, corn mazes to Terror in the Junkyard, October offers a rush of excitement.
I still remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween as a kid. I was about 12-years-old and I borrowed my grandmother’s lab jacket to compliment my mad scientist costume. After parading through the neighborhood with my friends, I carefully hid my loot so my older brothers wouldn’t steal it. Turns out my dog found my hidden treasure and I was one disappointed trick or treater. Fortunately, my dog was fine, seems she enjoyed tearing it all apart more than actually eating it.
Many years later, as young parents, Bob and I took our three little ones trick or treating. We dressed our Irish triplets (twins and an older one 18 months apart) as dalmations and transformed their wagon into a firetruck. Not sure how much they enjoyed it, but Bob and I sure did! Of course, the best part was eating all of their candy! We stayed up late that night watching scary movies while munching on KitKats and Tootsie rolls, while rationalizing our indulgent behavior with the fact that all this sugar would not be healthy for the kids. It was our duty to consume it before they did.
So many Halloween parties, parades, trips to the pumpkin patch and Halloween nights have come and gone since then. Now in our semi empty nest, we look forward to handing out candy and putting our dogs in costumes that they will only keep on for about 30 seconds. That picture is worth the struggle!
Check out all the Halloween Happenings in our area on page 6. There is something exciting and fun for every age and every interest. New this year, and sure to be a phenomenal event, is WitchCraft at Lake Lenape. Read more about it on page 23.
Another fun and interesting October delight is looking into the paranormal, perhaps even going on a ghost walk. Read Steffen Klenks “Haunted Legends of South Jersey” on page 8.
Thank you for picking up this issue of Shore Local Newsmagazine. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Autumn!
Peace
& Love,
Cindy
