Happy Halloween!

I used to dread Halloween. It used to just mean incredibly drunk people in tacky plastic outfits knocking about outside our house until the early hours on a week night, and you certainly didn't dream of opening the door to anyone.
It's rather different in the country though, and a lovely opportunity to meet a few of the neighbours whilst they chaperone groups of children from door to door. What we've also discovered is that it is the perfect opportunity for Mark to show off his Art Degree credentials and fully express himself artistically through the medium of Pumpkin.

We had two last year. This year we have five. I fear eventually we will become that house covered in decorations that people will come from neighbouring villages to see...