I like Christmas - the smell of snow and Christmas trees, peppermint and cinnamon, lights in windows, cookies... BUT Halloween is my favorite holiday...jack o'lanterns, witches and ghosts, candied apples, the smells and colors of fall, etc. I keep some of my decorations out all year. Maybe it is the magic of a costume - being someone you aren't and maybe wish you could be.

The only thing I miss about New York is the huge Halloween Party I used to arrange in our co-op's gardens. Spooky stories, a treasure hunt, little kids allowed once a year to run through the gardens at night. Hot apple cider and home baked cookies. I had more fun than anyone.