Halloween Report

At my library, we dress up for Halloween and hand out candy during our regular hours. My costume for this year was a simple one. I used this old pocket watch and Burlington Northern cap as part of an engineer outfit. Overalls, a plaid shirt, and a neckerchief completed the ensemble. For a while, I also wore my old steampunk goggles for some added flair

The watch still works. I had to make myself a watch chain though, so I used some loose necklace chain from my jewelry making supplies, added a hefty swivel clasp from my scrap bin, and added a smaller lobster claw clasp to the other end so I could form a loop in the chain to hook to things such as buttonholes or belt loops.

Much fun was had at the expense of the candy-hounding kids.

Kid: "Can I have some candy?"
Me: "What's the magic word?"
Kid: "Please?"
Me: "Not today! Nice try."
Kid: "I mean, trick-or-treat!"
Me: "OK. Here you go."

When I was not near the candy basket, I would say, "Sorry, I'm the wrong librarian," or if they had no costume on, I would demand candy from them.

I think next year I will be a lumberjack. Axes and chainsaws are out of the question, but I wonder if I can get away with openly carrying a real hatchet into work. Hmmm...