Moments in Time

Tomorrow signals the end of October.

Halloween was always a flurry of activity in my household, first as a child myself, and then later as a mother.

Homemade costumes were the order of the day in both scenarios; I being the recipient in the former and creator in the latter.

As a parent, I recall 'dressing up' while dishing out goodies as the greeter of 'trick or treaters'.

One year I might be 'fiercely frightening' and the next 'creatively colourful'.

Those were 'fun' and tender times.

My inner child easily surfaced with young children of my own to show me the way.

Now it takes a little more work to engineer the journey inward to find her.

Memories conjure moments lost, while feelings of anticipation linger . . .