The Ghost of Halloween Past

My son Luke is a sometimes blogger, who is soon to be an everyday blogger as he has joined the madness of NaBloPoMo. Luke has had a blog at Useless Clutter for a few years. Luke and his lovely wife, Frema, (as you might remember) are soon to become parents. Another grandchild, of course, brings thoughts of joy. But moreover, new grandchildren cause grandparents to reminisce about the days when the parent-to-be was a child. Luke as a child seemed to love and enjoy life. He had a good time on regular days as well as holidays, and he seemed to have an especially good time on Halloween. As Luke grew to adulthood, his fondness for Halloween continued. When he was little, I made costumes for both sons. Luke continued this practice for a few years creating his own costumes. His first costume was an alligator. Or, was that a crocodile that he made in high school? Although I made the terrifying ghost costume in the picture above, Luke suggested the nature of this ghost. On this Halloween evening, when no trick-or-treaters came to our door. I think back to the very first costume that I made for Luke's older brother, Dean, and the many costumes that followed. Do recognize all of Luke's Halloween alter-egos? Or should that be doppelgangers?


Luke is actually Darth Vader in this picture, and his brother, Dean, is Luke Skywalker with the cool grappling hook made by Daddy D.

Luke was a newspaper reporter for a few years so the Clark Kent disguise fits our hero.

Doesn't everyone love Charlie Brown?