Klyd, you and Mr. Babe would definitely get along well. His favorite thing to do on Halloween was to dress in a rubber mask, work boots, jeans and a flannel shirt. Then he would sit perfectly still by the front door with a big bowl of candy. Most kids weren't sure if he was a mannequin or not. Boys (mostly) would get brave and start boasting about stealing all the candy as they approached him. The minute their hands went into the bowl, he would stand up and say, "Would you like some candy?" and they would run shrieking into the night.
It was amazing how the kids fell for it three years in a row.
The Col's dad use to do the same thing before he got sick. That reminds me I need to rake up some of the leaves in the yard and make a dummy for the front porch.
