Well…I promised pictures of Basil at Halloween (and I do have some) but the night didn’t go as smoothly as I would have liked. It all started when my son decided he didn’t want to wear his costume. My wife was working late so it was up to me to entertain him for the night.

I picked him up at daycare but he didn’t want to get in the car. I promised him everything under the sun — visiting his friends, chocolate, my life savings…nothing worked. Then I mentioned one particular friend and he said “YAY!” So, desperate, hungry and tired, I rushed over to that friend’s house, my son under my arm. Rang the doorbell.

“Will you help me?”

They were kind enough to take me in, and my son was pleased as punch to play with his friend. But, that meant no real trick or treating outside (he still refused to wear his costume.)

Basil didn’t want to sit inside all evening, he wanted to go out. So, I let him go…

Have you ever seen a donkey dressed up for Halloween? I’d be a bit frightened if the answer was “yes” so let’s assume you haven’t. I have. And, as Basil says, “I didn’t have a lot of time to put a costume together, ya know!

So there you have it — Basil the vampire space cowboy.

Basil will be in Montreal for a few more days working on some things for me, and then I’ll be sending him to visit Eugene in Belarus.

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!

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