Or
at least, that’s what it seemed when we went to downtown Howell that evening
for a girls’ night out to celebrate my nephew’s forthcoming wedding (of course,
the way these things work, he wasn’t included in our party, but we did have the
bride-to-be). Imagine our surprise when
we discovered the streets and bars were full of witches! No ghouls or skeletons
or the usual monsters, just witches. Witches dressed in black or pink or purple.
I’m sure I even saw one in green.
The
occasion, it turned out, was ‘Witches Night’, an annual event started several
years ago, during which local stores stay open later than usual, offering
discounts and samples to customers turning up in witch costumes. Some of the
stores provided free beverages and snacks—the most impressive of which was at
Carriage House Designs, where Renee Chodkowski, otherwise known as The GreatFoodini, had laid on a fabulous spread of ghoulish treats.
There
was a real party atmosphere in the stores that we visited. The owners had gone
all out with the decorations and everyone was so friendly.
In some cases the
celebrations extended out onto the street, where whirling witches encouraged
the younger set to strut their stuff.
Despite
our lack of costumes—or maybe because we had a bride-to-be in tow—we were
welcomed everywhere we went, ensuring that an already special evening would certainly
be one to be remembered.
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