" 'Tis now the very witching time of night"

"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title." from Scooby-Doo

Catherine made this lantern last night and Izzy put up fake cobwebs with spiders to trap Ben when he came in. Family all left this morning so house very quiet. No sign of guisers in the village yet. Think I'll eat the treats and retire to bed with the new Jo Nesbo 'Harry Hole' thriller.