I worked all night at a Ball at AF-Borgen (around 100 guests and a lot of alcohol) and got home at around a quater past 7 in the morning knackered as can be. You can imagine my pleasure when I was woken up (well at 14.00 but after nt that much sleep) by a persistant ringing of my door bell. I staggered up, opened my door and was meet by the sight of two boys dressed in everyday clothes, except for ugly plastic masks, demanding "trick or treat" (or as the Swedish translation goes: "candy or mischeif"). Considering: a) we don't celebrate Halloween here traditionally or at least more than superficially, the boys had made NO effort, it was mid day, it was five days past Halloween and I'm extremely conservative when it comes to Halloween in Sweden (I simply don't aprove) my answer was a groggy "Neither or." and closed door. You might think me cruel, but if they had come at Easter, as easter whitches offering a hand made (however ugly) easter card I would have heelt differently (this is the Swedish tradition). But I will not be hightjacked by a compercial fancy that's struck this place just because the kids like the idea of getting candy and have seen it on the telly. All in all, I'äm very grumpy today.
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