Boo, from Transylvania

While most people are painstakingly scouring the stores for their perfect Halloween costume, decorating their windows with orange lights and fake cobwebs and setting carved pumpkins on their porches, Spike took a different approach this year. In an effort to gain a better understanding of how this holiday came to be what it is today, Spike set off to the spooky destination of Transylvania.

Being in another country, his cell phone un-working, the only form of communication we’ve received is a postcard relaying his safe arrival. Spike writes “I’ve arrived! Transylvania is an interesting place, with ominous dark clouds and large castle-like buildings with tall spires. I’ve yet to find Dracula and am becoming more and more distraught with every person bursting into laughter when I ask about his whereabouts. Perhaps a fellow cat would be of some help. Despite my unsuccessful Dracula findings, Transylvania is not scarce of garlic and stake vendors. I’ll be sure to make my famous Garlic Chicken Soup when I return, as I’ve picked up a hefty amount of garlic cloves here already at a great price.

Now I’m off to meet with a fellow who says he can direct me to the location of the world’s largest jack-o-lantern. I felt bad accepting his offer, as he was looking rather pale, perhaps coming down with a case of the swine flu. He says he’s a strict night owl and can only meet with me after dark, which I thought was a little strange. But either way now that the sun has set, I better be on my way. Perhaps later, I can cook him some of my famous Garlic Chicken Soup as a sign of my gratitude and to help his cold.”