Well, life proceeds to move forward, bringing change all the time. One person moves out, another moves in, such is the way family rolls. And it is appropriate that the timing is Halloween, which is the night when the spirits from the other side can be heard the most clearly, and death is simply the next step in life. So this Halloween, when we reflect on the change in our lives as we move forward towards our dreams, we also remember those that
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I loved the Halloween party. Good food, good friends, good fun! We had me, mom, Dale, Larry, Crystal, Crystal's friend Whitney, and Dale and Crystal's godfather Tim all over, and we didn't have as many left overs this year! We did some major decorating, which only lasted for a day since we ended up having a major rainstorm on Sunday, lol. We built a spider web tunnel out of PVC pipe, and covered that and the whole back patio with cobwebs. The effect was pretty cool, since we have several black lights, and some of the webs we used glowed in the dark. We also had a fog machine, which made the effects even more spooky.
The food was fun too. Mom made her peanut butter blossoms, aka: Witches Hats, and I made Murdered Cauldron Cakes. We also had Goblin Gruel, Zombie Crips, and Bloody Popcorn, and a cauldron full of Sinister Sweets. To drink we had Witches Brew and Hot Apple Spider! What can I say, Halloween is my Christmas, LOL Well, here I am again, and we can officially say it is fall, since I have been sick. but it looks like I will be recovered before our Halloween party this weekend, so that will be good! cleaning the house and finishing the decorating are on the slate for this week, wish me luck!
I do apologize for not posting for a week, however, that time of year has come again, and I have another cold. Plus I have been very busy with my Aunt Laura, who is in her 80's, helping her with house work, etc. Google Adsense has decided that I have had invalid activity on my site, and has shut down my account for the time being. So I have sent in my appeals form, but if it is not accepted, then I will be deleting the adds from the site. Oh well, such is life I suppose. We have been getting ready for our Halloween party, which is going to be on October 20th, since that is my weekend off, and all the decorations are bought, we just have to find time to decorate, which will probably be on Friday. Well, I will see you tomorrow, I have to get some housework done!
Blessed Be Ah the crispness in the air, the changing of the leaves, October is a beautiful time. The best part? Halloween!! For me, there are 2 parts to this holiday, Samhein, and Halloween. Samhein is the fall equinox, the last harvest festival, the Great Sabbath, the Witches New Year. The 2nd time of the year when the veil between this world and the Otherworld is thinness, when the spirits of loved ones join in the revelry of the living, and when the God and Goddess enter the Underworld of Rebirth.
And then there is Halloween. Ah, memories of trick or treating with my Mom and brother, silly and scary costumes. Maybe it was telling that I always wanted to be a witch for Halloween, with the only exception of being Cat Woman once. Some would ask how I could stand the modern portrait of Halloween, the commercialization. My answer? Its FUN! I love seeing the little kids use their imagination to be someone or something different. I love seeing home made costumes, Jack-O-Lanterns with lights, friends going to parties, and bowls full of candy. I would no more outlaw Halloween then I would Easter, or Christmas, or 4th of July apple pie and fireworks. Just because it got started as something else, doesn't mean that we have to be offended, regardless of how the concept has changed. Halloween doesn't lessen Samhein. And yes, we have set a definate date for our Halloween party, October 20. |
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