Halloween was one of my husband’s favorite holidays. He enjoyed wrapping the stepladder in an old white sheet to make a ghost in our yard and setting up a sound system to play eerie music when kids came to the front walk. He’d sit on the porch swing, shrouded in a hooded cape and make …
Today I’m thinking about my husband and missing him. Had he lived, this would be his 82nd birthday. When I was contemplating what to write about for today’s blog, I thought of how much he liked Halloween. He loved to sit out on the porch in a costume and make scary noises as the kids …
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Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with some thoughts on colors of autumn. I think there must be autumnal reasons for Halloween being hued in orange and black. It’s a fun time, a magic evening if you’re a kid, and if you’re a grandpa-type guy, like me, who gets to …
Halloween was one of my husband’s favorite holidays, leading up to all the others through December. He loved to sit on the porch swing wrapped in a monks cloak and scare the kids as they came up for treats. I have such fond memories of those days. That said, I find it ever so appropriate …
Today I can wish folks a happy Halloween for real. It is also the last day I can wear my Halloween socks, which is a good thing as I wore them all week, and they really need to go to the laundry basket. Even the dog avoids my feet. But aren’t they cute. I felt like a …
I know it is a little early. Halloween is not until next Tuesday. But with so many towns and cities having events this weekend, I wanted to join in the fun. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. When my kids were young, I looked forward to the family rituals of costume-making and pumpkin-carving with …
I love Halloween. Always have and always will. It’s a holiday just for fun – for decorating, for wearing costumes, and everyone is a kid for the day. So I can relate to Herb in this story from Slim Randles. And in keeping with the anticipation of October 31, let’s share in some witches brew, …
In honor of Halloween, I want to share a story that a friend of mine, Georgia Moore recently wrote. She has generously said that I could post it here today in honor of a holiday we both enjoy. I find it disappointing that if October 31st falls on a weekday, Halloween is now celebrated on …
Instead of my usual Friday blog, I wanted to share this wonderful short story written by Georgia Lange Moore, a writer and artist and a dear friend who graciously gave me permission to use it. When Georgia writes a new story, she often calls me to read it to me, and when she got to …
First off, I want to invite you to a virtual Halloween Party where you can win Amazon gift cards and get some killer deals on seasonal books featured at The Kindle Book Review. The books are listed according to genres for easy selection, and you can find my historical mystery, Boxes For Beds, in the …