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Happy Halloween from my family to yours. I’ll be in Garberville’s town square for the kick-off to our wonderful merchant’s trick-or-treat. Thank you to all our local store owner’s who stand on the street in costumes (or not) for hours giving out bagloads of candy to endless excited princesses and spidermen. You make a lot of kids and their moms
Read moreThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department entered into the Halloween spirit yesterday by trying to scare parents with the extremely remote possibility that some tricksters would give marijuana infused treats to children. They have issued a warning that parents need to look closely at treats their children collect tomorrow. According to the Associated Press, Narcotics detectives said Friday that edible
Read more“You Look Tasty” Daily Photo Happy Halloweeeen! May you get your favorite treats.
Read moreCapturing the Sun Daily Photo Follow my line of thought here. It’s convoluted but I’ll try and keep it simple. Halloween =Scary + Fun Scary=Evil-trying-to-get-me. Thus, Halloween=Evil-trying-to-get-me + fun That is why I am responding to a Meme here. What? You don’t get it? Let me spell it out… Memes are Evil but I enjoy reading other people’s responses. People
Read moreThe Spiderlight Chronicles Daily Photo And only 3 more days ’til Halloween. (Maybe If I buy the candy now it will actually last til Halloween!)
Read moreBone Berries Daily Photo “Bone Berry gonna get ya” the rasp of her rough voice flicked like a cat’s tongue over my already raw nerves. Staring into the shallow creek bed right below her house I could see them. In the dark of an moonless Autumn night, they gleam like old bones and like the tiny evil skulls they resemble,
Read moreThe Dark Side Daily Photo Halloween encourages our wild side, peels back the layers of civilization and lets us explore our darkest feelings–our unacceptable desires (even if they are only unacceptable to ourselves). Children, especially boys, seize this opportunity as greedily as Golem grasps the Ring. Reveling in the chance to rampage, costumes and makeup, like alcohol give us another
Read moreAutumn Light Daily Photo When October winds tear at leafless branches, it is time to gather around the fire and tell a few old tales that tighten the scalp and raise bumps on your arms. The best tales are true or least seem true. And sometimes the best tales are new. Just North of what is now Bigfoot Burl, I
Read moreFairy’s Carriage Daily Photo Slipping from the autumn ball, the youngest fairy there discovered her wing had been crumpled in the crush. Hastily she converted a nearby pumpkin into a delicate conveyance pulled by small bats. In a hurry to get home and somewhat lazy (you know how teenagers are), she left the vehicle atop my rose bush with only
Read moreWe started a tradition a few years back, the local kids gather at our community school and pile into a car to go trick-or-treating. We live in a very rural area so our houses are often miles apart and the kids usually manage less than a dozen homes. So we often end with a treat. This year, some incredible people
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