Tag Archives: Halloween

~:: What is the Grandmother Doing? ::~

Yeah – it’s been an age since I entered anything here.  But then, it’s been an age since I started doing genealogy again. I finished a long-time dream: the book of my darling mother’s life. Turned out to be some … Continue reading

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~:: All Hallows Eve ::~

Okay – I had a lot to say.  I wanted to write about October (which I still will), and about Hallowe’en – (sneaking in the fact that I love the yellow moons and the black cats and the pumpkins and … Continue reading

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~:: Spookiness ::~

I have now answered all comments, visited many blogs, answered email.  If I have forgotten you, yell.  I feel like a victorian lady, just rising from her writing desk in front of the receiving room window – except without the … Continue reading

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::! Fame !::

If you were watching the World Series Halloween night (sorry, Rangers), you saw my sister on National TV!!  They were doing a Fox news Happy Halloween thing, shooting a bunch of trick-or-treaters knocking on a door – AND IT WAS … Continue reading

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~;;~ Some Haunting Images ~;;~

As I have mentioned before, my mom used to sew up our Halloween costumes.  I remember the cat one, which I loved, but I don’t remember any others; there might be movies of us on Halloween, but my parents weren’t … Continue reading

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:: All Hallow’s Eve ::

I’m in the way of writing about Halloween today.  I know I’ve written about it a little before, but today is such a gloriously gloomy sort of day, I’m just feelin’ it.  I love holidays.  I love the ones that … Continue reading

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Large Syringe/Shorter Ghost

Nov 1, 2007 The little absurdities of life (or—another excuse not to sit down and face writing the last chapters of the latest book). Scene: my house with Ginna in it. Ginna (pointing at me): Max, what’s her name? Max … Continue reading

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