Posts Tagged: Halloween
Happy Halloween, everyone! In our neck of the woods, the trees are getting really pretty, there’s a nip in the air, and I’m scouring Pinterest for decor ideas and recipes to enhance the Halloween fun here at Casa Owen. Our cat Tora is starting to snuggle on my lap for longer stretches of time as…
Happy Autumn, everyone! I’ve been remiss in posting lately, so here we are in another season already. But with Halloween coming up – one of my favorite holidays – I couldn’t let the blogging fun pass me by. You know how much I love historical pop culture, so this will be in two parts. Today,…
In honor of the upcoming Halloween festivities, let’s take a closer look at how the holiday came to be, and how it was celebrated by some in the late nineteenth century. Thank the Irish: 2 people like this post. Like Unlike
Happy Friday, everyone! Can you believe that it’s less than a week before Halloween? Here’s something to get you in the mood: a house in Leesburg, Virginia, has been all rigged up with a Halloween light show, synchronized to the popular song “Gangnam Style.” According to the YouTube post, it took 8,500 lights and 250…
Welcome to Flashback Friday! Since today is the first Friday in November, it seemed a good time to take a look at our country’s holiday. Some of you might be asking: “Thanksgiving? What Thanksgiving?” – because the stores jumped right from the Halloween decorations to Christmas decorations on November 1st. Be the first to like.…
Last week, we began our Halloween celebrations with a Pumpkin Mashup on Wednesday, and continued with a Friday Flashback of 19th century Halloween revelry. Here’s one more Halloween tidbit, to help get you in the mood for tonight: a Halloween “Thriller” video of Disney villains. Enjoy! Have a safe and…
Welcome to a special Halloween version of Watercooler Wednesday, where the the topics are bubbly, the company is sparkling, and (today) the tank is filled with spiked cider. Although I was in my twenties before I mutilated my first pumpkin (late bloomer), it was obvious early on how much of Halloween centered around pumpkins, from yummy…
