Wednesday, October 31, 2012
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
A Disney classic in
our little green house, and possibly yours too:)
And here is a new classic that keeps Donald in the Halloween spirit!
And a great one starring Goofy on How to Haunt a House!
And here is a new classic that keeps Donald in the Halloween spirit!
And a great one starring Goofy on How to Haunt a House!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
All Souls' Night, 1917
by Hortense King Flexner
You heap the logs and try to fill
The little room with words and cheer,
But silent feet are on the hill,
Across the window veiled eyes peer.
The hosts of lovers, young in death,
Go seeking down the world to-night,
Remembering faces, warmth and breath—
And they shall seek till it is light.
Then let the white-flaked logs burn low,
Lest those who drift before the storm
See gladness on our hearth and know
There is no flame can make them warm.
by Hortense King Flexner
You heap the logs and try to fill
The little room with words and cheer,
But silent feet are on the hill,
Across the window veiled eyes peer.
The hosts of lovers, young in death,
Go seeking down the world to-night,
Remembering faces, warmth and breath—
And they shall seek till it is light.
Then let the white-flaked logs burn low,
Lest those who drift before the storm
See gladness on our hearth and know
There is no flame can make them warm.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Who even gets scared during Halloween anymore? These days even a serial killer themed haunted house or a 3-D Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie can barely wrangle a squirm out of the least jaded of us.
And yet there remain a select collection of artworks which leave us grabbing for the nearest nightlight by using only paint or camera and a sick imagination. Whether depicting a Greek god gnawing on his offspring or two eerie twins dressed in matching garb, there is something lingering in the following images that we just can't stomach. In honor of Halloween, we present the 10 terrifying artworks.
Let us know if they give you the chills or if we're totally off. Regardless, Happy Halloween, everyone!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Theme in Yellow |
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| by Carl Sandburg | ||
I spot the hills
With yellow balls in autumn.
I light the prairie cornfields
Orange and tawny gold clusters
And I am called pumpkins.
On the last of October
When dusk is fallen
Children join hands
And circle round me
Singing ghost songs
And love to the harvest moon;
I am a jack-o'-lantern
With terrible teeth
And the children know
I am fooling.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
la vie en cocoa
There
is nothing we here at OB love more than a haunted house...that is unless it’s a
chocolate haunted house! (sigh)
E. A. Poe Museum
I took a trip to see some family in Virginia not too long ago and just HAD to go to the nearby Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond. It was on my bucket list for a long time and now I can check it off!
There are so many amazing artifacts from his life on display
and you truly get a sense of what his time spent in Richmond may have been like
at the time. If you are ever in the Richmond area and are a Poe fan, you have
to check it out. A great memorial to one of America's great horror legends.
Here are just a couple of the pictures I took there.
flower power
I got inspired by a holiday crafters blog to make these vintage accordion
paper flowers. That pail was another fortunate thrift store find. Notice also
the count and my Sanrio Halloween desk calendar.
dark, dark, love, love,
reak...
Crash...
BOO!
Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.
I'm 31 years old, and I still remember the day I found this book
in my school library when I was seven. I was enamoured, and checked it out
numerous times before another student lost it. I was a bookworm as a
child, and this book
still stands as one of the truly unforgettable books I read in my
youth. I believe it is the powerful imagery of the book that has stuck
with me all these years, and made it impossible for me to forget.
Granted, it is not for everyone, and some children might benefit from reading it at an older age. I remember being slightly perturbed by some of the ideas and nuances presented in the book. However, I doubt highly that it would truly disturb any child that was mature enough to approach the book thoughtfully.
Crash...
BOO!
Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.
Granted, it is not for everyone, and some children might benefit from reading it at an older age. I remember being slightly perturbed by some of the ideas and nuances presented in the book. However, I doubt highly that it would truly disturb any child that was mature enough to approach the book thoughtfully.
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