Soon: LA to NOLA Mid-August 2021 Spookier Homes & Gardens I’ve been living in my current spot for five years and have really liked it. I feel fortunate to get to be here and be safe. It’s a multi-gabled house built in 1925, ala a neo-Victorian shape with a very large window facing a fencedContinue reading “Current Abode”
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“Curiosity cupboards”
Started watching For the Love of Kitchens on Discovery Plus– because it relaxes me. Being someone who used to live in the United Kingdom, it’s a blast of familiarity, which is nice. I used not be a kitchen person, but as the pandemic goes on, I’m becoming one. I learned about the kitchen makers onContinue reading ““Curiosity cupboards””
Hot cross
Walking is good for you. It can also help you find cool free stuff. Ornate glass-work & feathers make for nice home decor items. For me, they didn’t cost a damn thing and came with fresh air & a symbolism lesson. Took my dogs out for a stroll in two not too far off neighborhoods.Continue reading “Hot cross”
Three shows that caught my eye
Even with streaming offerings, I never seem to find enough decent spooky stuff that really piques my interest. However, there are a few things that make my head turn. This announcement of a show about Wednesday Addams makes me want to actually open Netflix. I haven’t been into their originals at all for quite aContinue reading “Three shows that caught my eye”
Non-streaming spookiness
Ready for movie night? We are! Do you ever just miss browsing through a video store or digging through a bargain bin – like a 3-videos for $10 deal? To know you’re the only one who got the DVD you want to watch? Makes you feel like you get that special knowledge, and are notContinue reading “Non-streaming spookiness”
Fruit of the underworld
A lot of people associate the apple to Eve taking a bite and then stuff happened, however… Do you know what the fruit of the underworld is? Have you tried one? A lot of people can’t get over the “texture of persimmons” and therefore do not like them. Is persimmon plural- like sheep, not sheeps?Continue reading “Fruit of the underworld”
Burn, baby, burn!
As we approach the dark seasons – autumn, winter, I’m getting ready with good-smelling things that also emit light. Also, candles are just good to have around in case the power goes out. I’m glad to get all-natural spooky burnables to quench the quasi-pyro side of me. Most of these are from one Etsy artisanContinue reading “Burn, baby, burn!”
Haddonfield is South Pasadena
You probably already know this by now, but Haddonfield, Illinois in the 1970s-80s John Carpenter slasher movie series “Halloween” is actually the quaint town of South Pasadena. Even in the Rob Zombie’s 2016 update called “31”, the South Pas Library stands in for the high school. The Myers house is next to the yellow/gold lineContinue reading “Haddonfield is South Pasadena”
Batty for Austin- Texas, that is
Keep Austin Spooky I took a lot of photos of Austin (all the above, all rights reserved). Highlights include the resident Statesman bats who live under a bridge going into Downtown Austin, the 1886 Driskill Hotel and a stop by Voodoo Donuts! *There are no signs that the bats are vampiric. They’re one the world’sContinue reading “Batty for Austin- Texas, that is”
Night Bites
Who’s ready to sink their fangs into some sugar-y goodness? New York City and Los Angeles have already had American Horror Story bakeries happening. Now, there’ll be a third city. Any guesses? New Orleans? Austin, Texas? San Francisco? Who deserves one? Which cookies do you want to get your paws on? If you can’t goContinue reading “Night Bites”
Spooky Spaces 