All Souls’ Day was first instituted at the monastery in Cluny in 993 CE and quickly spread throughout the Christian world. People held festivals for the dead long before Christianity. It was Saint Odilo, the abbot of Cluny in France, who in the 10th century, proposed that the day after All Saints’ Day be set […]
Day: October 31, 2018
Slice of Poe
Honored Guests
Last year I took this picture just before sunset on Halloween.
It had been such a clear beautiful day.
I could have cried.
Where were the dark clouds? Where was the chill in the air? Why was everyone strolling around with cold drinks in their hands?
Had the world gone mad?
Yes. I decided. Yes it had.
But this year, this Halloween is different.
The skies are dark, it’s chilly, it’s going to rain, and dare a hope for a little fog?
I do.
Here is the reason why.
I was walking through SODO with a Chinese menu ( no kidding ) in my hand when I turned down an alley and saw this:
Could it be
the Werewolves of London
have made it to Seattle in time for Halloween?
I think they have and I think they made it just in time to make it spectacular.
Daily Addictions Prompt: Signal