It’s getting closer to Halloween- open these windows and you’ll feel it.
Thure Sundell (1864-1924) “Moonlight” 1905.
Little ( Halloween ) Windows
Month: September 2021
The Takeaway
RDP Sunday: AMENABLE
Sam Szafran (aka Samuel Berger)
I will follow you quietly, patiently, wherever you chose to go
I won’t make a sound
say a word,
I wont sneeze or cough or wheeze when I am cold.
I will only revel in your senses
delight in what makes you laugh or groan with pleasure
I will take the shape that pleases your eye
obediently parrot with conviction anything you say.
I will be the ghost of what I could have been
a shade of who I never was
a living cadaver, I embalmed myself
I will be perfect in your love.
36 Days To Halloween
There are 36 days to Halloween and do you know what?
I enjoy being a girl-
My Autumn Reading Recommendations
I was going through my books and found this little gem that I would like to recommend for your Autumn reading pleasure
It’s called, ” Death Makes A Holiday by David Skal. “
I cheated a bit and reprinted my Goodreads review, but if you want to know why I liked this book, then you’ll get that. If you want to know what it’s about- read it. Seriously it really is great history of the Halloween culture.
Right off I am going to say that I really enjoyed this book because it’s chock full of info , but I feel that the Chapter about the history of haunted houses ( Home Is Where The Hearse Is) was EXCEPTIONAL. Hands down it was more informative and enjoyable then a documentary I recently saw on Netflix on the subject.
In addition I found Skal’s work on explaining the multiple roots of Halloween, and how those roots will continue to grow and spread as Western society’s views on death, superstition and religion change.
As a Halloween fan ( to put it mildly) I am glad to have read that my favorite holiday is actually alive and will continue to grow and surprise me.
