Well, it’s here. Tomorrow is Halloween and the end of my favorite time of year. My friends on social media are probably looking forward to some relief from my barrage of Halloween posts and photos. It’s been a fun couple of months (I start September 1st) and we’ve made new memories, carried on old traditions and started some new.
I’ve had a ball with two Instagram photo challenges, #bookstagrautumn and #nightwormschallenge. I will actually able to finish both in the month of October, which is a first.
We roasted pumpkin seeds,
visited Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village,
and went on a ghost hunt!
New this year, however, were Creepy Doll Craft Night at our library, and making soul cakes.
When I first heard about Creepy Doll Craft Night, I signed up right away. I’m glad I did because it ended up limited to 50 people and there was a waiting list! Our library staff came into a donation of dolls and they whipped up this fabulous idea. When I got to the library people were lined up the hallway. The doors opened to a large room with tables, and at each table setting was a doll, with stand, on a cardboard tray with a box of paintbrushes and plastic bowls of water. We got to walk around a choose our doll. You can imagine my delight when I came upon Georgie.
If you’re not familiar with IT by Stephen King, Georgie was the younger brother of the main character, Bill Densbrough, who was killed by Pennywise the clown. Gruesome, but all I had to do to complete Georgie was remove an arm and add some blood.
My library friend then gifted me another doll, a clown, which was left over. I will now work on Pennywise!
This even was such a success that I told her I’d be on the lookout for more dolls to donate for a possible event next year.
During dinner with a friend, we got on the topic of All Saints Day, which I Googled after seeing a sugar skull on the nearby bar. I learned that soul cakes were given out to children and adults going door to door singing songs and praying for the deceased. I found this recipe, and set out to whip up a batch for my coworkers today as several of us came to work in costume.
They turned out very well! Very much like a shortbread cookie. Next year I may change it up and make Jack Skellington soul cakes, or perhaps Black Like My Soul cakes.
I’m hoping all the rain moves out of the region and we have a dry Halloween. We usually set up outside in the driveway where we get more traffic, but it that might not be in the cards. Even if Halloween ends on a soggy note, it was another memorable season.
Happy Halloween!