Monday, October 31, 2011

All Hallows Eve

 Go out and stir up a little bit of magic tonight. There's a chill in the air and an electricity that is making the hairs on the back of my neck stand straight. Even my cat, Mackie, is acting wide-eyed and paranoid. Legend has it that the veil between the living and the dead is at it's thinnest tonight. Hopefully we'll be blessed with a visit from a loved one or maybe just a visit from some mischief-making trick or treaters. Either way, I hope you light some candles, watch a few scary movies and enjoy the excitement of the unknown.  I'll be watching the latest episode of American Horror Story (in the dark, of course) with an inky glass of red wine and an ominous bowl of black bean soup. Afterwards, I might just be having a little costume party of my own...after the kids have all gone to bed (wink, wink).
Happy Halloween my darlings.

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