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Happy Halloween all summer long . . .

About a month ago, when I was in Seattle for my sister Mary’s final celebration, my sister-in-law Jeannie and I took a walk in their North Seattle neighborhood of Magnolia. A long walk. Jeannie wanted to show me something. Finally we arrived. Aha! One old woman’s front yard, TOTALLY devoted to . . .

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Happy Halloween?

I wrote a post in 2012, which I repost here as well as in 2014. Samhain to Halloween: How we transformed “sacred” into “scared” From last year’s post: Remember, this short period, October 31 through November 1, from All Souls Day (Halloween) through All Saint’s Day (or All Hallows Day) demonstrates the usual pale, and […]

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