Tricks no treats

When I should have been finishing my last essay, I got out the fake eyelashes and bright red hair extensions, rusty blood red eyeshadow, por...

Label : blood, halloween, oh ye denver birds

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happy halloween

Happy Halloween!

Label : jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins

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giant

Sometimes a tree just isn't big enough for more than one ghost. Giant tree ghosts: "There can be only one".

Label : ghosts

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the weight of water

The trees were built with rain in mind. They knew a dry and calm final week in October would be too much to hope for. And they were right....

Label : projects

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scare-less crows

Once again this year, I took in a local scarecrow festival. And once again, no self-respecting crow could have possibly been scared. Proba...

Label : scarecrows

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last leaves

Took a walk through the neighbourhood yesterday to enjoy what remains of the autumn leaves . . .

Label : seasons

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good intentions; bad memory

Weeks and weeks ago, when I first heard about the Davis Graveyard's Spiderfest 2010 , I decided to create a spider and send it off to Or...

Label : projects

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success!

So upon my return to the specialty liquor store to pick up the bottle of Ghost Town stout which I had so callously rejected on my previous t...

Label : beverages

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down to the wire

With five days until Hal-Con and seven until Halloween night, things have been a little chaotic around here. The four Tusken Raider costume...

Label : Costumes, projects

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Suicide dream 2

Hey friends, been a bit bogged down with lately! In between writing descriptive research analyses and about porn infiltration into mainstrea...

Label : socks, studs

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boo

I'll often see a recipe or a photograph in a magazine and think: "I must try that". But more often than not, I promptly for...

Label : recipes

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take no prisoners

I'm still not sure where they came from. Maybe they were attracted by one of my fall-flowering perennials. Or maybe they have a nest ...

Label : monsters

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evil has a new face

While wandering around my neighbourhood this year, I've noticed something. There are far fewer giant Halloween inflatables. There...

Label : monsters

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. . . and then there were six

(Can of pureed pumpkin for sizing purposes only. Not intended for intimidation of surrounding pumpkins.) The final harvest has taken place...

Label : pumpkins, pumpkins' progress

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grasshopper grief

It's not often that I become completely stymied by a prop. Many of them don't turn out the way I originally envisioned them. And ...

Label : projects

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naturally terrifying

This past weekend, I took a day trip to McNab's Island. Situated in the middle of Halifax Harbour, it is not regularly accessible by bo...

Label : road trips

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