We are having a Halloween dance party on Friday, and I have been put in charge of the music. Apparently my living room dance parties are now the stuff of legend, and so I gladly took on this task. But if I was going to do this, and it wasn’t just going to be in-house, […]
Category Archives: Halloween
What Are YOU Supposed to Be?
Ruby spent last evening as a lightbulb. This was quite obvious to those of us who knew this in advance, and even to those people who looked at her from the correct angle. But then there were those other people, looking at her from the side, or the back. They did not seem to recognize […]
The Chorus America Pumpkin: A Short History
One of my first jobs out of college was at Chorus America, the national non-profit service organization for choral music, choral singers, conductors, and administrators. I started out as a summer temp, became the office manager, and ended up as the database administrator and webmaster. But no matter how often or drastically my job description […]
The Ten Best Operas For Halloween
It’s that time of year again. The season when you want to enjoy some Halloween music, but are tired of listening to “Purple People Eater” on repeat and you don’t know where to turn. Well, why not turn to the world of opera? There are plenty of Halloween-appropriate works to really get you into the, […]
Pumpkin Party!
This weekend I attended a party with fellow blogger Mama of Ma’at. We decided to trade blogs for the day and tell our stories. This is hers. Enjoy! To see my post, go to her environmental parenting page, Mama of Ma’at. One thing I love about living in the islands is that I have made […]
Prosperous Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving. Happy Birthday. Happy New Year’s. Happy Valentine’s Day. Merry Christmas. Hmmmmm. Why does Christmas get a special greeting? You know, in England they just say Happy Christmas. You can tell this from watching Harry Potter movies. So why did we choose “merry?” Why not just leave it at “happy?” Well, because merry just […]
Home Invasion: Trick or Treating With My Two-Year-Old
Edward was very excited to Trick-or-Treat this year. It was all that he talked about for the entire day yesterday, and, being two, it was probably the first year that he actually slightly understood was it was all about. And I do mean slightly. It was very clear that what he understood about the tradition […]
The Avengers! – A Halloween Photo Gallery
Captain America! Wait, does Iron Man ride a tricycle? Cap and Iron Man, ready for battle/candy! The Mighty TenorThor! Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America, doing their superhero poses! Hey, where did that Hulk come from!? Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and Thor, together at last! When Disney bought Marvel, they made one small change […]
Band Names That Could Be Adult Soft-Core Fiction Novels
I was at a Halloween party the other night, and one of my friends brought with her to the party a guy who had taped 50 different color samples onto his shirt, such as you might find at a paint store. All of these samples were different variations on the color grey, and though most […]
Trick or Treating Party
This year Ruby was invited to a trick or treating party at her friend from school’s house. I had conflicting emotions about this immediately. Of course I was excited that Ruby was invited over to a friend’s house. But on the other hand, we always go trick or treating as a family. Was this just […]