The Witch Is In!

Hello Hello! Is anybody out there? Probably not. I have not been here in quite some time and boy have I missed this place! A while back I posted that 2011 was shaping up to be a very busy year for me and I was NOT lying. I mentioned that I may or may not be around here for awhile due to some traveling. Well, I went forth and traveled, much to my dismay, and FINALLY, I am at a place where I can relax a bit and get back to the things I love the most....like HALLOWEEN!

I sure did miss everyone here. And I learned a few things this year too. Like that when I come here, I am lulled into a false belief that the world is just one big happy Halloween Town filled with like minded peeps who live all year long with Halloween visions dancing happily in their creepy lil' skulls. But I am here to testify that this is most certainly a 'false delusion'! In fact, I am more convinced than ever, that we Halloween Heads are quite possibly {shudder}....a minority faction!

You see, I have had to spend the bulk of this year with a brand new group of people I'd never met before. And it pains me to report that not ONE of them shared ANYTHING in common with me AT ALL....with the exception being, that our kids play the same sport. 6 months spent with people who totally did not 'get' me, and whom I totally did not get! They weren't artistic or creative, they had no sense of humor at all, (especially a warped one like mine), they had no sense of imagination, no child-like wonder left in them, no insatiable, morbid curiosity, no magic, no spark.....NOTHING! They weren't even particularly nice, let alone did any of them appreciate the wonderment of Halloween.

I was utterly alone! And I realized that with all the bad things the 'internet' holds, it also serves a great purpose. It brings like-minded people together in ways that could never have happened before it's creation. If it weren't for the internet....I would truly be the isolated artist and weirdo who loves Halloween. I would believe that I was the only one of my kind...I'd probably fall into the darkest depths of despair. (Maybe that's how Poe and Lovecraft felt.) But alas, thank the Great Pumpkin.....the internet was invented and sites like these exist. And I can come here and know that I am not alone. There really are other Halloween enthusiasts just like me in the world. Unfortunately, I have come to believe that none of them actually reside in the state of Florida however. But beggars can't be choosers, so I won't complain.

Our travels are now over for the year, unless we hit up New England in the Fall. So I can get back to creating and writing and reading the blogs that I love so much. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and I can attest to the truth of that. I've missed this place! And seeing as how it is almost July, there is no better time to come home to my virtual Halloween Town and my lil' haunted home beneath the Halloween Tree. From here on out, the Countdown begins for me. The stores will start getting in the Halloween merch soon, and we'll all have lots of things to share. I can't wait! I did unearth some interesting things during my hiatus however, so I saved them and will begin posting them now. They may have already been covered by others at this point, but I'll share them anyway just in case. I sincerely hope everyone has had a great summer so far, and that you're all kicking it into high gear for the upcoming Halloween season!
(Image © Wendy A.)