Ghoulish Greetings........

Something to consider for

Halloween Evening......a little story...

Many years ago, these two silly people decided despite their age,

Halloween was for dressing up and enjoying the evening!

Then later in their lives, they discovered that New Orleans was THE place to be

for Halloween.....stopping by LaFittes Blacksmith Shoppe Tavern......

Or just hanging on the corner of Bourbon Street

until dusk begins to fall.....it's all good.....

lots of *spirits* in the air there!

You might find a zombie willing to pose before

an evening in the mayhem of the French Quarter's

Streets, rife with costumes, parades and revelry......

.....Or maybe run into this *gentleman* in the courtyard on your way out.......

(it's not Mike Ness, but close!)

Better give him a tip to pass by.......  ;-)

Need a driver to see the sites?

What better than a Devil-Girl in a Flame Mobile????

The cost is minimal.....not money.....something a bit

more personal.....a bit more like, your soul?

Or get ready for a bit of VooDoo with her

doll under the belt, she's ready for business!

The only stop for this macabre taxi is the crypt of Marie LaVeau,

the VooDoo Queen of The Quarter.

Buried in St. Louis #1 Cemetary, go

lay your offering down humbly and mark three X's

made with brick on the tomb;

perhaps your wish will be granted!

And here's a wish from two Fiends.......(oh,what

that couple at the top turned into! what NOLA did to them!).....

...May the Spirits of the Night find you

and keep you company!

Muh-hahahaha!!!!!!

Happy Hauntings Kiddies!

How To Spend Halloween.......

Something to consider for

Halloween Evening......a little story...

Many years ago, these two silly people decided despite their age,

Halloween was for dressing up and enjoying the evening!

Then later in their lives, they discovered that New Orleans was THE place to be

for Halloween.....stopping by LaFittes Blacksmith Shoppe Tavern......

Or just hanging on the corner of Bourbon Street

until dusk begins to fall.....it's all good.....

lots of *spirits* in the air there!

You might find a zombie willing to pose before

an evening in the mayhem of the French Quarter's

Streets, rife with costumes, parades and revelry......

.....Or maybe run into this *gentleman* in the courtyard on your way out.......

(it's not Mike Ness, but close!)

Better give him a tip to pass by.......  ;-)

Need a driver to see the sites?

What better than a Devil-Girl in a Flame Mobile????

The cost is minimal.....not money.....something a bit

more personal.....a bit more like, your soul?

Or get ready for a bit of VooDoo with her

doll under the belt, she's ready for business!

The only stop for this macabre taxi is the crypt of Marie LaVeau,

the VooDoo Queen of The Quarter.

Buried in St. Louis #1 Cemetary, go

lay your offering down humbly and mark three X's

made with brick on the tomb;

perhaps your wish will be granted!

And here's a wish from two Fiends.......(oh,what

that couple at the top turned into! what NOLA did to them!).....

...May the Spirits of the Night find you

and keep you company!

Muh-hahahaha!!!!!!

Welcomes From The Lazy Blog-Mistress.....

(golden moments....they pass us by too quickly, on the road to bare landscapes and warm coats...)

Two more WELCOMES officially to followers of the blog! Greetings and salutations and happy you are here!

Alas, this sleeping in business is getting addictive! I did not get to a post yesterday evening due to the couch and knitting needles calling my name, and the fact that I had spent too much time on the leg and it was calling out a few things too....none of which can or should be repeated here!

DH was looking at the final collage from the tutorial I had posted here and thought it was lovely. I looked at it guiltily, thinking, I need to post those shots and then a link to the original tute. It seems there are a lot of things that need doing today, the least of which is the restocking of the groceries and I detest that job worse than cleaning up after the raccoons that delight in trashing my porch.

Halloween is almost upon me and I have not had the time to drag out the old horror films and watch them......one of my favorite things. Sorry, all this new cinema can't compare with the pre-digital effects days where make up and true acting and atmosphere and camera technique MADE you chill and shiver! Sometimes it was as much what you didn't see as what you did. Sweeping scores that weren't mixed in so loud that they would blow you out of the room, that one moment when the screech of violins stopped and the full THUD of the orchestra made an exclamation point as the monster appeared! Ah, and black and white......the art of making up and dressing for the camera, so the greys would be appropriate. What skill.

Instead, as with the rest of the world, it's work, work, work........of course I've not helped that situation myself, but dang. October should be a month of Holiday to prepare and savour the time of ghosties and ghoulies and the gentle transition to Fall.

I spent the evening trying to get shots of the lights on my banister, with the camera secured to the tripod. We'll see today how those worked out. I am not, repeat...NOT a night time photographer. That is another skill all together.

Instead, I am closing quickly as I mentally prep myself for the zombies and other slow moving monsters filling the grocery aisles, and trying to remind myself that even in my present condition, and with a cart full too, I can out run them!!!! ;-) (I really hate grocery shopping....could you tell???)

Thus, I bid you adieu, and to have a frightfully creative day....even if you are fighting the store zombies on cell phones! LOL!!!

Pax.