Only a few More Weekends till Hallowe'en... !!!!

                   
                                         Tis the Season (of the Witch)....


                                                    Have a Great Saturday, Kiddies...

Yard Haunt...

                
                   So,.... I am to do a Good "Yard Haunt"... (in just under Three Weeks ...???)...!!!

  That great Halloween Blog... "PumpkinRot" is the Best place for your "decorating" ideas !!!

               "... So... You Want to visit a Haunted House", as the Narrator starts off in this clip....

                  One from my childhood (listened to often in my darkened bedroom)...
            
 

 
                              Never had heard of this "Tradition" till more recently...
 
                                          Another Old Holiday "Tradition"...
                     
                                          hope that the weather holds out...

Just over a Week Away....

                                     
                       Halloween draws even closer.... much cooler temps arrived earlier.....
                         
A common Halloween memory to many of us older viewers.... Had more than a few pairs of these!
                                   
                       
                                              Witches.... a common Holiday "icon"....

                                              Cool "scare" idea.... easy too...
                         
                  Dress in all black (hide in the shadows) ... have "puppet" pop-out at visitors...

Hello, and a Pleasant Sunday to You...

          With these much cooler temps (that came after the rains...) starting to feel like the Season...
           Not so many views over the weekend... really high number of views most of last week...
  
                                                         A few images for now...
            
                                              This little guy reminds us of "Sam"...

                                                      Little Sam's first appearance....
                          More with Sam (and the film "Trick-r-Treat to come... Later...
 
 
                            And Halloween is a time for thinking about Witches...
 
                                                Witches practicing their flying
                       
                                                The Halloween Spirit is in the air
                          
                                    We remember these ads in the comic books of my youth...
                         
 

                         October the 9th is already upon us... time is running out...

                               We leave you with a bit of Fun...... help the poor witch...

The Old Witch.....

                             The best known of all witches..... Baba Yaga....
        
      In her "traveling" Hut (and its bird-like legs).... Just one aspect of this old crone...
                
                                      An old hag with iron teeth who eats children...
                She is said to be very thin in appearance ... Baba Yaga of Russian Folklore.....

                                Even a popular Children's Books "character"....
                
 
 
                         and the Alexandrite Ring among the tales of this old Witch....

                      Flying about with her broom (made of Silver Birch), riding in a Mortar
             
     (There are versions that say that the lower body is wooden and looks like a mortar)....
               
                                    but still said to snatch up and eat children....

                 She was often used as a "Boogeyman" to frighten kids into behaving....
... she is also known as the "Arch Crone" and is in many Russian Folk-Tales.... As a Nature Spirit she rules over the Elements.... and is said to rule over the Waters of Life And Death... But she has No power over the "pure of Heart"...
... She is very old and wise.... it is said that She Knows All.... She may offer "guidance" to lost souls and to aid Heroes on Quests.... so many have even sought her out to learn from her ...
                             ... She is also known as the "Bone Mother"....

Running a bit Late Today.....

               
                         My clock died showing the time as three hours ago....
 
                                So, just now getting up.... We have "Witches" to post....

                              A bit of background info....
     
     



About to have some re-heated Coffee... and we will post on the Best known witch in the world....

                                                     Baba Yaga.....