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Halloween Musings – Photos, Friends and Silliness

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Time to share a few photos and friends here for some Halloween Musings. Let me preface this post by saying that as usual, my techie world still doesn’t wish to comply with my needs. Hence, some of the video clips may not surface for a long time. I spent two hours making a guess mess of the one clip I did try to edit – too bad I couldn’t edit the gum right out of my mouth too. LOL. So please excuse my amateur camera work, confirming I should just stick to writing.

 

Our first girl get-together earlier last week with our ‘gang of girls’, took place at Sanja’s niece’s home downtown in the city. As always, it was like years never passed, and a good forty of them we’ve all been friends. This picture below shows how we all look – pre our Halloween costumes on the weekend.

 

girl's nite

From the top left: Anna, Marg, Me, bottom left: Sanja, Al, Kokie

 

 

A rare sighting, I snapped up this photo fast of my two besties together, Anna and Sanja

 

My two besties

 

 

It was Halloween weekend and with my bestie Sanja in town from the UK, she wanted to have a Halloween party up at her sister Kokie’s house in our great white north – cottage country where she lives.

Alyson and Marg picked me up as we headed the journey up north with our many bags – food, costumes and libations. We had many a laugh as the day into night progressed. Marg dressed as an old woman in a housedress and a wig that came complete with a babushka kerchief and glasses that looked like something that ‘Flo’ from the old TV show, Alice, would wear. Pre-party, Marg demonstrated her Halloween look and insisted each of us try on her get up. I tried to refuse, but there’s no such thing as refusing around this gang.

 

Margaret's headgear

Margaret’s head garb

 

Sanja in Marg's wig

Sanja looking full on Flo

 

Alyson

Alyson looking hilarious

 

DG Kaye in wig

Yup, here I am as I couldn’t escape the clutches of Marg

 

And for good measure, there’s a side profile look too

Halloween me

 

Me asa some kind of She Devil

My She Devil costume

 

Sanja and Marg

Sanja and Marg acting like their normal selves

 

Kokie's turn

Kokie’s turn

 

friends

Me, San, Kokie, Al

 

We danced, we ate, we drank, we laughed. And we sang. In between the good music – courtesy of Spotify, Kokie’s friend Patrick played guitar and we had some hilarious sing-a-longs. As I was busy flitting around I caught quite a few music interlude snippets on video and wanted to share them here, unfortunately, my techie madness continues and somehow my laptop wants nothing to do with downloading videos from my phone. Below is a feeble attempt at a video I tried to edit (not well), and this is what I got:

 

Please know there was alcohol involved in this performance 😁🤣😍🎃💄

 

 

Apparently, I lost the dance Marg and I were doing and some off-tune singing, so clearly, video editing is not my thing.

 

It was a fun weekend with just a dozen of us eating, dancing, singing, ping ponging, and most of all, laughing up in our Canadian great white north which isn’t yet white, but based on the temps outside now and my wearing furry socks and lounge wear indoors, I’d say the’ white stuff’ is soon on its way.

 

©DGKaye2021

 

 

Happy Halloween

This Week’s Halloween Poetry Challenge from Colleen Chesebro – Synonyms Only

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Happy Halloween

 

Halloween Poetry Challenge

 

This week’s Halloween Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge from Colleen Chesebro asks us to use synonyms only for the words ‘Grave‘ and ‘Afraid’

 

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 108, “AFRAID & GRAVE,” #SYNONYMSONLY

halloween

 

WELCOME TO THE smileys-pumpkins-044068HALLOWEEN EDITION OF TANKA TUESDAY!

Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry?

 

Tanka Poetry Challenge

 

Here are the TWO prompt words for this week’s challenge: “Afraid & Grave,” #SynonymsOnly

Have fun and write some Halloween poetry!

 

Here is my Halloween Double Etheree:

 

 

Halloween

 

It’s

That time

Of year when

Spirits unleashed

Rising from their crypts

Making their presence felt

Witches celebrate Samhain

As the veil thins – some find this day

Ominous while ignoring the spirits

Of the dead – decked out in ghoulish attire

More focused on the trick and the treat

Petrified by looming spirits

But eager to fill their bags

Children in for the hunt

Costumes made to scare

Witches unite

Halloween

Sacred

Night

 

For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:

HAIKU IN ENGLISH 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Haiku is written about seasonal changes, nature, and change in general.

TANKA IN ENGLISH 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure. Your Tanka will consist of five lines written in the first-person point of view. This is important because the poem should be written from the perspective of the poet.

HAIBUN IN ENGLISH Every Haibun must begin with a title. Haibun prose is composed of short, descriptive paragraphs, written in the first-person singular.

The text unfolds in the present moment, as though the experience is occurring now rather than yesterday or some time ago. In keeping with the simplicity of the accompanying haiku or tanka poem, all unnecessary words should be pared down or removed. Nothing must ever be overstated.

The poetry never tries to repeat, quote, or explain the prose. Instead, the poetry reflects some aspect of the prose by introducing a different step in the narrative through a microburst of detail. Thus, the poetry is a sort of juxtaposition – different yet somehow connected.

Cinquain ALSO: Check out the Cinquain variations listed here: Cinquain-Wikipedia These are acceptable methods to use. Please list the form you use so we can learn from you. 

Etheree The Etheree poem consists of ten lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The trick is to create a memorable message within the required format. Poets can get creative and write an Etheree with more than one verse, but the idea is to follow suit with an inverted syllable count. Reversed Etheree Syllable Count: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Double Etheree Syllable Count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Senryu in English 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Senryu is written about love, a personal event, and have IRONY present. Click the link to learn the meaning of irony.

 

Please visit Colleen’s post for more details on how to enter weekly and how to submit.

 

Happy Halloween!

 

Scary Witch

 

Thrilled to have my poem chosen as poem of the week at Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday challenge, visit the recap HERE

 

Poet of the week

 

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My Most Popular Post of 2017 featuring Author, D.G. Kaye – colleenchesebro.com

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My Most Popular Post of 2017 featuring Author, D.G. Kaye

PUBLISHED ON  by Colleen Chesebro

Happy New Year 2018!

I want to wish all of my friends a happy and healthy New Year. We’ve all been through a doozy of a year. There are great things ahead for all of us, I can feel it. To my followers and readers, thank you for making my first year as a published author a great success. You all fill my heart with joy. ❤

As a special thank you, I wanted to reshare my most “liked post,” written by my dear friend and authorly colleague, D. G. Kaye, aka Debby Gies. This post received 162 COMMENTS! How’s that for some love? ❤

Since that post was published, Debby has released a new book called, Twenty Years: After “I Do”: Reflections on Love and Changes Through Aging.”

Twenty Years: After "I Do"

 

#Fairies, #Myths, & #Magic October Spooktacular Author Spotlight Guest Post – “The Ouija Board,” by Author, D. G. Kaye

I’ve had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with D. G. Kaye through her writing and the friendship we’ve developed online. I’m always surprised by how drawn we writers are to each other even though we’ve never met in person. I believe there is something deeply spiritual about reading something another person writes. The bonus is that when you connect with the author’s words, you glimpse a part of their soul.

That’s just how it is for me and D. G. Kaye. I can tell you for a fact, that D. G. Kaye’s latest book will make you reexamine how you feel about your family and yourself. I reviewed her most recent release, P. S. I Forgive You, HERE, on my, A Mindful Journey blog. Check out a sample below:

Today, I have a spooky tale to share from D.G. Kaye. Do you remember when you were a kid and how certain things scared you more than they do now? Or do they still scare you? Take a deep breath and prepare to hear a tale that will give you a spine-tingling scare!

 

“The Ouija Board”

By D. G. Kaye

My fascination with the occult and spirits began at a young age. As curious as I was to learn about magic and mysticism, I was also afraid of it and always the skeptic until I had my own encounters with spirit eventually proving to me there is more to life than only the world we exist in. If you haven’t been visited by spirit, it’s sometimes hard to become a believer.

Please continue reading my Ouija Board story over at Colleen’s blog 

Source: My Most Popular Post of 2017 featuring Author, D.G. Kaye – colleenchesebro.com

 

©DGKaye January 2018

Halloween Tales - Ouija Board

#Fairies, #Myths, & #Magic October Spooktacular Author Spotlight Guest Post – “The Ouija Board,” by Author, D. G. Kaye – ✨Colleen Chesebro✨The Fairy Whisperer ✨

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Halloween Tales - Ouija Board

 

 

It’s that time of year where many of us are getting our scary on – costumes, pumpkins, decorations and scary stories, and Colleen Chesebro got the ball rolling on her blog, Fairies, Myths, and Magic, with guest posts from authors and writers sharing their eerie stories. I hope you enjoy my share here. And if any of you have any related stories about the Ouija Board, feel free to share them here or at Colleen’s blog in comments. ??

 

Today, I have a spooky tale to share from D.G. Kaye. Do you remember when you were a kid and how certain things scared you more than they do now? Or do they still scare you? Take a deep breath and prepare to hear a tale that will give you a spine-tingling scare!

 

“The Ouija Board”

By D. G. Kaye

Seeing beyond

 

My fascination with the occult and spirits began at a young age. As curious as I was to learn about magic and mysticism, I was also afraid of it and always the skeptic until I had my own encounters with spirit eventually proving to me there is more to life than only the world we exist in. If you haven’t been visited by spirit, it’s sometimes hard to become a believer.

My curiosity for magic and spirit evolved when I was a child. Entranced by TV shows such as Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie, I was inspired and fascinated by the phenomena of making things appear and disappear by the twitch of a nose or by folding my arms and blinking as I’d nod my head to make the impossible happen. I’d practice in front of a mirror after watching a new episode, hoping I’d see something move or change, to no avail. And soon to follow in that era of my childhood, I discovered the Ouija Board.

As curious as I was about using my Ouija board, I was apprehensive and afraid of the dark, which I believed from the things I watched on TV, to be a requirement for concentration to call up spirits with a Ouija board. So, I convinced my younger brother to ‘do’ the Ouija board with me for protection, and we went downstairs to the dark den where Pedro resided on the wall to begin my investigation.

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The den was decorated in a Spanish theme – black slate furniture, black leather couches, and heavy red drapes always drawn and blocking all signs of sunlight. On one of the walls hung a dark wood-carved portrait of a Matador bust. That room was where our hi-fi stereo was, and my brother and I used to sit in there and listen to music after school.

I was brave when my brother was in there with me, but I was petrified to be in that room by myself because I was convinced that Pedro, the name we christened the Matador on the wall, was always watching us.

Something about the way his eyes were carved into his face seemed to have a 3D effect, making me feel as though his eyes shifted to watch me wherever I moved in the room.

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Source: #Fairies, #Myths, & #Magic October Spooktacular Author Spotlight Guest Post – “The Ouija Board,” by Author, D. G. Kaye – ✨Colleen Chesebro✨The Fairy Whisperer ✨