The New-to-Me Home

I've had a couple of people email me and ask about the new house.  Above is the view of the lake from my dock.  Sunrises are beautiful, sunsets aren't as viewable because I live on the south side of the lake and the trees block it a bit.  

Below is the walk through the woods along the boardwalk to the dock.  Blessed with beautiful cypress trees loaded with lots of spanish moss.  This is a perfect scene for an old witchy lady.  I've become somewhat feral living out here, not leaving much except to go to work or see my kids or granddaughter.  Hell, most of the time, I go for days without brushing my hair or wearing makeup.  It's nice not feeling like I have to keep appearances up for the area I live in.

My front yard is also HUGE, with lots of big oak and maple trees.  This yard is a haunter's dream.

That's it for now.  Happy October!!

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The Rot is back, baby!

 Listen, if you've been living under a rock and weren't aware - Pumpkinrot is back.  Actually, he was back last year, and he brought the spirit with him.  Haxan was amazing, as we would expect.  Cannot wait to see what is in store for 2025's haunt season.

Head over to insta to check out the teaser!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPQsX2wjZwZ/?igsh=MTVzNHZrODRreHFlMQ==

Sorry I've been MIA...

 Sooooooo... I left the Dead End.  

I moved in August 2023.  I sold my house, bought a fixer-upper on a lake, gave away all of my Halloween props to a fellow Florida Haunter, got rid of 75% of my other possessions, and moved to the country!

What does this mean for the future of my Halloween obsession?

Wellllllll...  the truth is....

I don't know.  The house is the epitome of an actual haunted house, as in it's a wreck because my renovation has been stalled for over a year.  

The good thing is, the dirt road I live on is a dead end, so no rebranding will be needed, even though I don't live at the end of the street.  I don't have an HOA, so I don't have any restrictions on what I can do in my yard.

The drawback is that I live an hour at the least from everyone else in my circles, so no more parties.  Plus, I live in the country on an out-of-the-way road, with basically no traffic except the people who live here and ZERO trick-or-treaters, so not many people would even see my work.

BUT!

I do feel the need to create again, even though I should be worrying more about getting the house done.  

So, who knows what will happen.  I will be trying to at least post more, probably throwing shout-outs to other haunters that I admire.  

In the meantime, I jumped on the Drawlloween wagon (4 days late, yes)and sketched with an ink pen in one of my notebooks.  It's a horrible sketch, for sure.  Ink pen is not what I would normally use as it's not forgiving at all, but it is what it is.  (Warning: it's bad, like a 5 year old drew it bad.)

Heads-up

And then, for shits 'n giggles, I asked ChatGTP to render it into a cartoon image.  LOVE it!

Basically, it's the headless horseman on the hill in the background, and they're using his head as the volleyball.

Anyway, figured I'd update in case anyone was wondering what happened and why I haven't posted in a couple of years.  It's been a challenging two years, but I'm happy, and I am living my dream of living on a LAKE!  With my own dock! 

 That said, I'm gonna go look through my art supplies.  Happy October, my spooky friends! 

Alright, alright.... 2022 Pics are UP!

 So, my favorite coworker mentioned something about the website not being updated with last year's pictures.  So, tonight, I transferred the ones I could find, resized, uploaded and got most of them on the website.  Link is on the left on the navigation pane, marked 2022.  I have to find the memory card from my actual camera to get the decorations photos, but not much has changed since previous years.  Mostly I have party pics up.  

Happy New Year! (Yeah, I'm late and it's February...)

It's been a busy few months, and things are finally winding down at work so that I can actually spend time catching up on the rest of the things I need to do.  I just came back from a much-needed short cruise, and am ready for the springtime and all the fun stuff that goes with sunshine and warm weather.

 The 2022 party was a HUGE success!  I believe a great time was had by all, including me.  I will be posting up the photos from the party and from Halloween night over the next couple of days.  

One week until the party

 Only one week to go, and it's been one setback after another, keeping me from getting anything done.  The invitations got scrapped after many issues with paper, ink, and just a lot of wasted time trying to get them done.  I ended up bringing back a revised version of a ticket-style I used several years ago that was simple, and I got them cranked out in 4 hours.  

Work has been taking a lot of time, overtime every day and working on the weekend, and leaving me physically and mentally exhausted.  I ended up passing out as soon as I got home yesterday and lost another whole evening.  Two main components of my costume haven't even shipped yet, I ordered them in September!  I had to hit Amazon and make an emergency backup order for something else that will work for what I already have.  Then my phone decided to kick the bucket today, causing more time loss and sheer frustration, and the replacement doesn't come until Wednesday at the earliest ... and to top THAT off.... the PVC pipe to the hall bathroom toilet busted like 30 minutes after I let go of the frustration over my phone.  Water everywhere.  I feel like the Universe is trying to prevent me from having this party this year!

Tomorrow is a new day, a whole day off to be productive and get things done.  I refuse to get stuck on the frustrated feelings.  Just gonna roll with the setbacks, conquer each challenge as it arises, and WIN the battle to have the party that hasn't happened for 4 years.  The show must go on!!

And now, ear plugs, Unisom, and sleep.....

Less than two weeks!!

 This weekend, I got the invitations mostly done with the help of my daughter, Taylor and my buddy, Zeke.  Yes, I'm very late on those, but Facebook and word on mouth already has people informed.  Today, my son, Brandon, came over and we got the bulk of the cemetery set up in just over 2 hours, which is a record for us.  

The remainder of my Sunday will be eating a huge bowl of homemade chili, watching a Halloween movie, and getting the invites ready to hand out.