Halloween

Today is Halloween, so Happy Halloween everyone. You can see above the Jack O'Lantern I carved yesterday. One eye is bigger than the other, but I think I still did a good job. I tried to make him look malevolent and devilish. I will have an entertaining day and evening, hopefully, with lots of spooky fun. So what to do when you are a grownup (and therefore lacks the vivid imagination you once had as a child) and want to celebrate Hallwoeen? The flat is barely decorated, but that's okay, the Jack O'Lantern and Grizelda are enough.

I will spend lots of time reading ghost stories (one day I might even write one) watching horror movies. Early in the evening, I will take a walk with my wife and see the children trick or treating. And for my readers who might want to have suggestion for atmospheric music for this Samhain, you can find some on this blog: here when you are feasting, here if you are into psychedelic stuff, here if you like horror movies scores, here if you want something more suitable for children and all around here if you like classical music, Christian imagery of Hell and temptation and sometimes pretty chilling music.

Countdown to Halloween

I took this photo in...August, in the Vieux Montréal (and you can see my reflection). it was in the window of a stationary shop, I thought they were advertising Halloween a bit early, but it is better and less depressing than advertising the return to school. It is always better to be on a festive mood. When I was a child, I used to see the beginning of school year with dread and it is partially why I think I love Halloween so much: it was the first real holiday we had. I was thinking about it early in August and I was preparing myself mentally for it throughout September and October. My brothers and I had our "Halloween games", which I blogged about before. Anyway, now I do not play Halloween games, I am a bit old for that, but I still prepare myself mentally for it: I put Grizelda the witch on display, I started reading ghost/horror stories (I particularly recommend this book) and I will start watching horror movies throughout October. So I'm kind of set.

Grizelda the witch

Last year, I bought to my wife a bouquet for Halloween, I can't remember which kind of flowers, they were orange (of course). A witch was coming with the bouquet, we called her Grizelda. I put her on display to take a picture of her and will put her back in a drawer before my wife gets home. Then I will put her back on display for Halloween. I love decorating the house for Halloween, but I don't have much here in England. Grizelda is (hopefully) the beginning of a whole bunch of decorations. I will of course carve a Jack O'Lantern in due time, and will show you pictures.