Halloween and More

Hello!  Halloween is one of my favorite holidays though, to be honest, I love ALL the holidays!  I love to decorate and see decorated houses.  And most of all, I celebrate the seasons since I am lucky enough to have been born and raised in a state that HAS seasons.  

The trees are finally beginning to turn this third week of October.  Took long enough!  

The things I like about Halloween are that it is a celebration of the space between the living and the dead, the old year of abundance in summer and fall harvest, and the coming months of what appears to be death but is actually only a long winter's rest - the dark and bare trees, the frosted yards, the barren bushes and shrubs (except of course for New Jersey's famous thriving holly - green all year and ripe with red berries in the winter!)

Another thing I like is the harkening back to the old European Pagan traditions.  And the opportunity to wear a costume!  And the chance to re-visit the old movies of my childhood like Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, and Arsenic and Old Lace.  
I adore the pumpkins and black cats, the ghosts and witches  hats, and the brief chance to encounter and enjoy magic and mystery.  I DO NOT enjoy horror movies of the modern bloody variety or extreme scary stuff.  

Anyhow I discovered that when I copied and posted 'visit New Jersey' emails, the html erased my older posts, so I am trying to just pick a few here and there that I like and not post the whole shebang.  My posts are apparently archived, so they weren't lost, just not appearing on my blog.

Here is one from visit New Jersey - I really think Woodstown is a charming small New Jersey historic town:

Woodstown Fourth Friday

Friday, October 26 | 5 PM - 9 PM
Historic Downtown Woodstown

Join Historic Woodstown for Fourth Friday along Main Street sponsored by the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Business Association. Every fourth Friday of the month, guests can enjoy extended store hours, food trucks, and live music! There are plenty of children's activities including face painting, balloon animals, and so much more! Make sure you come dressed up in your best Halloween attire to be entered into the costume contest! This is the last Fourth Friday of the season. 

Ghost Tours Friday, October 26 | 6 PM - 7:30 PM Downtown Woodbury   Take a walking tour of Woodbury's historic buildings and encounter the ghosts that haunt them! Make sure you bring a flashlight because you never know what might pop out! Guided tours last about one hour and will begin at 6 PM and the last one will start at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Participating eateries will give you 10% off dinner when you present your ticket.  I have fun trick or treats all ready for my excited and adorable neighborhood kids - I am giving out parachute men, rubber snakes and assorted toys for Oriental Trading Company! Happy Halloween! Jo Ann