Halloween Cards

 Several times a year, I try to make cards for the grandchildren.  First, I love them and miss them. Second, they all live out of town.  Third, I have all of these supplies sitting around.  Fourth, have you priced cards lately? Fifth, I like to make everyone feel better about their crafting abilities.  Sixth, I want to leave a legacy of love.  With grandchildren ranging from 14 to 1, I include money which they all will like better than the store-bought card.

 Since 2 are still little, I didn't want theirs to be so scary.  But the olders all had a warning on the front.  I thought and though, "What could be scary to them?"  I remembered the year I put my photo in Easter eggs and that gave me an idea!

 Photos of their parents/grandparents with sill costumes.  I found a stash of photos that were duplicates and away I went.

I hope they enjoyed them.  Here are all of them since not every family can see what another family's looks like.  Here are some of the cards over the past 6 years.

Halloween on the High Seas

 Disney Halloween cruises begin in September but we were actually there for Halloween.  There were groups that had Trick or Treat and groups that decorated their doors, but we just enjoyed what Disney had to offer in terms of Tricks and Treats.

This is only the 2nd year for Halloween on the High Seas, so maybe it will expand to being more like Disney World during Halloween.

 These were my favorite door decorations---one day we walked by and they were gone.  But, I looked up and someone had just put them on the ceiling (they were magnets)

 After dinner one night they had a story teller in the Atrium area telling a spooky story.  Then the Halloween tree started flashing.  I did not have a good vantage point because we had been at dinner and it was packed by the time we got there.

Apple Pickin' in KC

 After Roman's soccer game, we decided to go to the Alldredge Orchard.

 This was a wonderful orchard, small, low-key, not ghoulish. It was easy to get to---note the highway a third down the page. Just wholesome fun.

Followed by some Jack O'Lantern designs which may have been just a little. . .

 Overly embellished!

Having been to a lot of Pumpkin patches in recent years, this one was a winner and not a great distance either.

Halloween in LeHavre

 First, we were going to take a bus to Paris, but it was going to be 10 hours (5 hours on a bus) and we decided it would be too tiring.  Then, we tried to set up a private driving tour of Normandy, but that didn't work out either.  So, we just stayed on the ship and enjoyed the quiet of having the ship to ourselves.

 I explored the ship finding the bocce/croquet green on the top deck.

 Dave read his Kindle on the balcony and watched. . .

 The ships and boats come by.

 The ship was decorated for Halloween and even had a pumpkin carving demonstration for those who stayed aboard the ship.

And, we even had Halloween candy on our pillow that night!

Salem, Mass.

While in Boston last week, we went to Salem for the afternoon.
Apparently, this is the place to be for Halloween---over 100,000 will be there Halloween weekend.
And, the locals dress up---even the red hat society ladies (this is from a brochure, but we did see three of them walking on the street)
We opted for the trolley ride around town. We were however hampered with the plastic sheeting. I soon figured out how to loosen it around the edges to take photos.
There are plenty of Witch Sites to see---the Witch museum I remembered from years ago is being tuck-pointed so I didn't get any photos of it.
The tour took us out of town giving us the history of this area besides the Witch Trial part.
Although this cove is not the Bay of Fundy, the tides are pretty dramatic here.
There were many beautiful homes befitting a major shipping and whaling port in 18th and 19th century New England.
Although we didn't see as many costumed characters as on weekends, we did have a few eerie sightings. . .

Is this a real witch, or one of the costumed characters? Is there a fog swirling around her, or did I shoot into the sun? Is that an aura emanating from her, or a finger print on my lens? You decide. Bwa-ha-ha.

Happy Birthday Jane!

As a tribute to my sister, I'm featuring some of the wonderful Halloween cards she has made the past few years.
I think she's particularly fond of Halloween because it falls so close to her birthday.
(But you don't see me sending out Veteran's Day cards)
But, making these cards is one of the ways Jane expresses her love to family and friends. . .
I guess writing blogs is my way :-) We love you, Sis, sorry your cute 3-D bat was a little blurry. . . .