It's that favorite spooky time of year again. Halloween - and yes, In Miniature!
This year, I decided to make things easy on myself and share a few new items I've come across along with some of the old favorites. I have 10+ years worth of posts, so there's plenty to pick from! (NOTE: There are too many pages in the blog to go back and fix all the old links, especially early on, so beware as some may be outdated.) See the top tab for more links.
Our hostess, Miss Lydia, says she wouldn't mind being in charge again as her leg still aches from the last time we twisted it to convince her. Heh-heh.
To start, she says you should know, or maybe it's a warning?, that we've had some interesting, er, characters on the blog over the years. Now don't take offense and get your nose in a knot and... (Never mind, again. She sure seems fixated on body parts for some reason...)
Anyway, she says it's not meant in a bad way, except in a good Halloween sense, of course. Huh? Oh, never mind.
Before we start our journey, let's get some refreshments, shall we? Wouldn't want our guests passing out and falling in the graveyard, would we? (Hey, c'mon now. We don't need to get any new bodies that way!)
Sorry... the graveyard assistant is rather, uh, ambitious about his job! Yeah, he'll take 'em any way he can get 'em! Look, you gotta put up with my bad Halloween puns and humor. It's only once a year! haaa! 😉
So... grab a glass of the house wine. A toast! To another year! Mmm, nice. Even after all these years, it still has a bit of a kick, doesn't it?
Oh, dear, oh dear. Miss Lydia! Please... let's not get our guests tipsy already! Don't you have some food to serve? (So hard to get good help when you have to keep digging them up...) I hope we're not too late with the edibles as the guests seem to already be "Dancing in the Moonlight." (Witch by and in memory of the late Gina Gagnon of Lone Wolf Mini Creations.)
A gift: you can download a sheet of Halloween record albums at my website minis page, under the printies section. (Personal use only. Do not repost pdf or resell.)
Boy, that sure hit the spot. So... shall we continue?
Why, there's talk that a new shop's opened up. Just appeared, kind of like that shop in Needless Things, you think? Nah... Those who've stopped by say that Bonerella's Custom Millinery is quite the place to get the latest, and to see and be seen. Hear she has quite the tale to tell, too. Oh, and let her landlady Wanna in El Paso know that we sent ya! (Be sure to look around as she's got quite a few fun stories and creations on her site.)
Oh, and while you're resting, be sure to read the Halloween party story, "Superstition" by Carola Dunn from 2020. (The story continues here at part 2.)
-- Christine Verstraete. Minis, books & more at my website, www.cverstraete.com,
