October 1: National Ghost Hunting Day

Did you know...There's at least one day of proclamation (also known as 'National Days of') for every day in October.  I'll be mining my own photo collection for images to illustrate a Proclamation Day this month as part of Blogtoberfest.  All of my photos are under the Creative Commons license on Flickr, so feel free … Continue reading October 1: National Ghost Hunting Day

October 2: National Name Your Car Day

The Bearmobile 2012, Easthampton, Mass. (jcs) Did you know...There's at least one day of proclamation (also known as 'National Days of') for every day in October.  I'll be mining my own photo collection for images to illustrate a Proclamation Day this month as part of Blogtoberfest.  All of my photos are under the Creative Commons … Continue reading October 2: National Name Your Car Day

Blogtoberfest 2016 – And How

Pumpkin Watch 2013 - I think we can do better this year. Blogtoberfest at The Jump has been an annual celebration of all things Octobery and bloggy for a while now. This year, the gist is largely the same. I'll be blogging feverishly about all of the October things I love -- horror movies, fall … Continue reading Blogtoberfest 2016 – And How

Peeking into the Shadows at Ventfort Hall

There's nothing like touring an old mansion to get into the spirit of things, and I got to do just that the other day at Ventfort Hall in Lenox. #Blogtoberfest

Two all-beef patties of cute

Here's a quick tutorial: The one-time use hamburger costume for toddlers, brought to you by Procrastination Parenting. It's two halves of a burger made from poster board (or felt, construction paper, old grocery bags, what-have-you...seriously. Whatever you have) and held together by two straps made of equally immediately available materials. First, I cut out two … Continue reading Two all-beef patties of cute