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Dressing for the Occasion
I posed this week’s question: “Do you dress in any particular color or style for holidays or special days?” I believe that I was misunderstood by some. I did not meant to ask about ‘dressing-up’ for holidays. I wondered if … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Autumn, big plans, childhood, Christmas, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Fourth of July, holidays, inspiration, lifestyles, memories, Tonette Joyce, traditions, winter
Tagged Autumnal clothing, Christmas clothes, clothing, Dressing for Holidays, expectations, halloween, Holiday clothes, Holiday jewelry, perceptions, shopping, st. patrick's day, The Bicentennial, Wearing green for St.Patrick's Da, Wearing red for ST.Valentine's Day
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Decoration Decorum
“How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” Shopping! How I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping centers decorated to the hilt and finding just the right gift for just the right person! I have been some distance … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Autumn, childhood, Christmas, collections, experiences, Family, favorites, food, Fourth of July, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, recipe, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, gifts, halloween, independence day, Lent, New Year, st. patrick's day, St.Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving
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Bound to be Snow
We are talking about being snowed-in this week. It only happened a few times to me, mostly because I grew up in suburbia. I am always ready for any reason that would prevent me from getting out to buy supplies. … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, Christmas, decisions, Family, helping others, Holiday, memories, Miscellaneous, natural disasters, Tonette Joyce, using talents, winter
Tagged Blizzard in KY, blizzards, Earthquake in California, emergency preparedness, halloween, Idaho, Kentucky, power outages, Snow fall, Ted Koppel, Washington DC
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We May Not Fit These Images
I found out that all of us here at 4F,1H are pretty much of one mind when it comes to writing attire. I think we can all agree that ‘comfortable’ is the operative word of the week. The question I … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, authors, careers, Family, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, writing
Tagged attire, family, halloween, Jane Austin, Jonathan Swift, Mary Shelley, Meryl Streep, Percy Shelley, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Louis Stevenson, Second-Shift families, Trick or Treaters, writing attire
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October is a Spooky Month
By Jeff Salter This month, my spooky novel, “The Ghostess & MISTER Muir” will be one year old! Happy birthday to my affectionate homage to the wonderful 1947 film, “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.” My story is a very different … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged ghosts, halloween, haunted, Mr. Muir, Mrs. Muir, October, spooks
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Is Your New Apartment Haunted?
The Ghostess and MISTER Muir By Jeff Salter If you discovered you’d just rented a converted hotel suite which had been haunted for the past 100 years, wouldn’t you be skeered? Not Levi Muir. He doesn’t believe in spooks. He … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged ghost, ghosts, halloween, haunted, Muir, scary, spook, spooky, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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Practical Jokes That Were Actually Funny
My cousin, who lives in Texas, and I are very close. She’s super funny and has a wonderful sense of humor and fun. We travel a lot together and have an absolute blast. When she was turning 40, her local … Continue reading
Three Guest Foxes
A Trio of Hauntings By Jeff Salter What a cool change of pace: to host THREE Guest Foxes on Hound Day. Today I have Kay Springsteen, Kim Bowman, and Bridgett Lashbrooks. All three are among my many colleagues at Astraea … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blogs, Holiday, Miscellaneous, writing
Tagged Astraea Press, B.G. Lashbrooks, Bridgett Lashbrooks, guest foxes, halloween, hauntings, Kay Springsteen, Kim Bowman, triple treat
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Haunted Houses
When I saw the topic this week, I did a little, “Uh oh.” The question was if we’d ever visited a house that was reportedly haunted. This would be the shortest blog post ever because my answer would be a … Continue reading