Panda, the Cat that Loved Halloween
Two Halloweens in a row, we were joined by a great cat named Panda. As we gathered on the porch to wait for Trick-or-Treaters, Panda walked right up to join in the fun. At one point, he snagged an entire mini doughnut off someone’s plate and ate it like a pig. What a great cat. […]
Night of the Witch
The summer heat is finally gone. The days have gotten colder, and the night comes a little sooner now. Leaves have started changing colors and falling to the ground. Everything feels a little spookier. I love this time of year. Two years ago I spent most of September and October sewing this Halloween dress. I […]
A Spooky Saturday
A Saturday October morning started with a trip to Old Salem with my mom and sister. It was finally cold out after being close to 90 degrees for months. We wandered around the farmer’s market, and in the little shops. On the ground I saw some weird mushroom type things, and this little painted rock […]
Visiting My Family in Southfield Cemetery
The purpose of the Michigan trip last year was to visit family members. Live and Dead. My entire family on both sides is from Detroit Michigan. Almost all of them came straight to Detroit when they entered the country, and never left. There are so many of my relatives and ancestors that I never got […]
It’s a Spooky Time of Year
It’s the time of year for wearing all black, wandering around, among the fallen leaves and overcast skies, being spooky. This was Halloween a year ago. I worked all September and October making this dress. I kind of used a pattern but mainly made it up as I went along, which is usually how I […]
Swamp House
Just off the path, nestled at the edge of the woods at Reynolda Gardens, lies this little house that is covered in moss, looking over a swamp. It was a hot evening, at the end of summer. A rainstorm had just passed and the gardens were empty. A light fog was lifting up off the ground […]
Cemetery Evening
There isn’t much daylight left when we get home from work, so an evening walk in the cemetery quickly turned into a night walk in the cemetery. I like the Old Salem Cemetery, where the skyscrapers are just barely visible beyond the rolling hills filled with symmetrical headstones. Just around the curve, you’ll find yourself […]
A Fog Covered Cemetery
One morning, I looked out the window to see a particularly thick layer of fog covering the ground. My first thought was “To the cemetery!” I’ve always found cemeteries to be peaceful; a quiet place to wander around, seldom running into anybody else. A good place to think about anything, and everything. All of life’s […]
Ghost Tour
Earlier this month I went on a ghost tour of a historic area of Winston-Salem. I never knew my city had a ghost tour, and I love learning about the city’s past, so I was bursting at the seams to go. You are told to meet on the corner of two streets at dusk. My […]