Oh! fruit loved of boyhood — the old days recalling,
When wood-grapes were purpling and brown nuts were falling;
When wild, ugly faces we carved on its skin,
Glaring out through the dark, with a candle within...
tail-feathers reblogged
"Halloween has all the joy of a major holiday, with none of the obligations."
__Wanda Edwards
artist unknown / advertisement illustration / circa 1931
My Mama obliged me to say "Thank You" for treats given.
Source: blog.newspapers.com
..👻🎃..
The Art of James Howard Kunstler
Cover art by the late, great George Booth
New Orleans
Gardner Museum:
Our Archives hold many letters to Isabella with funny quips or doodles! In this note from her friend #JosephLindonSmith, he RSVPs to an event at her home, writing “I and my skeleton will be on hand Wednesday...I shall wear it on the inside…”
Good morning, Gluttons!
This is your yearly reminder that dressing up as monsters to mock the impotence of evil in the face of the victory of Christ’s Cross is medieval and good.
@padrebrendon
Seasonal mural of calaveras that partied at Mama Mia's in San Miguel de Allende