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Sneaking out the sleds in the night, armed with chalk for windows of well lit homes that didn’t answer the door, and a pillowcase, off we went.  Sledding on the dirt roads was forbidden, but it was Halloween and we took our chances.  It was always snowing or had been, so the roads were pretty smooth.  The preferred mode of transportation because homes were far apart in the country:
              

                                 
The worst thing I remember doing was tying knots in laundry hanging on the line outside a non responsive home.  Why anyone left laundry hanging on Halloween is a mystery, I’m sure it never happened again.  We were quite brave in the dark 🙄😳😱

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“What is this fare?” he angrily said

“Have ye finally lost yer head?”

He was spying the dinner with dread

Luckily, he also had bread!

“Woman, are ye trying to poison me?”

Surprised as he saw her expression of glee

Then she quickly turned with a “hee, hee, hee”

“Oh no my master, it’s a treat for thee”

“Would ye be wantin’ yer cider tea?”

“Tea, tea, what about my meal?”

She curtsied and left as his fate was sealed.

He sat down to eat and had his fill

Unknowing it would make him ill

”Twas not that bad, noodles and meat”

He announced and took his seat

By the fire, his usual repose

Every evening it’s what he chose.

Knowing this, she finished her plans

Cleaned up the evidence in the pans

Revenge was sweet after his cruelties

Swept the floor, did her usual duties

He started snoring as every night

Then started to choke, but she didn’t fright

It was finally his time and her ghoulish plan

Ridded her of this horrible man.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/ghoulish/

Black scare

A knight not fair

Rode a skeleton steed

His evening constitutional

No treat

http://colleenchesebro.com/2017/10/31/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-a-month-of-november-poetry-prompts/

“We were just walking along, you know, me and Joe, when we saw these weird rocks. The stones were strange lookin’, but there’s more to the story. Now, we were in the woods, right? You know what I mean, OUT there, like no one is around but us, right? We stepped up closer to these weirdo rocks and saw–you’re not gonna believe me, but, hey, it’s the truth! Right in front of the two rocks were two sets of shoes, one, a man’s dress shoes, the other, a lady’s high heels! Don’t believe me? If I’m lyin’, I’m dyin’!”
https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/fffaw-challenge-week-of-october-31-2017/

Good Monday! Sunny, 29 F, but coffee taking the edge off. It’s once again time to thank ceenphotography.com for her SHARE YOUR WORLD post and answer her questions:

1. I rarely eat breakfast. I’m not usually hungry and don’t cook much. If I’m out and smell food cooking, that whets my appetite and I feel like eating. A cup of coffee in the morning fills my day. I admit the icy glass of Coca Cola in any tv ad always makes me think, yes! I want that…but I never have any, carbonated beverages burn my throat.

2. It’s a secret. If I had a chance to spend an evening with anyone, it would be ? He knows who he is. . .❤️

3. I would be a sugar maple, definitely. In spring you could tap me for sap to make delightful maple syrup – there is no substitute. Especially in autumn I would favor you with awesome colorful beauty to inspire you. Yup, maple tree my choice.

4. Inspiration for last week and always is my daughter and her husband. They have been going through a trial for months and it is now over. All’s right with the world again, at least until the next test from the powers that be. . .

https://ceenphotography.com/2017/10/30/share-your-world-october-30-2017/

For spooky evenings

You’ll need a guard in the night

Carved pumpkins will do

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #173 Spooky&Night

She picked her costume, it is this

For sweet granddaughter that she is 

A unicorn outfit with extra fluff

And silver horned hat that adds enough

When the big day’s over, it’s pj wear

For chilly nights and bedtime flair.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/fluff/

Monday again, time to Shake Your Tail Feathers!  Blues Brothers 1980 classic…see if you remember these dances of the time:

“After his release from prison, Jake (John Belushi) reunites with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) — collectively known as the “Blues Brothers.” Jake’s first task is to save the orphanage the brothers grew up in from closing, by raising $5,000 to pay back taxes. The two are convinced they can earn the money by getting their old band back together. However, after playing several gigs and making a few enemies, including the police, the brothers face daunting odds to deliver the money on time.”

Release date: June 20, 1980 (USA)

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Each doll had a body, no head

The children had hidden them under their bed

The children were vicious it’s true
Not like the children of me or you

They ripped dolls apart, thought it was fun

Put their heads in a tray. . .every one

They weren’t allowed costumes or to go out for a treat

So thought breaking up dolls would be just as neat

They left them headless which was great scary fare
As trick or treaters saw severed heads in a layer

It frightened them so they forgot their treats

Then the shut in children had lots to eat.

https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/sunday-photo-fiction-october-29th-2017/

I bought a cookbook the other day to broaden my horizons in the kitchen.  Perusing the bookstore I found this gem with a synopsis on the back cover.

The Pyromaniac’s Cookbook 

“If you love to cook, but find your efforts never achieve the amount of “doneness” you want, this book is for you!  It specializes in what some critics categorize as “burned food”.  This book takes that term to a whole new meaning showing step by step instructions on how to purposely char your food.  With the use of a flamethrower, it is very simple.  All you need is some rocket fuel and a whole raw chicken to make the tastiest BBQ chicken you’ve ever eaten.  It’s easy, quick–because it only takes a few seconds to achieve a complete char.  We all could use a little help in the kitchen to make our favorite specialties, and included in this book is a fifty percent off coupon for the purchase of your very own flamethrower. . .certified government issue!  Now you can cook like a professional!”

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/sunday-writing-prompt-226-whats-in-a-name/