When I was little, my dad used to nod at an abandoned shack tucked back in a wooded area along our two-mile long, winding road and say, "A witch lives there." My dad liked convincing me of fantastical things--a witch lived in the shack, Indians lived on the other side of the lake, Santa's elves …
I don't believe in horoscopes, but I read some of them anyway. Recently, I read this one: In accordance with the astrological omens, I encourage you to move the furniture around. If you feel inspired, you might even want to move some of that old stuff right out the door and haul it to the …
No resolutions here. I'm keeping them tucked away in my head for they are small, easily felled creatures. And really, they can be set loose any day. Of course, calendars are rather arbitrary things, aren't they? We take our calendar for granted, but other places measure time differently. Apparently there are seven different calendars in …
Warning! Long post alert! Have you seen the new movie The Greatest Showman? It looks like a visual treat. There isn't just dancing, there's dancing in the air on the trapeze! There are beautiful costumes and misfit characters! I love all these things! I love musicals! I've loved lots of movies that are not historically …
The angel rarely sleeps. She sleeps only when she needs a dream or two or wishes to shut out the loud and screaming world. On this winter night (winter in the northern half of the planet that is), after the many souls have gone to bed and the stars shine at their best, she stops …
No one will ever accuse me of being decisive. Even the simple question of what I want for dinner can send me into a mental tailspin. Things to consider: what I'm in the mood for, what I had for lunch, what I had for the dinner the day before, what might be for dinner tomorrow, …
I love Carrie Fisher and am sorry she's no longer traveling with us on this planet. I loved her sass. She was funny. She big hearted and funny and fully herself. Sometimes she was a mess. There's no doubt, but she found humor in her train wrecks, and that is something I always admire. We …
'Tis the season of complications. Drag out the decorations and the emotional baggage. Open gifts and anxiety. Jiminy Christmas! I love the holidays even if they are not all peace and light. It's odd what we remember from childhood, isn't it? What childhood holiday memories stay with you? For whatever reason, I remember the Christmas …
Happy Halloween! A lovely All Hallow's Eve. A blessed Samhain be.
Little Velly Northwind's father was a ghost. Her mother was a conjurer. They raised her ladylike...almost. Little Velly Northwind's friends were skeletons and bats. She kept spiders in her hair. She played hide-and-seek with cats. Little Velly Northwind didn't need to wish for many things. She had every monster she could want, every magic potion …
Marta Bacon 