Painting your face can be a big part of the fun on Halloween and lots of other special occasions. Most of the time people do this without a problem, but not always. Here are some pointers to help keep your fun from leaving you with a rash, swollen eyelids, or other grief. Painting Your Face: […]

Hark! Hark to the wind! ‘Tis the night, they say, When all souls come back from the far away- The dead, forgotten this many a day! – – – Virna Sheard

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It’s late and we are sleepy, The air is cold and still. Our jack-o-lantern grins at us Upon the window sill. We’re stuffed with cake and candy And we’ve had a lot of fun, But now it’s time to go to bed And dream of all we’ve done. We’ll dream of ghosts and goblins And

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