A Spirit Halloween store is only two doors down from Borders, and irresistible.  Again today, I wandered into the world of Halloween props, costumes, and fun after meeting with my critiquing group at Borders.  The clerks in SH now recognize and greet me by name—yes, I’ve been in there a few times since they opened. 

     It’s not because I spend large amounts of money in the store (because I don’t) that I made an impression with the clerks, it’s because I joke around with them.  How can I not?  They are an enjoyable group of people.  Today we talked about how to decorate a haunted house, what props I have, what ones would work best, and how they’ve decorated their own homes over the years.

     Most of us are in the same coffin, a lowly zombie’s budget with a regal vampire’s taste.  It’s a good thing we are imaginative and inventive and have a few good props among the cheap ones.  The least expensive but most labor intensive are the carved pumpkins. 

     However, with my tiny porch I’m running out of room for them.  And did I mention the pumpkins were labor intensive?  To carve them the way G and I do it takes hours and several glasses of wine…