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  HAUNTED HAPPENINGS   SALEM, MASSACHUSETTES  

 

 

For years Bob and I celebrated Halloween in Salem Massachusetts, the home of the Haunted Happenings.  People visit here from all over the country to the bewitching seaport, for three weeks of celebration.     The Salem Witch museum  deals with the Witch Hysteria of 1692, as  witchs are a big attraction here, as well as goblins and ghosts.   Another fun take is the Vampire and Ghost Tour with a ghost hunter and supernatual expert.  Visitors are encouraged to bring camera to take their own ghost pictures.  Many people have had strange and terrifying encounters with ghost on this tour, including fainting, crying, and all sorts of spooky things.   Haunted  Happenings will keep you entertained 24 hours a day with  activities for adults and children with food festivals, pumkin contest of all sorts, pie eating, psychic fairs, intriguing shops,  and just people watching.   This happening draws an interesting group of people.  As the big day arrives people tend to wear costumes everywhere.  This sight alone is worth the trip.   On Halloween night the party finishes off with a costumed ball or better know as the Witches Ball.  Witchs and Warlords come from everywhere to attend.  There is always a crowd near the ball entrance to see all the unusual costumes.       Laurie Cabot is the self proclaimed city's official witch.  She operates a small shop selling all types of potions and spells kits.   Below is Laurie's witch shop. WWW.LaurieCabot.com  

 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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THe above is a card for you.

With Halloween upon us, it is worthwhile to remember a few simple rules
to help keep this season healthy, happy and SAFE!

Please use these helpful hints this and every year!!

1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see
if it's really dead.
2. Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.
3. Do not search the basement, especially if the power has gone out.
4. If your children speak to you in Latin or any other language which
they should not know, SHOOT them immediately. It will save you a lot of
grief in the long run. However, it will probably take several rounds to
kill them, so be prepared. This also applies to kids who speak with
somebody else's voice.
5. When you have the benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off and go alone.
6. As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
7. Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This would
apply to any other house of the dead as well.
8. If you're searching for something which caused a loud noise and find
out that it's just the cat, GET THE HELL OUT!
9. If appliances start operating by themselves, do not check for short
circuits; just get out.
10. Do not take ANYTHING from the dead.
11. If you find a town which looks deserted, there's probably a good
reason for it. Don't stop and look around.
12. Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you
know what you're doing.
13. If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at
least twice, more if you are female. Also note that, despite the fact
that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's
still moving fast enough to catch up with you.
14. If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic
behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes,
increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.
15. Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are
listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania, Nilbog (you're in
trouble if yourecognize this one), anywhere in Texas where chainsaws
are sold, the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine.
16. If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to
the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that
it is strange you ran out of gas because you thought you had most of a
tank, shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway, and most
likely be eaten.
17. Beware of strangers bearing tools. For example: chainsaws, staple
guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers,
butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any devices made from
deceased companions.
18. If you find that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the
time to move in with the in-laws. This also applies to houses that had
previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some
horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices.
19. Dress appropriately. When investigating a noise downstairs in an old
house, women should not wear a flimsy negligee. And carry a flashlight,
not a candle.
20. Do not mention the names of demons around open flames, as these can
flare suddenly. Be especially careful of fireplaces in this regard.
21. Do not go looking for witches in the Maryland countryside.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!   

Hookah Bars

     It's the latest hot spot for the college crowd in Tempe Arizona, and they are called hookah bars or restaurants. They say it's a legl buzz and beats cigarettes.  Most locations  offer about twenty tobacco flavors from fruity to cappuccino.   Hookah bars have been around for a few  years in the  U.S., popping up in Las Vegas, New Orleans and San Diego.  

 Many  hookah smokers think it is safer than cigarettes because the percentage of tobacco in the product smoked is low.   But they're wrong, according to the American Cancer Society.  They report that all tobacco products contain nicotine, and it is not "safe" in any amount or form.

  More information found here: 

http://www.discoverhookah.com  

http://www.hookahinfo.com/glass-hookah.html

And GOD said " Let the curse be lifted".

The curse has been broken, The Red Sox beat the N.Y. Yankees  10-3.

  Boston knows how to pahty ( party) and I wish I were there tonight. The lobstahs (lobsters)  are in the pot, the pahty plattas ( platters) have been orded ( ordered) and the beah (beer) has been picked up at the packie ( package store)   Let the pahties begin.   

  We are going to the Word Series.   Yaaaaaaaa

Game 6

Well, here go.  Game 6 has started.  My friend IM'ed me from Massachusetts and said they were ready for the game.  The shrine was set up, had beer, had hope and valium. LOL   We must win tonight to stay alive.

We did it.  The first team to be down 3 games and come right back in their face for a 4-2 win.    Ya Hoo    We are now 3 games each.  Tomorrow night will tell the story, hopefully with a happy ending.

     GO SOX

Sox takes game 5

David Ortiz (right) pushed across the winning run for the second straight night. (Amy Sancetta/AP)  

 After five hours, in the twelfth inning the Sox earned the trip to Yankee stadium, New York City, with a 5-3 win.   Next game is tomorrow night.     GO SOX   

Red Sox finally won!!!!

Well it took them 12 innings to win, but they won a game, 6-4.  It was exhausting to watch, and we didn't give them Yankees a clean sweep. YAH.   BUT I think the curse is still lingering for Boston.  We''ll see what tonight brings.

Back in Good Life

   Ahhh,  we are  back  in Mesa AZ. for the winter and so happy to be here.  The temperature is in the 90's with a cold front promised in a few days to brings us to a chilling 80's !!!

  It's great fun meeting up with our winter friends Mary , Chuck, Inez, both of them and Orbie.   Within the next  two or three weeks, the population will increase 60%.  After the holidays, everyone will be back.  There is a family connection here and each arriving guest is greeted with hugs and welcome backs. " Glad to see you " is heard all over the park.  

 Nov. 1st all the activities will be in full force and we will all be off and running to our favorite programs.  I enjoy the crafts, swimming, playing pool, the shows and card playing.   Pretty much everyone here volunteers for something.  I am assistant to the cribbage group and work the Saturday breakfast. This year I will also be collecting  tickets taken at some of the  activities.  

When I think of Arizona I think of saguaro cactus, the canyons, good friends, a busy calendar and Mexican food that will, as the paper said today, that will burn your socks off.  

 Red Sox game rained out last night.   Boo Hoo.  

Have a good weekend.   

Please tell me there is no such thing as a curse.

Red Sox rally falls just short Mariano Rivera showed up just in time to save the New York Yankees. Rivera got Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series. (AP)

GO RED SOX

The Curse of the Bambino

 

 

 

 

(Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin)

Ortiz is greeted by a mob at home plate, beginning the team celebration, which would last long into the night and is  probably still going on in beantown.    The team has a few days off before they meet the hated New York Yankees.   Only time  will tell if this  will be our year.  

 The next question that always comes up is will the sox end the Curse of the Bambino?   The sox have not won  a World Series  since 1918, before that terrible trade  of  Babe to the Yanks.

  HBO Online: HBO Special Events: The Curse of the Bambino  

http://www.bambinoscurse.com/whatis/#wiLegend  

 "Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."   GO RED SOXS

Gold Canyon RV & Golf Resort

  Well , we are back in Arizona at a new park to us, about 30 miles from Mesa.  We are planning on staying here until the 15th of Oct, and then going to the Good Life RV Resort in Mesa.  

 This Gold Canyon  park is part of   the Sonoran desert with a background of the beautiful Supersition mountains.  The weather here is still in the 90's and sunny every day.  The sunsets are unforgettable and free every night. LOL  

Bob is in his glory because it offers a nine hole ecutive golf course., which is being reseeded next week.  Now  what that  means to Bob is that golf is free until then.  What a bennie!  He has been teeing off every morning at 7AM., before it gets to hot.  

 Besides the above they have tennis courts, two pools, two jacuzzis, card and game rooms , billiards, a ballroom and every kind crafts clubs.  It is luxuary living for the over 55 group, and right now the snow birds have not arrived and it's our playground.

  About.com: http://www.goldcanyonrvresort.com/

I've Always Loved Cowboys

  Monday we went to historic Tombstone, AZ., "The Town Too Tough To Die".    Tombstone  is indeed alive and full of old West vigor.   Lots to see and shops to visit.  Gun fights daily at the OK Corral , which  was the most famous gunfight to ever occur in western lore,  and then lunch at the Big Nose Kate Saloon.  Big Nose Kate ( so named for her snooping ways ) was the gal that loved Doc Holiday-and everyone else too.  

  Next we visited  the famous Boothill cemetery just north of  Tombstone.    It goes without saying that the name came from so many of the dead died with their boots on.  This is Tombstones original graveyard used from 1879-1884.  

 Big Nose Kate, The Shady Ladies and The 1880's Bordellos  

   My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys  

   Tombstone Arizona History - Boothill

Good Motto to Live By

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!"  

Deming, NM

We are in The Dream Catcher RV Park in Deming, NM.   Good phone signal, but very slow.   I have some great pictures of the missions in El Paso, but am unable to load them up here.  We will be tucked in for the winter  on the 15th.  That means a real telephone line, which for me suggests a little more speed on the web.

Yesterday when we were getting ready to leave El Paso Bob saw a motor home with Massachusetts plates on it and went over to investagate.    Guess what?  It was a classmate of Bobs from Salem High.  Small world again.  They made plans to meet up for dinner in Az the first of the year.

Our next stop will be Benson Az.  One place we want to visit while there is Tombstone.  We will be here till Monday probably.  Have a good week-end.