Haiku of the Week

radio whining
indistinct voices
lost spirits

Haiku of the Week

creaky staircase
stranger in their own home
haunted house

Monthly Haiku Corner – November

las calaveras
marigolds honor the dead
dia de muertos

Hallowen Haiku Challenge 2020 Winner: Congratulations Jazznappy!

Congratulations to Jazznappy!🏆🌟
Last minute entry to Halloween Haiku Challenge 2020. This year’s winner will receive a copy of Pumpkins and Party Themes by Roxanne Rhoads!🎃


Thank you so very much to everyone who participated in the #haikucontest  here on Instagram or the website. There were some amazing haiku. It was such a hard decision.
Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween season!🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

Happy Halloween 2020!

 

Happy Halloween! This season has been sad and strange, but I loved seeing all the creativity and the Halloween community pull together.

Next year, hopefully, there will be a vaccine for Covid-19 and some normality will return. We’ll once again celebrate with trick or treating, big parties and bashes, and all the spooky fun we love and miss. Until then, if you’re still looking for ideas on ways to celebrate, check out my blog post from earlier this month, Halloween at Home.

Today is also the last day to enter the Halloween Haiku Challenge 2020. There’s still a chance to win a a free copy of Pumpkins and Party Themes by Roxanne Rhoads.


Don’t forget:

  • Look up, full Blue Moon tonight.
  • USA, we turn our clocks at 2am
  • Practice Social Distancing and Wear a Mask when necessary.
  • Keep those pumpkins lit til midnight!

Halloween Kristy 

 Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

 

A Little Halloween Haiku for 2020

blue moon
spirits break free from their crypts
halloween night

Friday Fright Nightcaps: The Haunted Grey Lady

The last weekend of October is always bittersweet. We’ve been counting down since September (some of us since July) and now, with Halloween less than a day away, there’s a sense of melancholy. I’ve been trying to find a cocktail that express both my jubiliation of the holiday’s arrival and my sadness over the Halloween season coming to end. Somehow, I ended up creating my own variation of the chocolate martini.

Behold, The Haunted Grey Lady, an original drink recipe featuring Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum.

The Haunted Grey Lady by Halloween Kristy

INGREDIENTS:

2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
1 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
.05 oz. Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum
.05 oz. Vodka

Optional Garnish:
Chocolate Syrup
White Chocolate Shavings
Whipped Cream

The Haunted Grey Lady with White Chocolate Shavings

You make this drink as strong as you like it. If you want more kick, add 1 oz. of Vodka. If you want more chocolate, add 1 oz. chocolate liqueur or add more chocolate syrup inside the glass. You can even garnish with whipped cream, if that’s your thing.

The Haunted Grey Lady with Whipped Cream

The Kraken is what gives the drink it’s grey look. You can substitute ingredients with other brands of the liqueurs. I’m sure that’ll work just fine, but I wonder about the color. Please post your pics in Comments section or hit me up on Instagram or Twitter using @HalloweenHaiku9

The Haunted Grey Lady with White Chocolate

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!