Welcome to the 2021 Countdown to Halloween and to my little corner of the Interwebz!
I'm Lisa, and Halloween is my jam.
(Hi, Lisa!)
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Pre-2008, I never really decorated for Halloween much.
Don't get me wrong, I thought it was fun, I just didn't do much for it.
Then for some reason, in 2008, I went and bought 2 sheets of plywood and cut out some headstones for the front yard.
I have to use a daytime picture since, other than the blowmolds, there were no lights!
2020 - a bit of an improvement, in my opinion!
...and I'm still using those original plywood headstones!
They've been repainted a time or two, but they're still going strong.
I have just a few skeletons.
They do different things within the cemetery every year.
This year's theme is...
a FUNeral!
Inspired by this procession car flag that I saw on the side of the road one morning last March.
There was a literally a bean of sunshine on it as I drove by - so I turned around and picked it up!
I don't do blood & gore. I prefer part spooky / part silly.
I put decorating inside the house on hold this year, except for the bare minimum, since the 22 month old grandson isn't called Mr. Grabby Hands for no reason!
I also will have plenty of mentions of Chuck.
He's sort of a Halloween Flat Stanley, except he's 3D.
And a skeleton.
He's been all over the country with me.
All over Michigan. Arkansas many times. Ohio a few times. Illinois. Road-tripped to Texas. Flown to Tennessee, just to name a few of this adventures.
He's become a family fixture and people expect to see him!
Chuck is also doing the Countdown on Instagram!
@chuck.d.bones
I can't wait to check out what all the other participants are doing on this linkup!
Looking forward to this year's Countdown! Enjoy it, and say hi to Chuck! ;)
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