The cat has no memory of this costume:
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Friday, November 1, 2019
Friday, October 27, 2017
The Homeschool Group's Halloween Party
Blaze's Black Butler costume:
My witch costume:
At the park:
Festive foods:
My witch costume:
At the park:
Festive foods:
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Halloween with Clockwork Knotwork
A toast! To a fun steampunk Halloween, with wonderful people, and excellent live music!
It is easy to overlook The Junction on Monroe. It is a former feed store that, from the outside, doesn't look like it's changed much over the years, but once you step inside the door, you are transported to a night club with a great performance space. It's a lot like I imagine a high-end speakeasy would have been.
Now that I'm thinking about it, The Junction on Monroe would be the perfect setting for a 1920s Speakeasy themed party.
Last night, we went there for the first time, for their steampunk Halloween show.
Since Halloween was on a Monday this year, there were not big crowds, but that was all right. We all milled about in the bar, talking before the show and it had the feeling of a party at a friend's house. I met people I had only known from online interactions and some new people. Everyone was friendly and welcoming!
As with any steampunk gathering, there was plenty of costuming creativity to admire (I apologize for the quality of the pictures).
The Dormouse (above) won the costume contest.
DH wore his War Doctor (Dr. Who) costume and I went as steampunk Miss Frizzle, but we didn't take any pictures of each other.
Before the show began, there was a steampunk trivia contest. We were split into groups of three to compete and my group, The Steamy Sisters, won.
The Show opened with two numbers by bellydancer, Sapphire Sultana.
Then Clockwork Knotwork performed.
Their mixture of old time, celtic, bluegrass, and original music kept toes tapping and hands clapping.
It was a high energy show with some very unusual instruments.
I gave DH the VIP tickets for this show as part of his birthday gift (mostly because I wanted to go, which he says he saw right through) and I had to laugh as we were shown our table right in front of the stage, the only reserved table.
It is easy to overlook The Junction on Monroe. It is a former feed store that, from the outside, doesn't look like it's changed much over the years, but once you step inside the door, you are transported to a night club with a great performance space. It's a lot like I imagine a high-end speakeasy would have been.
Now that I'm thinking about it, The Junction on Monroe would be the perfect setting for a 1920s Speakeasy themed party.
Last night, we went there for the first time, for their steampunk Halloween show.
Since Halloween was on a Monday this year, there were not big crowds, but that was all right. We all milled about in the bar, talking before the show and it had the feeling of a party at a friend's house. I met people I had only known from online interactions and some new people. Everyone was friendly and welcoming!
As with any steampunk gathering, there was plenty of costuming creativity to admire (I apologize for the quality of the pictures).
The Dormouse (above) won the costume contest.
DH wore his War Doctor (Dr. Who) costume and I went as steampunk Miss Frizzle, but we didn't take any pictures of each other.
Before the show began, there was a steampunk trivia contest. We were split into groups of three to compete and my group, The Steamy Sisters, won.
The Show opened with two numbers by bellydancer, Sapphire Sultana.
Then Clockwork Knotwork performed.
Their mixture of old time, celtic, bluegrass, and original music kept toes tapping and hands clapping.
It was a high energy show with some very unusual instruments.
I gave DH the VIP tickets for this show as part of his birthday gift (mostly because I wanted to go, which he says he saw right through) and I had to laugh as we were shown our table right in front of the stage, the only reserved table.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Happy Halloween
We have been enjoying a full week of Halloween activities, starting with a homeschool group field trip to a farm on Tuesday.
The hay ride:
The educational portion of the trip:
As soon as we got home, Blaze carved our pumpkin. This was the first time that my very cautious child has been willing to cut a pumpkin all by himself. He still thinks cleaning the pumpkin is discusting, though.
That same evening, we went to "Freeze and Fright" at the Mag Lab:
Wednesday, we stayed home, watched "Corpse Bribe", and baked cookies for Thursday's Halloween party.
Thursday morning began with festive cheese grits:
Then, we went to the homeschool group's Halloween party at the park.
Blaze and I set up a booth for "Freeze Dance" to Halloween songs.
Friday, Blaze and I went to Cascades Park for Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra's Halloween Symphony Spooktacular Family Concert.
Yesterday was all about Halloween food, even when we went to a lecture about the history of Halloween at the Challenger Learning Center.
Pumpkin-ginger soup:
Tonight's festive food is octopus-shaped sausage rolls.
The hay ride:
The educational portion of the trip:
As soon as we got home, Blaze carved our pumpkin. This was the first time that my very cautious child has been willing to cut a pumpkin all by himself. He still thinks cleaning the pumpkin is discusting, though.
That same evening, we went to "Freeze and Fright" at the Mag Lab:
Wednesday, we stayed home, watched "Corpse Bribe", and baked cookies for Thursday's Halloween party.
Thursday morning began with festive cheese grits:
Then, we went to the homeschool group's Halloween party at the park.
Blaze and I set up a booth for "Freeze Dance" to Halloween songs.
Friday, Blaze and I went to Cascades Park for Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra's Halloween Symphony Spooktacular Family Concert.
Yesterday was all about Halloween food, even when we went to a lecture about the history of Halloween at the Challenger Learning Center.
Pumpkin-ginger soup:
Tonight's festive food is octopus-shaped sausage rolls.
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