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Thursday, December 1, 2016

On the 1st Day of Creepmas...

Hello, my fellow oddities.  I'm ba-ack!  Did you miss me? 

Today marks the first day of Creepmas.  To find out more about Creepmas and view other participants pages visit, http://www.creepmas.com/.  Here are this year's categories:

http://www.creepmas.com/

So in keeping with today's theme, Christmas Spirit, I thought I would share my favorite ghost story of all time, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  I feel this story fully embodies the Christmas Spirit, which is probably why it has been recreated a bajillion times.  My favorite versions from childhood are Disney's Mickey's Christmas Carol, the 1984 George C. Scott version, and Scrooged starring Bill Murray.   As a child, though easily frightened, I loved scary stories and tales about ghosts and spirits, which made this the perfect tale for me.

Christmas and Halloween were my favorite holidays growing up.  They were the two most magical times of the year.  They still are to me as an adult now, but for very different reasons.  Now that I'm an adult I love to mesh the two together though I prefer Halloween in my Christmas/Yule than vice versa.  

Unfortunately for us, no black creepmas tree this year.  We adopted 3 new kittens (Mojo, Merlin, & Poe) earlier this year, bring us to a total of 5 furbabies.  The kittens are 7 months old now and love to jump and climb and tear the house to shreds.  They're just so darn cute and sqwishable, so I don't mind.  That means no decorations this year although I did buy a new silver mercury glass skull ornament already this year.

http://www.target.com/p/metallic-skull-christmas-ornament-assorted-styles-wondershop/-/A-51192490
Wondershop from Target

 Maybe next year, I will get around to finally making a Jacob Marley door knocker to adorn my door for the holidays.  I am really inspired by William Bezek's version below:  

https://shewalkssoftly.com/2011/11/30/william-bezek-ghost-of-jacob-marley-door-knocker/
My favorite version by artist William Bezek

https://www.etsy.com/listing/172083706/christmas-carol-jacob-marley-faux-door
by PulpNovelties on Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/153563467/disney-mickeys-christmas-carol-goofy?favorite_listing_id=153563467&show_panel=true
Mickey's Christmas Carol version on Etsy by PeltzProductions

Well thats all folks.  See you all tomorrow with "elves" on.  Mwahahaha.
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  1. LisaDecember 2, 2016 at 8:57 PM

    I was nervous last year about having a new kitten in the house and what she would do with the tree, and wouldn't you know it was one of the adult cats who climbed it?!? Good luck with them!
    Lisa at Maple Grove Cemetery

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  2. UnknownDecember 2, 2016 at 11:15 PM

    Hi, Lisa! Thanks for stopping by. The kittens have destroyed all but 2 blinds in my house and I've had to staple the curtains down because they keep climbing them. hahaha. I really need to get them a couple of cat trees. It's on their Creepmas list. I hope it works.

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  3. DonutDecember 3, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    The Bezek door knocker is fantastic, I can see why it's your favorite.

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