The Halloween Bumper Issue

Howdy folks! Hope everyone has sufficiently recovered from their Halloween revelry. Last week I began a series of posts on Halloween. It was kind of a Gripevine Bumper Issue on all things associated with this "Dark Festival". For those of you who didn't manage to catch my postings as they appeared, here are the links to it - all in one post for your belated reading pleasure :)

Halloween Fashion!!
http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-cover-looks.html

Claws or Nails?
http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/get-evil-with-those-nails.html

Halloween Recipes
http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/yummy-halloween-food.html

When it gets spooky..............
http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/witching-hour.html

The Origins of Halloween
http://jothijeyasingam.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-post.html

Comments

LauraLeia said…

It was a great issue, very informative and entertaining. :D

November 2, 2011 at 9:46 PM

Nava K said…

Interest articles though some were scary to me.

November 3, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Small Kucing said…

i like the pumpkin the best

November 3, 2011 at 4:46 AM

Jothi said…

Thanks for your support gals! Much appreciated :) And Nava, so sorry....for scaring you on the eve of a spooky festival k.

November 3, 2011 at 11:07 AM

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