Vintage Halloween

Inspired by Kimberly Kwan's vintage Halloween post, I decided to share a few pictures of me as a child dressed up for Halloween. I'm in the polka dots in the first two. Man I would love to still have those hats:) As you can see from my posts the last several days, I am a *huge* fan of the holiday! Growing up, I had a neighbor that really went all out and definitely instilled the love of all things Halloween in me:) She would transform her garage into a haunted house and had a party every year. I looked forward to it all year long. It was fabulous! It took many years just to get the courage to wander through. I loved the anticipation of what lay ahead. She really made the holiday memorable, while not being gory or too scary. It was good old fashioned Halloween fun:) I always said, "I am going to be the neighborhood Hallowe'en lady!" So, here I am!

Of course I had to share a couple of my two little gouls:)

Tonight is the night

When dead leaves fly

Like witches on switches

Across the sky

And gnomes & trolls

Creep out of holes

Mossy & green

Tonight is the night

When the leaves make a sound

Like a gnome in his home

Under the ground

And elf & sprite

Flit through the night

On a moony sheen

Tonight is the night

When pumpkins stare

Through leaves & sheaves

Everywhere!

When ghoul & ghost

And goblin host

Dance round their

Queen

It's Hallowe'en

Harry Behn~1944