October Eve 2026
This is usually one of my favorite nights of the year. But this year I just keep wishing my sister was here to enjoy it. Fall was her favorite season.
I want to thank everyone who reached out to me after the sudden and unexpected death of my sister. This is a loss that hit me especially hard. When we lost our other sister 16 years ago, we had each other to grieve with. This time I am on my own. It's a very lonely feeling to be the only living member of my original family. There is nobody left to share the same memories as me. There is nobody left who was there when I was born. All of my life, from the minute I was born, I was somebody's daughter and somebody's sister. Now I'm nobodys daugher and nobody's sister. It's not something most people who are the "baby" of the family think about; I know I never thought about someday being the only one still alive. I feel very disconnected from the world. Thank you again for making me feel like in some small way I still matter to someone.
This is usually one of my favorite nights of the year. But this year I just keep wishing my sister was here to enjoy it. Fall was her favorite season.
I want to thank everyone who reached out to me after the sudden and unexpected death of my sister. This is a loss that hit me especially hard. When we lost our other sister 16 years ago, we had each other to grieve with. This time I am on my own. It's a very lonely feeling to be the only living member of my original family. There is nobody left to share the same memories as me. There is nobody left who was there when I was born. All of my life, from the minute I was born, I was somebody's daughter and somebody's sister. Now I'm nobodys daugher and nobody's sister. It's not something most people who are the "baby" of the family think about; I know I never thought about someday being the only one still alive. I feel very disconnected from the world. Thank you again for making me feel like in some small way I still matter to someone.
Wishing you all the best this spooky season.
05/08/2026
Hello Dear Readers,
It's been a while since I have posted here. Happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate, and hugs to those who struggle this weekend.
I have had a hell of a scare recently with temporary partial vision loss. It's been a whirlwind of appointments since then to check if it was a mini stroke or to see what my current risk of a full-blown stroke is. It's been hard to concentrate on reading or reviewing while I wait for test results. I did reopen to review requests right before this happened and have a mountain of books added to my TBR since then. Please bear with me while it will take me longer than usual to get to them all.
Hello Dear Readers,
I was reminded by a lovely email that it has been months since I posted anything about how I'm doing. I guess I assumed if you see reviews posting you know I'm still alive and that's sufficient LOL Thank you for caring about anything beyond that. Honestly, I feel like the book reviewer's version of the band that kept playing while the Titanic sank. I see what is happening, but I just keep on reviewing. On a personal note I have 3 appointments coming up over the next 10 days that I am stressing over, but I try not to let the anxiety win. Other than that, I'm ok. Thank you again for caring.
11/19/2024
Last Christmas I got a DVD and booklet of the only surviving episode of Late Night Horror, a 60s anthology show that allegedly got cancelled because people complained that it was too scary. The one surviving episode is now streaming on YouTube if you care to see it. I suppose it was shocking in it's day. I liked it. It's mild by todays standards. 'Late Night Horror' The Corpse Can't Play (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk9kjvtps1Y
4/01/2024
Looks like we survived another winter and most of us are still together. My entire winter was taken up with doctor appointments. I have not been well since November. I do finally have a diagnosis of a benign but incurable condition, in addition to a horrible drug allergy I developed to my blood pressure pill. I have tried to stay positive but it's not been easy.
I was sad to see that I lost a couple of followers and a few subscribers during those darker months. Yes, I do notice these things. It always makes me wonder whether it is me they lost interest in, or if it's Indie Horror that no longer appeals to them. Oh well. There's nothing I can do about it either way.
09/13/2023
Look at this! Have you ever seen a bug like this before? I was shocked to see this crawling in my driveway. I was more shocked to learn they have infested one of my trees. They disguise themselves as pinecones and hang in the trees and totally devour them. They can kill trees in a single season. My husband has plucked over 50 of these out of our poor dying arborvitae tree and I hope it will recover. We have trimmed off the dead spots and I have sprayed. Fingers crossed that it doesn't die. These nasty things are called bagworms. The male turns into a moth. The female stays a worm and lays up to 1000 eggs in this bag it carries around like a turtle shell. YUCK!
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