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Our First Samhain With Out Her

Mom and Tristan
April 23, 1947 - October 22, 2008
Coming Upon Samhain...
I will miss you the most upon each Samhain
When the boundary turns to sheer
I will wait until the veil is parted
At the ending of the year.
Sweet spirit, as you walk among us
At the tolling of this eve
I see your face beyond the sunset
And hear your voice upon the breeze.
In the glowing of the candle,
From the shadow on the wall
I watch for you in every movement
And hear your footsteps in the hall.
Can you sit and spend the evening
As the portal opens wide?
Ancestral dead, I bid you welcome
Most recent dead, I pray, abide.
When you come I sense your presence
I put my hand out in the air
A moment, then, we stand united
Palm to palm while waiting there.
I miss you most upon each Samhain
When the boundary turns to sheer
We share these hours until the dawning
Then bid farewell until next year.

Author:1988 David O. Norris

Halloween Truffles and Nutter Butter Ghosts

HALLOWEEN TRUFFLES

Give your guests a sweet send-off. Nestle homemade truffles decorated with sprinkles in little wooden boxes. These are lined with glassine -- trimmed with scallop scissors -- then wrapped in narrow ribbon and sealed with pumpkin stickers. Forming truffles is easiest with a 1-inch ice cream scoop; two teaspoons will also work.
Ingredients:
Makes about 4 dozen
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1 pound semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup orange and black sprinkles, for decorating
1/2 cup orange and black sanding sugar, for decorating

Directions:
Bring cream, butter, and corn syrup to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate, and gently swirl pan to cover chocolate with cream.
Slowly whisk until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Cover, and refrigerate. Stir mixture every 15 minutes. After 45 minutes, mixture will thicken quickly, so stir every 3 to 5 minutes until set but still pliable, 10 to 20 minutes more (total chilling time is 55 to 65 minutes.)
Refrigerate until firm but not hard, about 10 minutes. Remove from refrigerator, and roll balls in palms to smooth. Refrigerate, in an airtight container, layered between pieces of parchment or waxed paper, until ready to decorate.
Remove balls from refrigerator. Place sprinkles and sanding sugar in separate small bowls. Dip balls into sprinkles or sanding sugar to coat, pressing sprinkles to adhere. Truffles can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.





Ingredients:

Nutter Butter brand peanut butter cookies
White chocolate or dark chocolate
Decorative tube frosting in white or chocolate
mini chocolate chips

Directions:

Melt the white chocolate or dark chocolate (which ever you prefer and I prefer both!) over a double broiler. Dip the nutter butter cookies into the chocolate. Place on wax paper or drying rack. Once cooled, use the mini chocolate chips for the eyes and/or tube frosting!

Enjoy!!

Thank You Martha Stewart!!

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the disheveled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame!!
~William Butler Yeats ~
"The Land of Heart's Desire"

My Graveyard

A View of the Day

Old Man Winter has left us with a blanket of fresh snow
The Leaves are Beautiful orange, red and gold
The Wind blows cold upon our faces

Swamp Water Halloween Coctail

This Halloween cocktail is so much fun! It looks just like a scoop from your favorite Louisiana swamp... but tastes wonderful. Why? Because it's actually just a mojito that's made just a little differently, and with a few special ingredients.
In my version here, I've used blueberries to look like little stones. But you can skip that if you like-- it looks great either way.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Spiced rum (like Captain Morgan)
10-12 Fresh mint leaves
1 tbsp. Brown sugar
1/2 of a Lime, juice of
2 oz. Club soda
Splash of Cola
10-15 Fresh blueberries (optional)

Instructions: 1. In a cocktail glass, combine the brown sugar, lime juice, and mint. Pound together to break up the mint and bring out its flavor.

2. Fill the glass up about three-quarters of the way with crushed ice. Pour the rum over.

3. Add club soda, and a splash of cola to give it a swampy color