I've been home, haunting the grounds for a week but it has been a rough one. Amazing how much life can change in the blink of an eye. I feel like I write about that all the time - and I know that life is a fucking roller coaster for all of us - but I continue to be in awe of the thrill ride. I suppose I could look at my reaction as being naive, but ( Read more... )

The holidays are over and the cold, bleak, gray days of winter stretch out ahead in an endless, desolate line that will last for months. Happy times, right?

Add to it that my old chums Nostradamus and those kooky Mayans (man, they could party) say we're all headed toward the apocalypse, and I think 2012 could be my favorite year so far.

If you're ( Read more... )

As of 5:05 am this morning, summer is official over. While I'm a pale-hided creature who doesn't like to sweat in the sun much, I will miss the easy days and sultry nights spent lurking in the bushes outside your....um, outside.

Tonight, to celebrate this celestial shift, I'm gathering with my sisters for a celebration of the bounty we've enjoyed ( Read more... )

Ok, children of the night, let's get back to mischief, shall we? I've had a whirlwind of a year but have proven that, like a zombie, I never, ever stop.

And neither does my garden. I began a serious, sizeable vegetable plot this year because it has been suggested to me - by my team of witch doctors - that perhaps all the nasty pesticides, chemicals ( Read more... )

While, I, mistress of the Gorey estate have been resurrected and come through all manner of dastardly, unspeakable treatments perpetrated upon my supernatural being lo these many months, I am not yet returning to the dark recesses of the underground kitchens.

As a reward for my unwavering bravery I am taking a few weeks to fully return to my body ( Read more... )