Witches' Ball '08!!!

Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I'm all about Halloween. There's no better holiday in my ever-changing-color-eyes. Kindred Spirits in Brattleboro, VT made my heart sing when they announced they would sponsor the 1st Annual Witches' Ball, held yesterday on November 1st, in Brattleboro, VT. Here's a few pics, including some showing the spider as a Blinged-Up-Gypsy-Tarot-Reader. A better blast could not have been had! Kindred Spirits' owner, Shirma, really knows how to throw a party! And just for the record, the spider really IS a serious and thoughtful Tarot reader, whether it actually IS Halloween or not.

Madam Spider getting ready for a reading.

Madam Spider in all her glory.

My blinged-up wings for the night were courtesy of Thumb Thing Green. Thank you, Jenna! What? Didn't you ever see a gypsy spider with wings? How 'bout a Gypsy Moth? Well, now you can say you did.

Shirma, oh-so-creative owner of Kindred Spirits, made the spider a wonderful sign advertising her readings.

Madam Spider's web, which ensnared anyone who dared to walk by it, including the spider herself.

Cindy the Witch! And a sweet and lovely witch she is!! We had fun together sharing a pot of "toasted almond" tea at the Twilight Tea Lounge in Brattleboro prior to the Witches' Ball. 'course we were dressed in costume as we sipped our tea and got nary a sideways glance from anyone...except for one woman who stopped me and said I wore the best and most beautiful wings she ever saw. One can get away with wearing wings and just about anything else in thankfully progressive Brattleboro. We could probably dress this way all the time and not cause a stir.

Sarah Palin arrives at the Witches' Ball. What could be freakin' scarier? Sarah really cleaned up by winning all sorts of stuff via the raffle and silent auction at the ball, but she WON'T do the same on November 4th!!!!!!!!!!!

Spincerely is dressed beautifully as a gypsy woman. I LOVED her black, lace head scarf. Reminded me of when I coveted my Ma's similar-looking scarf, that she wore on her head during Catholic church services. I soooo hankered to wear a similar head covering as a child. Alas, we school kids had to wear dowdy little, circular, white, lace doily-like coverings, not the black flamboyant lace that dripped over one's shoulders. By the time I was old enough to wear the longer, more luxurious version, the practice dropped out of favor by the Catholic churches in our Detroit area.

E as Palin and Tamara as gypsy; beloved sisters.


HAPPY HALLOWEEN! SAMHAIN BLESSINGS! 'til end of November...