Tag: Halloween

Ring Around the Ghoulies

Driving down 7th Avenue near Market Street in Kirkland, you may be startled by a group of people dressed in gauzy white dancing on the lawn. While not a fan of the ghosts and gore part of Halloween, I had to stop and admire the thought that went into this macabre display. What is so […]

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The Barbie Zombie Apocalypse

Today a coworker told me about the Barbie Zombie Apocalypse House in Kirkland. I don’t care much for the undead part of Halloween but often use “zombie apocalypse” as an example of how humans might function in a crisis. People are being turned against each other by politicians at a time when we need to […]

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Pumpkin Smash!

Seen on Facebook: WE WANT TO SMASH YOUR PUMPKIN! A muscle-bound, professional pumpkin smasher will obliterate your nasty pumpkin or jack-o-lantern with a gigantic, wooden sledgehammer (really). Or YOU can smash your own*. Yes, it will be messy. Yes, it will feel good. Yes, we’ll have extra pumpkins here for you to smack-around. No, you won’t […]

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Snohomish Pumpkin Hurl

Back in mid-September of last year, the Alexander Farm on Ebey Island in Everett held a pumpkin hurl and medieval faire. This was part of the annual Snohomish Valley Festival of Pumpkins. People of all ages were treated to some fantastic entertainment. Take the standard autumn quest for jack o’ lanterns, add tents, pirates, Vikings, […]

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The Teal Pumpkin Project

This Halloween, FARE is encouraging food allergy families to start a new tradition: painting a pumpkin teal and placing it on your porch as a sign to other families managing food allergies that you have non-food treats available at your home. Your teal pumpkin is also a way to raise awareness in your neighborhood about…

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This Just Ain’t Right

Imagine strolling into a family garden and finding HEADS growing on the flowers. Thanks to the devious genius of my uncle for the “D’OH!” moment when I turned around and saw this. But this could be the way genetically modified crops are going… ************************************************************************************* Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, […]

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Stop Trick or Treating!

While out and about today I saw a sign that was worded the same as this one, which has a similar design. My first thought was “STOP TRICK OR TREATING!” as if this were some sort of protest against the tradition of knocking on doors to get sugary, fattening wrapped items.

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Spiders & Sculptures

Every year this giant spider greets travelers along Market Street in Kirkland… …and this year some dedicated, mysterious people have been decorating the cow and coyote sculpture in downtown Kirkland for every holiday. I don’t celebrate the devil and dead things part of Halloween, but I admire the creativity that the cow and coyote’s costumers have. Stay […]

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