Look, I get it. These don't particularly seem SO. PERFECT for Halloween, especially compared to yesterday's jack-o'-lanterns, which, admittedly, are, like, the perfect pair of Hallmark Halloween socks. But Halloween isn't and shouldn't ever be a Hallmark holiday. I mean, it's when the spirits walk the Earth. Is that really the occasion to sell a … Continue reading A Few Worthy Skulls On All Hallow’s Eve

I had a hard time deciding between today's jack-o'-lantern face socks and the pair I've got prepped to go for tomorrow. As it turned out, even though it's not really why I went with them today, these were a good choice this morning since we did our annual family carving tonight. Uh, hello! There was … Continue reading The Jack-o’-Lantern Before Samhain

I'm afraid the lighting doesn't really do these justice, but that's definitely an orange stripe on black and gray. That makes these close enough to being Halloween-themed in my book, or at least Halloween-adjacent. Tomorrow begins the primetime show for Halloween socks, though, and I'm not going to lie, I can't wait. I don't guess … Continue reading Halloween Adjacent 🎃

We have reached, at last, one of my two favorite weeks of the year. The other, of course, is the week of Christmas and New Year's, during which I genuinely seem to enjoy family activities plus somehow also manage be optimistic about things. The optimism, I reckon, has to come from my maternal grandmother, Helen, … Continue reading And So It Begins