This year as a whole
just seems to be flying by. It feels like only yesterday it was
February and we were submitting our packet for Canadian permanent
residence, and here it is, the end of October! I am embarrassed to
say that today, on October 31st, I am only just now carving my
Halloween pumpkin, when it should have been done several days ago.
Normally I do like to do it as close to the day as possible, but this
is late even for my highly practiced procrastination skills. I have
always loved Halloween, both the physical day itself as well as the
mere idea of what it represents. As a child I love the
trick-or-treating and the candy; as an adult I love the preparation,
the actual carving of the pumpkin, and the roasted pumpkin seeds as
the end result.
Since moving out to
the country, we tend to not do very much on this day anyway--no
parties to go to and no one trick-or-treating out this far, so I
don't really feel any time constraints--and perhaps this is why I
felt no rush to prepare for it this year. However, I have a special
reason to carve our pumpkin this year, which has more to do with
Shadowfest on November1st, than it does Halloween. As a remembrance
tradition to my ancestors, grandparents, best friend, and beloved
four-legged companion Eminence, as well as all others who have passed
on, I will be making a very special autumn potpourri to burn inside
of our jack-o-lantern tomorrow. I plan to burn it all day as
reverance to them, and as a reminder to myself that although they're
physically gone, they will never be forgotten. I am highly sensitive
in regard to the spirit world and my senses, so I am hoping that
using smell might "call" them. Who knows--we might have
some visitors tomorrow! One can hope.. ;)
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