Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
Halloween’s over so I decided to put away the Halloween skin and try on a new one. I’m still fiddling with all the widgets and such, so bear with me until I get it all figured out. Hope you all had a Happy Halloween too!Continue Reading
When I first saw this trailer I said to Wayne, “Hey, that’s the old lady from Titanic.” I wondered what this new movie she was in was going to be about. I was so not prepared when she all of a sudden morphed into this wall-crawling evil beastie…it tripped meContinue Reading
Ahoy, me hearties! Thar she pulls…a name out of the magic Halloween Hat to determine the winner of the $50 Best Western gift card in this, the last of the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaways. I said it in the video but it bears repeating again: Thank you to SharonContinue Reading
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Gather ’round the campfire, pets. That’s right, settle in nice and comfy. I have a bit of a spooky story to share. And there’s no better place to share it than on All Hallows Eve Night with a fire blazing. All set? Okay, good. Here’s the tale ofContinue Reading
Using the Magic Halloween Hat, I cooked up the winner of the $25 Shutterfly gift card in the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaway. I was surprised we didn’t have more entrants for this one, but I am thankful to those of you who did enter. Thanks! Congrats again to theContinue Reading
Chef Courtie whipped up a winner for the $10 Starbucks gift card in the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaway. I knew there were coffee drinkers out there, and you guys sure proved me right! Thanks for all the great comments sharing your favorite drinks. Some were new to me andContinue Reading
A HUMONGOUS “Thank You!” goes out to our special guest sponsor, PublishingWorks, who donated Haunted Cemeteries of New England, our prize number 5.2 in the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaway. I feel very fortunate to have received both this book and the Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire to offer asContinue Reading
Oh crud. I just realized as I sat down to upload the video of the drawing for the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaway of the Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire book that I forgot to do something very important. I forgot in the video (videos actually, as I didn’t doContinue Reading
Well, it looks like I never posted the video of the winner of the $10 BP Gas Card in the fiberdoodles-inspired Halloween Blog Party Giveaway. Sheesh. Lesson learned? I’m not very good at these giveaways! Lots o’hiccups! But in my defense, I’ve never done anything like this before, so…I’m learningContinue Reading
I learned about the spoofs of Paranormal Activity and the Saw series via a post by Erik Davis on Cinematical earlier this week. What a better place to share them than my newly implemented Friday Fun theme day? (Well, I guess I could’ve shared them on Movie Monday but IContinue Reading
Your next Friday Fun installment is a joke courtesy of my friend and volleyball teammate Stephanie… Question: Why is a ghost such a messy eater? Answer: Because he’s always a goblin! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Happy Day Before Halloween everybody!Continue Reading
Okay, so I’m starting to get the hang of this theme day stuff. I’m using mine for quick posts that are meant to bring a little extra entertainment your way. Mondays are for movies, but I can’t think of any better day for fun than Fridays! Hence, a Friday FunContinue Reading
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