Writing Exercises 7 and 8

I am adding two writing exercises since I've been having problems the last few weeks. I hope you will enjoy these Halloween based elements. As usual, use at least three of the five and write something.

candy

costumes

fog

scary sound

spiderwebs

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scarecrow

hay

trick or treat

party

color black

Recipe - Halloween Goodies

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spooky-Witches-Fingers/Detail.aspx

Another really cute recipe. Kids will love these.

Halloween Recipe

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Mice/Detail.aspx

These are so cute. I know all the munchkins I take care of at school would flip over these. You can also roll them in powdered sugar to make them white mice, too. Enjoy

Craft Site - Multi-craft possiblities

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm

I am still having problems uploading more than one picture on Blogger. There are many on this site that I would like to share. These patterns are great for wood carving, painting, and a whole assortment of crafts.  I hope you will check them out and enjoy the patterns.

Recipe Site

http://fp.enter.net/~rburk/cakes/cakes.htm

I was in the mood for cake recipes today and found this site. Their recipes are in MasterCook format already, so it is especially nice for me. LOTS of cake recipes, not to mention, a ton of other kinds. I saved many BBQ/Grilling recipes, too.

Enjoy.

Blogger issue

I have been trying for several days to upload pictures and the gizmo isn't working. When I can get it to work, I will be back on line. I have checked the HELP site and several people are having the same problem.
take care
An Old Goat

Crafts - Free Halloween Quilt Patterns

http://alegacyofstitches.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-treat-for-you.html

http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=12759

http://www.cranstonvillage.com/projects/projectDetail.aspx?id=1347&list=All%20Projects&ColID=130&collectionTitle=Halloween%20Doorhanging%20Quilt&collectionView=default&collContId=110

http://www.redroosterfabrics.com/content5748.html

Halloween Clip Art - Three More Free Sites

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Holidays/Halloween

http://www.hersheys.com/celebrate/halloween/fun-stuff/detail.asp?id=20&img=clipart&t=content

http://www.halloweenclipart.com/halloween_clipart_images/all_clipart_images.html

Writing Exercise - 6

All this month I'll give you elements related to Halloween. As usual, choose at lease three, out of the five, and write something.

- a haunted house

- a ghost floating around

- vampires

- graveyard

- secrets

Book - for Halloween

Reader’s Digest Tricks and Treats

The Ultimate Halloween Book

- Deborah Harding    (publ  1998)

I found this book at the library but have ordered one for myself. It's not a very thick book - lay your pinkie along the spine and it's about that thick.

I liked several things in this book but my favorites were -

- Two carved pumpkin patterns – one with leaves shapes cut out all over, another with bat shapes cut out all over (on the cover)

- acorn squash looking like black cats

- butternut squash looking like ghosts

- recipes for how to make Twinkies look like a mummy and a witch.

- a haunted doll house

- a quilt pattern for black cats, pumpkins, fall leaves, and candy corn.

Fun Fact of the Day - Phobias

I found this interesting site. It's all about phobias. I have included only the "A" list. Check out the site for all the rest of the list. Look around and see how many things you are afraid of.

http://phobialist.com/


A-
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like
markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia,
Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax
statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.

Art - School Clip Art

 I found these great clip art pictures for teachers and schools.


 http://www.freeclipartnow.com/

Check it out for many more pictures.

Recipes - Halloween Goodies

I found these really great looking recipes for Halloween. Since it's right around the corner, I thought you might like some more ideas. I saved all these to my MasterCook program. These pictures are from their site - so please check them out and look around.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/halloweenrecipes/halloweenrecipes.html

Chocolate Spiders

 Meringue Ghosts

Candy Corn Parfaits

Crafts - Crochet

I found this cute site. http://www.crochetmemories.com/patterns/free-patterns-category.php

Wedding Shell Fan

'Lil Squirrel Fridgie

Filet Cross Easter Egg Cover

Book - For Children

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes -  by DuBose Heyward , Pictures by Marjorie Hack

I saw this book today and had to share it with you. This was one of my all time favorite books when I was little. If you have a little person you need to get a present for any time soon, get them this. I didn't know it was still around. My favorite pictures were the ones of how she trained all of her twenty-one kids, the one on the cover of all the kids, and the one of all the Easter eggs stacked up in the palace hall.