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Working on finishing up a new episode, and it will be a little more lighthearted than most, but don’t worry, it’s still creepy as hell. And here’s a little hint, it has to do with an old-time, spooky winter tradition. Wanted to put together a fun, little episode to make your holidays a wee bit more strange and unusual!
I may be in Scotland, but today I move into my new house in New England. Trying to just trust the movers and telling myself to relax, knowing I can sort out things which weren’t placed properly when I’m back...though I’m counting on endless calls and texts during the process. In an effort to replace my anxiety with dreamy longing, I’ve been fantasizing about filling all the built-ins with my hoarder-level book collection (my poor movers), and damn, that fantasy hits the spot! In addition to all this, I’m also editing a new episode today. And it’s gonna be a really fun (though creepy) one! (btw, this room will be my library and likely where I’ll keep all my podcast research books...and there are soooo damn many😬)
Behind that mask, pretty sure Santa was the living dead.
That one Thanksgiving I spent with these total cows..
If Michael Myers were Santa Claus in the 19th century..
Just found this photo I took of my new antique home’s side door a couple of years ago...long before I ever knew I’d be living there.🍁 (and for those not familiar, in New England the side door is almost always used, instead of the front door, to come in and out of the house and is also the entrance where visitors come calling...took this California girl awhile to get used to the custom.)
Today I awoke with that sense of alarm and dread you feel as you become conscious after a vivid nightmare. A nearly fully-formed ghost story, centered mainly on a bathtub in an old tenement building in the UK (funny that, eh?), played out in my head last night. Once I shook off the creepiness of this fictional haunting and the fear subsided, all I wanted to do was write this bloody tale, this wee gift from my subconscious. So, looks like I know what I’m doing with my night! 👻🛁👩🏻‍💻
My brilliant brother, Ben, and I in Oslo last year. It’s this guy’s birthday today, wish I was with him in America to celebrate. Happy birthday, Ben! I love you, you’re one of my best friends, and I’m so ridiculously lucky to have you in my life. And, hey, I’m glad that PhD in Scandinavian Languages and Literature has already managed to help with one of my podcast episodes. So, that makes it all worth it, right?! Give yourself a massive hug for me (and do it in public, so you look as delirious as possible...and earn yourself a relaxing, free stay in a state-run hospital...that’s just my little gift to you 😘).
Been a particularly rainy day in Glasgow, so I’m settling in with some books, my research, a comfy blanket, hot cocoa, and a whisky-scented Uisage Beatha @shearercandles for some Scottish atmosphere.
My life in Scotland can pretty much be summed up as ‘a never-ending series of strolls’.
Spent some time today listening to these beautiful, old pipes being played.🎶
Tonight’s reading before tomorrow’s explorations...⚰️
Strolling through Glasgow..
Hanging out in my new podcast tee, whilst I’m absolutely rocking out to Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ (even if it totally only makes me think of ‘Shaun of the Dead’)
Just another rainy, moody, lovely day in Glasgow..❤️
I may not be in America for Thanksgiving, but when I do return it will be to my new (200 year old) home, and for that I’m pretty freakin’ happy. (not that I don’t also keep thinking of Hill House when I see my new dumb waiter....😬)

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