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A tiny family graveyard on a Vermont mountainside...❤️
A truly New England-esque, grim memento mori inscription on the gravestone of 10 year old, Kendall Peacock in my old village graveyard: ‘Young children all attend this call, for death prepared be, you all must die, as well as I, from death no age is free’
Just a touch of New England gingerbread...🍁
In putting together the new episode about Halloween, of course I had to research Samhain as well, which then led me into a deep dive on the Celts. So much I didn’t know....and it’s just so captivated me.
The 17th century home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (aka The Witch House) in Salem, Massachusetts. Corwin’s role as a judge during the Salem Witch Trials is what has made this house most famous, but beyond that connection it is well worth a visit, as it is a rare and stunning example of First Period colonial American architecture.
There’s just something about an old New England graveyard..🍂
A Halloween cocktail recipe I came up with a couple years ago I call Witch’s Brew. Pour 3 oz vodka + 3 blue curaçao + 2 oz cranberry juice + 2 oz grenadine + a splash of pineapple juice into a shaker. After giving it a good shake, pour into a black sugar rimmed glasses and add ice. Cheers, drink up witches!
Inside one of my old haunts, Culross Abbey, founded in 1217.
That Halloween when one of my favorite people in world, @fogandbanshees and I became the badass women from The Addams Family..💀🕸🕷
October gets rather creepy and crawly in my ‘hood.
Craving the mood I was met with that day at Stirling Castle. Add the howl of a werewolf, and I’d have blissfully believed I was on the set of an old-time, gothic horror movie.
It’s been over a year since I slept many magical nights under these ceiling beams painted for a feast hosted by King James VI centuries ago in Edinburgh....which means it’s also been over a year since Scotland became my second home. Wow. Feels a wee bit mind-blowing. What a year it’s been.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Donning my Edgar Allan Poe shirt, as today marks 169 years since he died under mysterious circumstances. He was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, and died four days later, on October 7, 1849, having never recovered his senses. The master of the macabre, his life cut short, Poe’s death remains a mystery to this day. So tragically fitting. Poe is the author of numerous quotes that have always resonated with me, but for today, in my gratitude for his existence and his profound influence, I ponder this one, “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
My New England village in autumn makes me feel that I’m walking through some ridiculously charming Halloween film set.🍁🎃
Apparently I have a thing for ruins....especially if they’re Scottish.❤️
Have been immersing myself in memories of Halloweens past, as I put together a new episode all about Halloween. This is from one of the many costume balls I’ve attended in Salem, Massachusetts, as I peeked down from the balcony at the band playing and all the dancing. Such a spooky, good time..

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