during a pandemic, but then, as our Prime Minister sooooo eloquently put it just this past week, when speaking about this pandemic? "This sucks! It really, really does." You know what???? He's right!
I realize that many, many people are suffering horribly... emotionally, physically, economically and mentally, during these unprecedented times. I am very aware of that. I am fortunate enough to be only really affected by the "social" aspect of this pandemic. My social life has more or less gone up in a puff of smoke!
For all of us, a lot of fun and joy has gone out of much of our lives. We can't socialize like we used to, because we have to keep our bubbles small. When you are single, that bubble is truly s*m*a*l*l*. So this year of course, Hallowe'en, while not cancelled totally, was different.
Every year for the past four years, my sister-in-law has gone above and beyond, to create a wardrobe of these fabulous witches costumes, complete with lite-up brooms, jewellry, wigs, and all the accoutrements needed by authentic witches to look their best.
We have had so much fun, as our reputation spread. We were invited to be Harvest Witches at our local fall festival, Scary Witches at the annual Haunted Trails at our nature reserve, welcomed at a school for their Brouhaha Hallowe'en celebrations, and last year, even Winter Witches at an SPCA fundraiser.
This year? NOTHING! ZILCH! NADA! Every fun activity was cancelled, thank you Covid!
My Witchy Sis-in-law and brother kindly hosted my friend and me at their home this year, where between showing kids how to access their treats, we treated ourselves to a delish and fun "appetizers" type meal. Did I mention that we ran out to do our witches dance whenever kids showed up in the driveway, the snazzy "Wolfshägen Hexenbrut" dance? We were pretty good at it too! I totally got into it, chasing kids and trying to swat their bottom gently with my broom, while respecting the two metre social distancing rule.
Unfortunately, the fun was over as soon as it got dark, so what did these witches do? We went bar hopping, where this witch (Mercedes) danced up a storm at a local brewery. I had to put a mask on to dance! UGH! Wasn’t I already ugly enough? We then continued partying at another bar, before wending my way home on foot, with my friend.
Do you know how tricky it is to move around with long,witches' skirts? I ended up ripping the first fringe of my crinoline type skirt, when I stepped on it in the dark, as I was walking home. Did I mention I did a major FACE plant at the SAME time? Look at my forehead, and this is only Day Two.
Oh well, I wear my wounds proudly. I won't be putting any Vitamin E on my scraped face. I want the SCARS: I want to have something tangible by which to remember the year of Witching in a Pandemic! Besides, I will need less makeup next year. There is always a bright side don't you know!
If you highlight the link below, right clink and hit Go To You Tube in the options, it will bring you to the video.
https://youtu.be/BjUV-byB8ls
Don't click on this. It doesn't work and this luddite can't remove it. :(
