a little birdie told me so: Hocus Pocus

Friday, October 31, 2008

Hocus Pocus

Take a few scarecrows and pumpkins,

Throw in some warts and pointy hats,

A dash of candy,

And you've got a recipe for a scary good time!

Happy Owloween!

ps You've all been Boo-ed! Pass it along!

10 comments:

Tess KincaidOctober 31, 2008 at 8:21 AM
Happy Halloween from Willow Manor! x

(love the warty witch)
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UnknownOctober 31, 2008 at 8:50 AM
Happy Halloween to you too!
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LaviniaOctober 31, 2008 at 9:08 AM
This is 'owlingly good Halloween post. Your witch is so cute...she doesn't really make potions with eye of newt and blood of bat, does she? Oh and...er...Stevie...I think we'll have just a ...*wee* bit more than just a 'dash' of candy today of all days!
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HilaryOctober 31, 2008 at 9:10 AM
Have a great one! I love that owl drawing.. Bootiful!
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SparkyOctober 31, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Very boooo-tiful post!! Happy Hallowe'en Y'all! ♥ ∞
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StriderOctober 31, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Have a great weekend.
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LindaOctober 31, 2008 at 6:02 PM
BOO! back at you! What a great post! Have a fun one!
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MuseSwingsOctober 31, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Love your post! It's Boodacious! Your witch is bewitching! Happy Halloween, Stevie.
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ArtPropelledNovember 1, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Love that owl and as for your banner.....sublime!
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tincanlilyNovember 1, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Love your Halloween post. What did the owl just see? If he is scared send him my way...you know how we love our owls at the Picket Fence.
denise
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...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'