Ghost Upon the Floor

 Still more than a month out from September, more first sightings bring harvest-scented joy-- and a fair share of terror that time is running out and, again this year, I will not have time enough to get ready for October 31.

Michael's has been one of the first to put out there All Hallow's wares for the last few years-- and while what they do have out is nothing revolutionary and new, I do rather like the skeletons and vintage-themed potion bottles I saw this past weekend. 

 I did not purchase anything, though-- yet.

Soon. The season is coming.

 My first sighting of Halloween 2011 occurred earlier today, Thursday, July 14 2011 at 12:30PM at an AC Moore Crafts Store in Western New York.

 It's hard to believe summer is coming up on being half way over, and I could not have been more pleasantly surprised to see these early harbingers of autumn, as I drove past a shopping plaza this afternoon.

 Already, I'm beginning to feel the anxiety that I am already behind, I won't be able to get it all done before the big night, that this year won't be all I want it to be. It's a good feeling to be able, then, to stand back and realize it's only July.

 Click here to view my photos inside the store-- from the usual early goodies (ribbon, candle holders, towels), to the more different offerings, such as a "Duct tape witch."