Halloween and Salem

Who recognizes this building?????? Ferris....Ferris. This is the building from the movie Hocus Pocus. Remember when the witches were in the incinerator? This used to be a school and now it is condos.


A Celtic cross on a post by a driveway.


Crow Haven Corner.....a witch store.


They do tarot readings.



A huge bronze sculpture beside the museum.


Witches for sale.


A witch bridal hat.


This is the place for spooky!


Another witch bridal hat.


This art is amazing. The artist painted the plastic and metal vintage witch collectibles that are so expensive and popular right now. The paintings look exactly like plastic and metal.



A cat painted by the artist.


This is a maze which was being set up on Hawthorne Commons. I am sure it will be filled with pumpkins too.


Hawthorne Commons is right in the heart of Salem next to the Hawthorne Hotel. When my children were small we had a red light up football and would go out late at night and toss the football around in the dark.


This house looks out on Hawthorne Commons.
Another house on the Commons.


And another....these homes are huge. They are over 6000 or more square feet.


Salem is home to a fabulous candy company called Harbor Sweets.


There will be pieces of their wonderful candy in the next giveaway which I will hopefully have posted tomorrow. I just returned home and can't get it together tonight.....yawn!!!!


You can see the toffee on the tables waiting to be cut.


A woman sits at a table wrapping each individual piece. No mass production here.


You can see the hand packed boxes sitting on the table to the right.


They have a TV showing how their chocolates are made.


This is their signature piece. It is called a 'sweet sloop'. It looks like a sailboat and is made of toffee, covered in white chocolate. The bottom is dipped in dark chocolate and chopped nuts.


A few more views of Salem. This is a steeple on one of the many churches in town.


One of the many "haunted" tourist attractions.


This is a very interesting place. It sits adjacent to the Salem Burial Ground I showed you the other day. There were terrible rains in Salem years ago and the foundation to this building gave way and the cemetery washed into the basement. Ever since, the building has been haunted. Businesses open but close very quickly here. It sits empty for long periods of time. Recently it opened as a restaurant again so we shall see how long it lasts.



Here is another wonderful example of the architecture you can see in this town.

More tomorrow and I hope to have the giveaway up and running. Now it is time to Zzzzzzzzzz. Night!!!!