Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
As I wrote about in “Haunt Jaunts Was Here: Rhode Island,” the trolley we were desperate to catch so we could make it back to the dock in time to get a tender back to the ship came just as I spotted the sign for Belcourt Castle. It was justContinue Reading
Last night I was mesmerized as I watched an episode of Globe Trekker about Syria. It’s not someplace I knew anything about apart from the fact it’s someplace in the Middle East. (I’d have been hard-pressed to even show you where it was on a map.) I still don’t knowContinue Reading
I was going through some old posts when I came across this one: Seven Tips to Keep Your Fall Haunt Jaunts Safe. It sort of cracked me up. (Interesting to see what was on my mind last year around this time.) But there was also some good advice too. SoContinue Reading
While I was out and about this Halloween season, I saw a bunch of frighteningly fun Halloween props and decorations I’d like to buy. (Because unlike the Frog Queen or ShellHawk I’m not crafty and need pre-made Halloween decorations to haunt my home with.) Not surprisingly, a lot of what I likedContinue Reading
Back in September when we took our 10 day Canada/New England cruise, Newport, Rhode Island was the first port on our itinerary. The morning of September 7 dawned bright, affording us a picture perfect first glimpse of the harbor. (Neither my husband nor I had been to Newport before.) Here’s theContinue Reading
Ah, Halloween is over, but the memories linger on. Here are six of my favorite pumpkin pictures from this year: 1. WHERE PUMPKIN PIE COMES FROM My friend James McAvoy first shared this one with me on Facebook. I’m not sure if his friend shared it with him, or if hisContinue Reading
One thing I said I would do as part of the HJ Spooktacular Halloween Blog Party was a costume contest. One of my blogging pals and a V.I.P. Guest, Chris the Frog Queen from Frog on the Pumpkin, wrote how she was curious to see how I was going toContinue Reading
Well, this was it. The final giveaway, which makes me one very sad witch. It means it’s the end of Halloween. Rats! Just when we were starting to have so much fun. Ah well, with any luck we’ll be Halloween partying together again next year. For now, enjoy the lastContinue Reading
Mr. Skull didn’t stand a chance. Everyone who entered pointed the finger at him being the culprit of the crash. And everyone gave very convincing arguments for why they felt it was him too. Only one person thought he had an accomplice. (Mommy D, I loved how you found a wayContinue Reading
Yesterday when we ate lunch at Cheddar’s I wasn’t expecting to find so much All Hallow’s Eve fun. Not only was the staff all dressed up for Halloween, there were pumpkins on parade! (Okay, so they weren’t really in a parade. They were just on display.) But they were soContinue Reading
WOW! I was SO excited to see all the entries on this one! When I opened it up to multiple entries, you all entered galore! GREAT! To pick the winner for this one, I dressed as a gypsy and gazed into my crystal bowl. (Yep, you read it right: bowl.Continue Reading
I apologize for being late posting the winner of this contest. I was supposed to do it yesterday, but I ended up being distracted. Sheesh! Talk about being a pot stirrer…(Or “shaker” as the case may be. You wouldn’t know it to hear me talk, but I do know sauceContinue Reading
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