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Blogtoberfest is on… Guest Posts Being Accepted Now!
I always welcome guest posts at The Jump, but I take the collection thereof more seriously from October 1 to All Hallows Eve. The results have been varied and awesome, ranging in topic from witches to...
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Days Past of Halloween
Blogtoberfest Guest Post #1, By Matthew Sinico I know that I probably live a jaded life compared to others when it comes to Halloween. Since my family owns a candy store, Catherine’s Chocolates in...
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Pumpkin Watch, 2013
It’s impossible for me not to snap photos of pumpkins everywhere I go this time of year. I’m such a simpleton… oooh, gourds! Here are a few of the latest from this year; all pumpkins from Whitney’s...
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A Blogtoberfest Favorite Returns – Haunted Real Estate, part two!
Blogtoberfest Guest Post #2 Robert Louis Stevenson’s Widow, Patrick Swayze Movie House & Colorado Flying Horse Ranch, by the writers at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Robert Louis Stevenson’s Widow!...
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The 2013 Samurai Games
With Halloween just around the corner, it was time again this weekend for the annual Halloween games with one side of Ben’s family. It’s a great event for the kids, but also gives the adults some...
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The wicked Mrs. B.
Blogtoberfest Guest Post #3, By Natasha Clark When I was in fifth grade I had a teacher that I’ll call Mrs. B. I never liked that Mrs. B. She had a bountiful head of curly thick hair that she never...
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McScary: The Art of the Horror Franchise
Speaking as a writer, horror film franchises are great in one particular respect, because they give writers and directors a lot of room to develop a story. Granted, not all of them take that...
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A New England Autumn Wedding and tips for ‘Guest Photography’
We attended a fall wedding this weekend, one of my favorite things to do! I’m a sucker for any wedding, but as autumn is my favorite season and October my favorite month, weddings this time of year are...
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Stephen King’s Family Friendly Apple Orchard
Growing up, trips to Maine in October consisted of weekends at my parents’ ‘Maine House,’ the Fryeburg Fair, and marathon apple-picking sessions at McSherry’s Orchard in the town of Sweden. I’d run...
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Blogtoberfest Guest Post: Three Days in October, by Joseph Bednar
October 29, 2011 I’ve had better Saturdays, and that’s before the snow arrived. My wife and I spent the afternoon starting a big kitchen project, installing a tile backsplash between the countertops...
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Blogtoberfest Guest Post: Concord, By Joe Schneiderman
Notwithstanding that winter approaches, notwithstanding that the days end sooner, clear and sunny fall days are part of what make New England great. One is neither oppressed by humidity of summer nor...
View ArticleThe 2015 Weird Food Round-up: Two Savories, Two Sweets
I never know where my annual ‘October food’ posts are going to take me. Sometimes, I find a lot of spooky party platters. Other times, it’s a trendy ingredient or a bizarre new dish from a restaurant…...
View ArticleCarving Pumpkins with Abraham Lincoln
In search of something to do as a family on Columbus Day, I went to one of my favorite local blogs and found a pumpkin carving activity at Chesterwood, a largely outdoor museum just down the road from...
View ArticleBlogtoberfest 2016 – And How
Pumpkin Watch 2013 – I think we can do better this year. Blogtoberfest at The Jump has been an annual celebration of all things Octobery and bloggy for a while now. This year, the gist is largely the...
View ArticleOctober 8: National Motorcycle Ride Day
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View ArticleThe Making of the Mummy
A Blogtoberfest Guest Post — and craft tutorial! — by Cory of Juniper Studio We are a fall family. Hikes, cranberry bogs, roasting chicken, apple picking. It’s the best. The boys are in LOVE with the...
View ArticleWeird October Food 2018: The DIY Edition
Here we go — my favorite post of the year! The annual round-up of all the weird things I can find happening in the culinary scene during the witching season. This post always takes a different turn,...
View ArticleCall for Blogtoberfest Entries!
I always welcome guest posts at The Jump, but I take the collection thereof more seriously from October 1 to All Hallows Eve. The results have been varied and awesome, ranging in topic from witches to...
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