Halloween and the Escape Artist

Halloween can be a day with more tricks than treats if you share your home with a four-legged escape artist. Picture it: Halloween 2004. Moose, Lally, and I were living in New Jersey with my grandmother. My grandmother turned out the lights before I even got home from work, signaling trick-or-treaters that we were out of candy. Because we still had candy and I was bursting with Halloween cheer, I turned the lights back on. As soon as I opened the door for the very first trick-or-treater, Moose snuck out and took off. I dropped my candy bowl by the … Continue reading

Harry Houdini’s Life – Part I

I fell in love with Houdini when I saw Tony Curtis portray him in the 1953 film “Houdini.” I don’t know if it was young, handsome Tony Curtis that attracted me or the story itself, but from that moment on, I have been in love with Harry Houdini. When my husband and I went to Vegas for the first time, I made him walk down the Strip in 100 degree plus weather to see the Houdini Museum. When we got there, it was a small room, but I was not disappointed. Just seeing Houdini items was an incredible thrill. Houdini … Continue reading