2019 Halloween, Pre-pandemic Year

A couple of months ago, I met the owner of a house that I had taken pix and videos of for occasional years for Halloween and Christmas. The family was getting ready to move; I said I'd miss the holiday decorations. I offered to send links of YT videos and pix that featured decorations at the house. In poking around my files, I discovered my unprocessed stash of 2019 Halloween images.

I've posted Halloween images for 2018, 2020, and 2021. I'm late for putting out 2019, but I might as well complete the set. Hoping to be more timely for 2022.

The pandemic came early in 2020. The images I captured in 2019, imho, convey more carefree times with no inkling of the coming year's pall and caution over contact during Halloween. The video includes scenery from 25 houses, mostly whimsical. I went on a tear on October 31, 2019 with total of 50 pix and videos. On a few other days of recording and pic'ing, I was less ambitious.

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2022 Halloween Nearby Tour
Roving Around Halloween 2021
2020 Halloween Meandering
2019 Halloween, Pre-pandemic Year
Halloween Scenes Around (2018)
Related: April Fooling Easter Halloween and More (from 2018)

Enjoy YouTube Halloween themes playlists: "Baker's Dozen Halloween YouTube Links", "Halloween Music Baker's Dozen Matter"

2020 Halloween Meandering

This year of the pandemic, I hadn't thought I'd run across lots of Halloween decorations. I was surprised at numerous views that I collected from a few days before through a few days after Halloween, different parts of days.

Some houses didn't have decorations, some were similar to previous years. A few were noteworthy for having candy stations outside for safety of dwellers and trick or treaters. No need for some to approach and ring doorbells. One unusual item I snagged on Halloween day itself was a headdressed buck.

The video includes 42 stills and 15 video clips of 27 places I visited. Take a leisurely tour!

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2022 Halloween Nearby Tour
Roving Around Halloween 2021
2020 Halloween Meandering
2019 Halloween, Pre-pandemic Year
Halloween Scenes Around (2018)
Related: April Fooling Easter Halloween and More (from 2018)

Enjoy YouTube Halloween themes playlists: "Baker's Dozen Halloween YouTube Links", "Halloween Music Baker's Dozen Matter"

DIY T-shirt Face Masks--No-sew and Single-seam Sew

As YouTube has loads of DIY face mask (aka face covering) videos, my video might be more for those of you who have only one or two masks, maybe as gifts. Maybe you want to ensure a fuller supply, simply, and by using items in your home. Consider that self-masking because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic might be necessary for awhile.

One of the clearest, easy-to-follow, no-sew, no-frills video is "How to Make Your own Face Covering", featuring Surgeon General Jerome Adams. His simple design is placing a rubber band near each end of a multi-folded, t-shirt bottom, folding the ends over once more, and looping the bands around the ears.

My no-sew version is minimalist—measure, cut, place rubber bands, and with way fewer folds than Dr. Adams shows. My single-seam other version neatens the design—turning the t-shirt "ring" wrong side out and stitching one seam. For either version, try wearing the mask with either edge towards the eyes or at the chin. The video shows how to create both versions.