EmmyLittleTexan

One of the first things that comes to mind when it comes to spooky, creepy, mysterious, is Lizzie Borden. I feel like just about everyone knows her name and what she was accused of, although she was acquitted. She even became a cute little rhyme to sing and jump rope to: Lizzie Borden took an axe. She killed her mother with 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she killed her father with 41. Andrew Borden is now dead. Lizzie hit him on the head. Up in heaven he will sing. On the gallows she will swing. For those of you who might not know her story, I’ll give you a recap of her family’s axe murder story that has lasted through the last century and has been made into TV shows and movies. (My personal favorite is the movie, then series, with Christina Ricci as Lizzie. She does creepy like no other.)  Lizzie Andrew Borden was born July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Borden. Sarah Borden passed away in 1863, leaving Lizzie (3 y/o) an...

  It is the beginning of Spooky season! I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for cooler weather, changing leaves, and watching Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown on repeat. To kick off Halloween season 2021 I’ve got a fun story for all of you! Whereas folklore and urban legends are always fun, my favorite stories are the ones where there is a personal connection. So you already know from reading the title, this is the story of my mom living at a haunted school when she was a kid. Now I do have to admit, the things that were attributed to the hauntings happened mostly in the years after she lived there, but not all. Even if she doesn’t have her own personal paranormal experiences there, I still think that this is a really interesting story.  Miller Hall In Albion, Idaho, there was a school that had a couple of different names and types of education over the years: Albion Normal School, or as it was named when my mother lived there, Magic Valley Christian College. You may recogn...

  So we are most of the way through October and I haven’t put any spooky content up! Not like me at all, I know. Over the last couple of months I have developed some very painful swollen hands that have made me not want to do a lot of things like type for my blog posts or do my makeup like I usually do. I have an appointment with a rheumatologist in November for the suspected rheumatoid arthritis.  With that being said, I am going to type things as I feel up to it, and I will probably have some spooky season content through November. Then as long as I’m pushing spooky season back I’ll probably do it as long as I feel like through the next year as I had a few topics I wanted to talk about in October 😂! Those who know me know that I’m obsessed with all things spooky, so there is no shortage of topics for me to write about! In this post, I’ll be talking about an urban legend - but not just any urban legend - one that gained it's popularity right here in Abilene, Texas. That’s ri...