Halloween - Lili on the Loose

17 10, 2017

September 2017 Recap

By Lili|October 17th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 30 Rock, Addams Family, Boulder, Colorado, Corline, Corpse Bride, Dead Like Me, Death in Paradise, dinosaurs, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Kingsman, Practical Magic, Ramen, Sleepy Hollow, Soup, triceratops|0 Comments

Fall is my favorite season! Here are some reasons why! It's time to go back to Hogwarts! And this year was the year of "19 Years Later..." Halloween Decorating can start! I was excited that Dino Skeletons are big this year. (Tessa is not a fan.) And it's soup weather! (Or at least it should be. It was 80 degrees when we went to go get ramen.) And its the best time for farmer's markets and visiting my college town of Boulder. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose This month I recalled some of 2016's fall memories like this beautiful fall

5 10, 2017

What to do in Colorado for Fall & Halloween Events

By Lili|October 5th, 2017|Categories: Events, Local, Travel|Tags: Cider Festival, Colorado, Corn Maze, Denver, Dia De Los Muertos, Event, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Harvest Festival, Haunted House, Hauntings, Local Events, North America, pumpkin, Travel Thursday, Zombies|0 Comments

I love fall - that moment before the weather turns wintery cold, crunchy golden-red leaves to jump in, harvest foods and cider, and Halloween and haunted houses! So for work I did a lunch-n-learn where I shared the best fall events people should know about! I started with some local haunted trivia (such as Linger originally being a Mortuary, the Stanley Hotel being an inspiration for the Shining, and that my work's office use to be a paper company with an obligatory joke about Dunder Mifflin.) We then swapped stories about local haunts! It was a lot of fun. So I wanted

1 01, 2017

My Top Instagrams from 2016

By Lili|January 1st, 2017|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2016, aquarium, Colorado, Denver, Game of Thrones, Halloween, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, holly, instagram, Karaoke, Kites, Larimer Square, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, Nevada, North America, puppy, shark, snow, Street Art, USA|0 Comments

These are my top Instagrams for the year. Most highlight my exploration in Denver this year! See more here and be sure to follow me!

21 10, 2016

My favorite Carved Pumpkins!

By Lili|October 21st, 2016|Categories: Crafts, Photography|Tags: carving, craft, decorating, fake pumpkin, frankenstein's monster, funkin, Halloween, Jack Skellington, Photo Essay, Photo Friday, pumpkin, pumpkin carving, Witch|1 Comment

Halloween is my favorite time of the year! I wanted to share with you all some of my past favorite Pumpkin Carvings! This is the front of a pumpkin, showing a witch in front of her cauldron! And this is the back! When lit it would cast flickering shadows and light in the form of the moon, stars, and wisps off of the witch's potion! I hadn't thought about carving the backs of pumpkins to give more of an atmosphere! I actually hate the feeling of gutting a pumpkin. So I started using fake pumpkins

5 09, 2016

Museum Monday: Close Ups from Kom Ombo

By Lili|September 5th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, crocodile, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Halloween, Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Temple, Middle East, Sobek, Temple|0 Comments

Last week I told of spending Halloween at Kom Ombo, but there were so many amazing photos I couldn't share them all. So here are some closes up from the beautiful temple at Kom Ombo. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

2 09, 2016

Banjo Billy’s Pom-Pom Disco Ball

By Lili|September 2nd, 2016|Categories: Local, Photography|Tags: Banjo Billy, Boulder, bus, Bus Tour, Colorado, comedy, crime, Denver, Ghost Tour, Halloween, North America, Photo Friday, stories, tour, USA|0 Comments

Banjo Billy's is a local tour operator that does ghost and beer tours of Boulder and Denver. I go every October for their ghost bus tour. Since its the first Friday in September I can now officially start planning for Halloween! Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

30 08, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 10, Part 3 – Halloween at Kom Ombo

By Lili|August 30th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, crocodile, Crocodile Museum, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, G Adventures, Galabeya, galabeya party, Halloween, Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Temple, Middle East, Nile, Nile Cruise, Nilometer, Sobek, Temple|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Saturday October 31, 2015 Egypt: Day 10, Part 3 – Halloween at Kom Ombo As Mikel gathered us in the lobby, he was adamant we don't shop going in or going out. That there was limited time, and the ship would leave at a specific time. We followed him, but then he stopped right before going up the steps. We all were eager to get started, but Mikel smartly let some of the pushier groups like the Chinese group with

31 10, 2015

Souvenir Saturday: Ravenclaw Robes

By Lili|October 31st, 2015|Categories: Geek, Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2012, Book, clothes, cosplay, costume, Florida, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Islands of Adventure, Movie, North America, Orlando, Orlando Adventure 2012, Pottermore, Ravenclaw, Robes, Sorted, Sorting, ties, Time Turner, Universal Studios, USA, Wand, Witches, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Wizards|0 Comments

A few years ago I fulfilled a childhood dream of going to Hogwarts. I had already learned from Pottermore that I was sorted into Ravenclaw. For years I had thought myself Gryffindor but realized my mistake and found my home in the Claws. So I dutifully got myself my House gear when I went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Here I am dressed in my Ravenclaw robes, sweater, and tie for Halloween 2012 I'm your typical Ravenclaw student, I love learning so much I have a Time Turner! Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on

27 10, 2015

Local Character: Headless Horseman of Gunbarrel, Colorado

By Lili|October 27th, 2015|Categories: Events, Local, Travel|Tags: Boulder, Colorado, Gunbarrel, Halloween, Headless Horseman, North America|4 Comments

The elusive Headless Horseman of Gunbarrel / Boulder, Colorado 2011. A few years back I lived very close to my office. So close that I would go home at lunch to walk my dog. One Halloween day, I was driving back into work when I saw it! I had heard rumors of the elusive Headless Horseman of Gunbarrel / Boulder, Colorado but didn't believe the stories. But here he was! Trotting down Jay & 63rd street! I quickly spun a U-turn, and hopped out of my car. The Headless Horseman is a friendly type, and paused to let

26 10, 2015

Travel Missteps: Following the Fall Leaves on the Freedom Trail

By Lili|October 26th, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2014, Boston, fall, ghost, ghost story, Halloween, haunted, Haunted in Boston, leaves, Massachusetts, North America, trolley, USA|0 Comments

One of the best sounds in life is that crisp crunch sound when stepping on fall leaves. At my old condo, the wind would blow all the leaves in this grassy ditch behind the parking lot. The pile would get huge, up to my waist. My dog would join me as I jumped and kicked up the leaves. Then again, my dog’s main goal was to eat as many fall leaves as she cool, like they were potato chips. I still miss that home just for those fall leaves. So when I had just a single brief afternoon in Boston