EYE OF NEWT AND TOE OF FROG

The Witches Caldron

Eye of newt, and toe of frog,

Wool of bat, and tongue of dog

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and babble

Double, double, toil and trouble,

Fire burn, and caldron bubble

William Shakespeare

Several years ago, our school principal decided he wanted to host a medieval costume party for the staff's Christmas party. Three of us (old bats) decided to dress up like the witches in Shakespeare's MacBeth, and we went about finding appropriate costumes and makeup. All of the teachers were supposed to memorize some lines to quote during the dinner, too. We had such fun learning our lines but it was awfully difficult to say them without laughing because we were trying to stay in character. I'm a great cackler, so I was able to incorporate that into my lines. Mary Beth, Ineke, and I were the hit of the party and I'm so glad that Bill (our principal) took our picture for posterity. I came upon it the other day when I was rooting through some stuff cleaning up and howled with laughter when I saw it. So, in the spirit of the Halloween season coming upon us in two weeks, I thought I'd share it with you all. I missed Halloween last year (I was in Italy, oh too bad I hear you say lol) so this year I'll get a friend to come over for dinner and help me distribute candy to the neighbourhood kids. Maybe I should dress up like a witch again...What are you doing on Halloween?