Today is the day I have been looking forward to all year – it’s officially the start of the Halloween season. Stores will stock Halloween merchandise and Halloween stores will open their doors for Halloween 2010. If you have not seen my list of stores with early Halloween merchandise, be sure to see it. I am rather impressed with most of the merchandise this year and can’t wait to see what the rest of the stores have planned.

In preparations for the Halloween season kick off, I have added new recipes, new decorating how-to’s and a brand new wine label (vampire inspired – no, not the sparkling kind, the blood kind). The Halloween TV guide has it’s first listings for September – enjoy. I have got plenty cooking up behind the scenes, so keep clicking that mouse over to oct31st!

Also, be sure to check out Martha Stewarts Halloween “bookzine” out now! This special edition bookzine is a rewind of all past decorations, how-to’s, recipes and more. It is also printed on a special new kind of paper. The NEW Halloween edition of Martha Stewart Living will be out late September, early October.