ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
I’ve been decorating my porch for fall, y’all. I waited until the most recent heat wave dissipated. After living in Texas for so many years, I have lots of experience with putting pumpkins on the porch early, only to have them melt and turn grody by Halloween. Especially the carved ones.
I want my pumpkins to last through Thanksgiving.
Especially the non-carved ones.Continue Reading
I realized something this week. Decorating for Halloween is rather easy when I typically surround myself with antique, tattered, old things. Our house at Halloween is, well, not a far stretch from normal.
I’m not sure what that says about John and me.
Yes, we’re having a party on Saturday. I thought I’d give you a sneak peek inside our house at Halloween. I like to mix specific decorations I’ve picked up through the years with my usual decor. This plays right along into the spooky theme when “usual decor” includes vintage curiosities and antique furniture.
I already had Nancy Drew books under this glass cloche in the entryway. I substituted a few to add Poe and Faulkner to the mix. A vintage postcard and a raven perched on a rusty bedspring adds to the overall moody vignette.Continue Reading
Cat Burglars. My sister and me.
Happy Halloween everyone. I’m ready for the trick or treaters, although I need to make one more candy run because somehow I made a pre-Halloween, largish dent in my sweet stash. Running out of candy on Halloween is a bad thing for a whole lot of reasons.
I don’t need any tricks.
Since Halloween 2016 falls on a Monday, I wonder if the crowd be thinner than say a Saturday night Halloween? Probably not. When I was a kid, if Halloween fell during the school week, our town of Keiser moved trick or treating to the weekend. Yet another small town magical perk. Does anyone else remember this sort of thing?
