OCTOBER SPIRITS IN MY ROOM

ANNABELLE

SEEING GHOSTS

 OCTOBER SPIRITS LINGER IN MY ROOM ONLY BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR ....

"WHEN WITCHES GO RIDING, AND BLACK CATS ARE SEEN,

                      THE MOON LAUGHS AND WHISPERS ,

                      TIS NEAR HALLOWEEN"!


 AND IF THE SPIRIT IS WILLING WHICH MINE CERTAINLY IS, AUTUMN IS A PERFECT TIME TO SIT BY THE HEARTH WITH DELICIOUS TREATS AND SOME LOVELY SPIRITS IN A GLASS TO RID OF YOUR SHIVERING CHILLS WHILE WATCHING GHOSTS ON T.V.

ONE VERY LOVELY SPIRIT I LOVE IS CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA AND IF YOU COULD HAVE A NON-ADDITIVE VODKA, WHAT VODKA WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA WITHOUT QUESTION ....PURE VODKA LESS THE LEMONENE (USED IN BUG EXTERMINENTS) AND GLYCERIDE (USED IN ANTIFREEZE) FOUND IN OTHER VODKAS.

CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA WAS AWARDED GOLD IN RUSSIA..BEST TASTING OUT OF 400👀👀👁👁👀🍸 OTHER SPIRITS!

DAN AYKROYD AND JOHN ALEXANDER, THE ARTISTS WHO COLLABERATED IN THE ORIGINAL CREATION  OF CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA HAVE CREATED A FINE SPIRIT AND THE MOST RECENT ADDITION TO THEIR CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA  LINE IS THE "AURORA" . A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL SKULL BOTTLE IN AN IRRIDESCENT FINISH THAT MIMICKS THE AURORA.

A PERFECT SPIRIT, CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA "AURORA"  IS A DRY, CRISP, SWEET VANILLA TASTING VODKA. ITS NAME SAKE  COMMENORATES THE AURORA BOREALIS AND AURORA AUSTRALIS.

THE AURORA BOREALIS ( NORTHERN LIGHTS) AND AURORA AUSTRALIS ( SOUTHERN LIGHTS) ARE THE RESULT OF ELECTRONS COLLIDING WITH THE UPPER REACHES OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. ( PROTONS CAUSE FAINT AND DIFFUSE AURORA, USUALLY NOT EASILY VISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE. )"

PICTURE COURTESY OF

WWW.SWPC.NOAA.GOV/PHENOMENA/AURORA


IT'S OTHERWORLDLY, MYSTICAL AND SPOOKY AND LUCKY ME HUBBY SURPRISED ME WITH ANOTHER CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA FOR MY COLLECTION ( WE ALREADY HAVE TWO UNOPENED)WE ARE KEEPING THEM FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS I.E. RETIREMENT ETC.

WITCHES


             




AND GHOSTLY WHITE CATS

                               WIRY SPIDERS

 AND SPARKLING WEBS

PUMPKINS

AND OLD HAUNTED TREES

WHEN YOU ENTER INSIDE THIS SPOOKY ROOM YOU KNOW THE OCTOBER SPIRITS HAVE CHECKED IN 👀

 SPIDER TABLE RUNNER I BOUGHT AT HOMESENSE

THE DIAMOND CRYSTAL VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDERS ARE  FROM PARYLITE BUT I GOT THEM FROM THE LOCAL THRIFT STORE. I DIDN'T LIKE THEIR ORIGINAL GOLD STANDS BUT I KNEW ONE DAY I WOULD FIND THEM A NEW HOME. WHEN I FOUND THIS HAUNTED TREE AT A GARAGE SALE MISSING IT'S TEA LITE HOLDERS I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD USE IN THEIR PLACE. I AM STILL MISSING A  COUPLE TEA LITE HOLDERS.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN I MADE FROM VINTAGE FABRIC AND A REAL PUMPKIN STEM

LOOK CLOSER AND YOU WILL NOTICE THE CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA MINIATURES ON THE CABINET...EMPTY OF COURSE!

MORE SPIRITS HUBBY BOUGHT ... KILLIBINBIN  SCAREDY CAT AND LA CUVEE MYTHIQUE

I ALWAYS LOVED THE MOVIE "SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES AND SO I BOUGHT A GLASS CLOCHE FOR MY CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE PROFESSOR'S ATTIC LAB WITH ALL OF THE SPECIMENS AND CLOCHE GLASS JARS. I MUST COLLECT SOME MORE GLASS DOMES OF VARYING SIZES SINCE I HAVE MANY MORE SPECIMENS TO DISPLAY : )

I FOUND THE COOL SPIRIT BOOK BOTTLE AT AN ANTIQUE STORE . IT READS "HANDBOOK OF GAY SPIRITS , BY PROF. AL. KOHOL, UNABRIDGED DELIGHT". 

I LEFT IT BEHIND WHEN I FIRST SAW IT AND RETURNED THE VERY NEXT DAY TO BUY IT WHEN I THOUGHT HOW COOL IT WOULD LOOK NEXT TO MY CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA BOTTLE!!!

NOTICE THE BLACK VINTAGE GLASS JUG NEXT TO THE AURORA VODKA CRYSTAL HEAD SKULL? IT HAS A NAME WRITTEN ON IT , MAYBE IT BELONGS TO THE CRYSTAL HEAD IN THE DIORAMA?

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COLORS IS TEAL AND THIS GLASS BALL GOES BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE VINTAGE SPIRIT BOTTLE, GLASSES AND GLASS MOSAIC VASE. 

OH, CAN'T FORGET ELLIOTT , MY WHITE GLASS GHOST CAT

ISN'T SHE LOVELY?

I BOUGHT HER AT CANADIAN TIRE A FEW YEARS BACK AND DRESSED HER IN A VINTAGE BLACK VELVET DRESS AND BLACK VELVET  HAT 

MY VINTAGE DOLL "LILY MUNSTER" AND A $1 SKULL I BOUGHT AT A GARAGE SALE. THE SKULL DID HAVE A BODY BUT I'M AFRAID HE WAS BEYOND REPAIR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIS SKULL SO I GOT MY HUSBAND TO SAW HIS HEAD OFF.

 MAYBE ONE DAY I WILL EMBELLISH HIM WITH CRYSTALS AND PEARLS AND MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE ONE- EYED WILLY

I'M SURE HE WILL NO DOUBT STAND OUT WHEN I PLACE HIM WITH THE CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA COLLECTION WE HAVE.

PUMPKIN CANDLESTICKS, A BLACK  PIANO AND  FRED ASTAIRE

I ADORE THIS PIANO, A BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM MY HUSBAND. I THINK HE ALWAYS FANCIED A MUSICAL GIRL WHO COULD PLAY THE PIANO AND THOUGHT MAYBE HE COULD ADD THAT TOO TO HIS BUCKET LIST : )

 I DID START OFF GOOD TEACHING MYSELF SOME BACH TUNES BUT AFTER A WHILE I WAS DRIVING EVERYBODY CRAZY BY PLAYING IN REPEAT I STOPPED.  I MUST GET BACK TO LEARNING SOME TUNES AND WHO KNOWS SOME OF MY BELOVED MUSICAL SPIRITS  LIKE VIC MIZZY, BACH, BERNARD HERRMANN, GLENN GOULD, MIGHT JUST DROP IN AND GUIDE ME IN A FEW LESSONS J. AFTER ALL IT IS A SPIRIT ROOM, RIGHT?

A DREAM OF MINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO LIVE IN A GOTHIC CHURCH BUT I GUESS FOR NOW I'LL HAVE TO SETTLE WITH AN ORIGINAL PAINTING OF A GORGEOUS CHURCH  WHICH FOR SOME REASON REMINDS ME OF  "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" 

WITCH BOOTS CANDLE VOTIVES I BOUGHT AT HOMESENSE WITH A COOL VINTAGE POISON VESSEL PENDENT I BOUGHT AT SAINT VINCENT IN AYLMER , QUEBEC.

 THE BOOTS SIT ON AN OLD BOOK OF PROPER NAMES

"THE CENTURY CYCLOPEDIA OF NAMES" FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1889. 

I HAVE THE 1914 VERSION 

THE SPIRIT ROOM 2016

MORE MINIATURE CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA BOTTLES

DIAMONDS, STARS AND MOON ?

COULD BE THE MOON, 

CERTAINLY NOT A CRYSTAL BALL BUT CLOSE

.... ON MY VINTAGE HAUNTINGS LIST 

WATCHING AND WAITING FOR THE OCTOBER SPIRITS TO ARRIVE

"IN BOTH THE ORIGINAL COMICS AND THE LIVE - ACTION MOVIES,SPLINTER IS THE PET RAT OF A NINJA NAMED HAMATO YOSHI IN JAPAN. INTELLIGENT FOR HIS SPECIES,SPLINTER IS ABLE TO LEARN NINJUTSU ART BY MIMICKING HIS MASTER'S MOVEMENTS WHILE HE PRACTICED." WIKIPEDIA.ORG

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MY PET RAT , SPLINTER (HANDMADE OF PAPER MACHE ORIGINAL ~ ARTIST UNKNOWN )

IS ALSO A VERY ACCOMPLISHED VIOLINIST.

I FOUND HIM AT SALLY ANN.

I SUSPECT FRED MIGHT DROP IN IF HE HEARS MUSIC PLAYING

. ….. LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE

YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH HE LOVES TO DANCE : )

Aeolian Hall

WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN AND I'M ALL SETTLED THERE ~

MAY I DINE WITH MR. DISNEY...

.....AND DANCE WITH FRED ASTAIRE ?

D.MORGAN 1995

AND IF YOUR SPIRIT IS WILLING, 

CREATE A SPOOKY ROOM, 

BUY YOURSELF A BOTTLE OF THE LOVELY CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA  "AURORA", 

MIX A FEW SPECIAL HAUNTING HALLOWEEN SPIRITS 

AND MAKE A BATCH OF 

SCRUMPTIOUS LITTLE MONSTER TREATS........

SPOOKS RECIPE BOOK

La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) 

TAKEN FROM MUYBUENOCOOKBOOK.COM

MONSTERS S'MORES

TAKEN FROM COOLMOMPICKS.COM

THEN SETTLE DOWN FOR A SPOOKY NIGHT......

 AND WATCH A FUNNY OLD VINTAGE MOVIE LIKE SAY

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING 1967

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING MOVIE IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THIS MOVIE ON YOUTUBE BUT OWNING IT IS NICE.

HAPPY OCTOBER SPIRIT.....S 👀 👀 👁👁👀🍸

ANNABELLE 

Fastball - The Way

marciorico





MEMOIR IN A MELODY : THE TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCE BEHIND FASTBALL'S 'THE WAY'

They made up their minds And they started packing They left before the sun came up that day An exit to eternal summer slacking But where were they going without ever knowing the way They drank up the wine And they got to talking They now had more important things to say And when the car broke down They started walking Where were they going without ever knowing the way Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer They'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and gray You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home But they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today Their children woke up And they couldn't find 'em They left before the sun came up that day They just drove off and left it all behind 'em Leaving it all behind But where were they going without ever knowing the way? Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer They'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and gray You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home But they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer They'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and gray You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home But they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today Today...

FINDING BEAUTIFUL ART ON FINE ART AMERICA ~ THE MYSTERIOUS GARDEN GOTHIC DUVET COVER

The stuff that dreams are made of ~  The Mysterious Garden Gothic Duvet Cover 

******* Oh bed, that I may sink beneath your covers and be lost in sweet slumber dreams *******

As a child, I was always intrigued by paintings that embodied an element of mystery and naturally, when I started to paint I followed the same path.

 Through the dreams of the night, of my imagination, dreaming dreams with open eyes, I make each vision become a reality on canvas.

Then it’s all about the wanderer who comes along and stops for a moment to view the painting , does not leave but on second thought ponders on the image in front of them trying to figure out its cryptic message, snared in its magical web.

 Knowing you have infused the painting with just the right formula for mystery, your only wish left is that the painting keeps a few secrets snugly tucked in the background and doesn’t tell the rest of the tale; no doubt, you sure to have visitors return to view the painting many times over captured by its charm and their snoopiness to unravel its remaining veiled secrets.

My painting of The Mysterious Garden presented here in the form of a duvet bed covering I believe has that magical allure I strive for in my artwork. It holds untold secrets, mystery and bewitches anyone who dares lay their head upon its stuff.

Its soft fabric covered in a magical starry night scenery of a white garden with a friendly spirit cat under a full moon is sure to encapsulate you in a dreamy gentle sleep. Finding beautiful art on Fine Art America has never been easier!

To view my art click the link below.

FINE ART AMERICA

SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL

💜💜💜 PRINCE ROGERS NELSON JUNE 7th /1958 - APRIL 21/2016💜💜💜


LordOfTheFlies71







PRINCE RECORDED THIS SONG ON APRIL 21st, 1985 "SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL", HE DIED ON APRIL 21st, 2016 AND THEN IT SNOWED EVERYWHERE, THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, LONDON, PARIS, OTTAWA, MAINE, MUNICH, IN ALOT OF PLACES. ISN'T LIFE STRANGE?

"AND LOVE ISN'T LOVE UNTIL ITS....... PASSED" 💜💜💜 SNOW = LOVE ? 💜💜💜


"MAKES ME WANT TO CRY, CRY, CRY" ON THIS NOTE A SONG BY THE MOODY BLUES I THINK SAYS IT ALL 😔💜💜💜

Glory7De GPV

PRINCE 1958 ~ 2016

REST IN PEACE PRINCE

axl rose

LOVE YOU FOREVER MOM, HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY!

MOM AND ME IN ITALY

HAPPY 80TH MOM/GRANDMA 🎂😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
                                     
 FROM YOUR FAMILY WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH,

 ANNA, STAN, EMMA, TY, SABRINA, HELENE, GRACE AND KARSON

                                                 
EVERY MOM IS SPECIAL, BUT TRUST ME THERE IS NO OTHER MOM WHO CAN BE COMPARED TO YOU !!!!!!!



LOVE YOU FOREVER MOM, HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY!

"Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,
Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,
When the sun gives way to April showers,
Here is the point you should never miss.

Though April showers may come your way,
They bring the flowers that bloom in May.
So if it's raining, have no regrets,
Because it isn't raining rain, you know, (It's raining violets,)
And where you see clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.

And where you see clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers come along."


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY AND SEE YOU SATURDAY : )

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS YET LISTEN TO IT TODAY. YOU'LL LOVE THIS MUSIC!

JOHN SOKOLOFF ~ KROSHKA WALTZ

Tatiana Blue

The Art of LUDMILA CURILOVA

The Artist Ludmila Curilova 

"I still believe in fairy tales. One of my favorite expressions is that every woman is a princess inside".

ڿڰۣ❀ForLOVEoftheARTS❀ڿڰۣ  JOANNA AKA  JUANA LA LOCA ❀(◕‿◕)❀

This girl's youtube channel is gorgeous! If you love the arts then you must check this channel out!!!


MUSIC :  JOHN SOKOLOFF * KROSHKA WALTZ *

LOVE LETTER TO THE MOON PILLOW

HAPPY EASTER

GHOSTALES ~ ETSY SHOP BANNER

MY NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER FOR MY SHOP GHOSTALES


Etsy is redesigning shops and changes will be visible on April 5th.
Also, their banner sizes have increased, now they are minimal 1200 x 300 pixels but 3360 x 840 pixels is for the cover photo large size banner I believe.
Love the larger size banner! Thanks, Etsy!!!


Happy Saint Patrick's Day🍀☘🍀🍀☘

Annabelle

Romantic Home Dream Pillow Collection

               Follow 🕷Anna 's board ROMANTIC HOME DREAM PILLOWS on Pinterest.  





CHECK THEM OUT VIA GHOSTALES 

or

VIA FINE ART AMERICA

A SNOWY OWL NIGHT ~ The Owl & The Moon in a Beautiful Winter Landscape

CANVAS PRINT  IN VARIOUS  SELECT SIZES

FRAMED ART PRINT 

SHOWER CURTAIN

TOTE BAG

THROW PILLOW

AVAILABLE THROUGH

SOCIETY6

CLARA ROCKMORE , THE THEREMIN & GOOGLE

yaoikan1981



A strange and melancholic music I once heard long ago in some old movie had haunted me forever.
The name of the song was always a secret to me until this morning when Google posted an Interactive Animation Doodle for the 105th Birthday of Clara Rockmore, the Theremin performer.

Now I know the name of the music, the strange and alien but captivating sound made by the Theremin and the lovely player, Clara Rockmore (1911 - 1998 ), the first performer to "bring complete musical artistry to the theremin".


The song you hear on Google's animation is called "The Swan" from  suit "The Carnival of Animals " by  Saint -Saens.
Another musical piece by Saint-Saens I love very much is "Aquarium " from the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Now I need to go on a hunt and see if I can find the movie I first heard "The Swan" played on the Theremin.

 If not for Google, I still would be in the dark. Happy chance I played the game this morning and got an early Birthday gift, my birthday is tomorrow. Thanks, Google!!!


Rajamanickam Antonimuthu