Go to Sleep, Darlings...
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields
It covers them snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, Go to Sleep, Darlings, till the summer comes again.” Lewis Carroll
THEY WERE A NIGHTMARE TO CLEAN AND CARVE WITH JUST A HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN KNIFE. WE BROKE THE ONLY TWO PUMPKIN KNIVES WE HAD. THE SKIN ON THE FAIRYTALE PUMPKINS ARE SUPER TOUGH BUT THEY ARE WORTH USING FOR HALLOWEEN, THEY ALWAYS HAVE SUCH LOVELY SHADES OF ORANGE.
I MUST CONFESS, I ALMOST DIDN'T CARVE THEM AFTER THE FIRST ONE BUT EACH ONE I DID GAVE A DIFFERENT GLOW OF ORANGE LIGHT AND I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE THEM ALL LIT UP.
M CARVED THE BAT AND CRESCENT MOON PUMPKIN AND JACK
HE REMINDS ME OF SLOTH FROM THE GOONIES ....MISSING THE LITTLE EARS : )
SQUASH PUMPKINS ALSO DON'T GIVE YOU MUCH ROOM TO PLAY AROUND WITH BUT I STILL LOVE THEM
BASTET AND JACK ....OUR BEST PUMPKIN THIS YEAR!
THE WITCH IS IN
WATCHING "FRIGHT NIGHT" ANTON YELCHIN, DAVID TENNANT AND COLIN FARRELL, HE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING VAMPIRE IN THIS MOVIE!
HAUNTED LONDON AND HAUNTED BRITAIN AND IRELAND
BOOKS I PICKED UP AT THE ANNUAL KEMPTVILLE BOOK FAIR
Little whispers floated in the night air and ..........
I BELIEVE.....
THEY SAID .....
"DON'T DREAM IT BE IT"......
BE THE GHOST IN THE GHOSTALES BANNER ......
And if you love Peter Cushing's quote so much , why not place it on the banner?
AND SO I DID!
AFTER READING A COMMENT LEFT ON MY "ZOMBIE QUEEN" ART PIECE ON FLICKR,
IT MADE ME THINK AND I THOUGHT SHE WOULD MAKE A RATHER PERFECT GHOST, SO I MADE MYSELF A NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER THIS MORNING AND I MUST SAY, I AM QUITE PLEASED WITH THE END RESULTS.
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
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...
