Monday, October 31, 2016

πŸ•ΈπŸ•·πŸŽƒπŸ‘€DIAL M FOR TREATS, IT'S HALLOWEEN!πŸ‘€πŸŽƒπŸ•·πŸ•Έ

REMEMBER THE CARTFUL OF FAIRYTALE PUMPKINS?





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







SO, THE TREATS , M?




HAPPY HALLOWEENπŸŽƒ

Sunday, October 30, 2016

THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN

BASTET AND JACK



LITTLE JACK WAS THE FIRST TO BE CARVED. GOOD WORK , M!


CARVING PUMPKINS TONIGHT πŸ‘€

DRINKING CAMOMILLE TEA AND WATCHING "CURSED" DIRECTED BY WES CRAVEN



Thursday, October 27, 2016

HAPPY HALLOWEEN BIRTHDAY, M!πŸŽ‚πŸ°πŸΆπŸ±πŸ‘€

IT’S NOT THE 31ST YET, I KNOW BUT ALL THE SAME, IT’S THE WEEK OF HALLOWEEN
SO "Of CORPSE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS WORTH CELEBRATING! 

IT'S A HALLOWEEN TRADITION 

THAT WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT!"



PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY EMMA BELANGER OF HER TWO BELOVED PETS

 KARSON THE CHURCH CAT AND GRACE OUR GOLDEN GIRL






 HAPPY HALLOWEEN BIRTHDAY, M!

Sunday, October 23, 2016

GHOSTALES

MY NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER




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.



"YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR DARLING,

TO BE ALIVE. 

EVEN A BIT MAD. 

IT HELPS TO BE MAD."

~ PETER CUSHING



HAPPY OCTOBER SPIRITS πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘€ 

ANNABELLE

Thursday, October 20, 2016

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 400πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘€πŸΈ 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 πŸ‘€





 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 : )








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






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 πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€ πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘€πŸΈ


ANNABELLE 

Monday, June 13, 2016

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...

Thursday, May 5, 2016

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

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL

πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ PRINCE ROGERS NELSON JUNE 7th /1958 - APRIL 21/2016πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ


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" πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ SNOW = LOVE ? πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ


"MAKES ME WANT TO CRY, CRY, CRY" ON THIS NOTE A SONG BY THE MOODY BLUES I THINK SAYS IT ALL πŸ˜”πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

Glory7De GPV


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