HALLOWE'EN TOUCHES

 

If you know me you know I love decorating and adding seasonal touches. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Love the feeling and vibe of this time of year. Many of my decorations are old and vintage...some in the family since I was a wee one. Other items are all natural. I love using real gourds and pumpkins. And loads of candles. All year it generally looks like a seance is going on. And as one can see...my halloween black bird Matilda is still with me after 15 years. This year she adorns my door wreath. Some think Im nuts...but it changes things up and gives life to each season. Who wants things to look the same all the time? It's been a while so I thought I would share a few snaps of the Casa du Borghese for Halloween. And just enough not too much.

This pumpkin above was one my mother brought to me to be made into something for her pumpkin contest at work. But they could not be craved. I decided on making it into a witch. Hagtha. The eyes even light up! As of yesterday, she said there were 14 entrants. Yesterday I came home to play the part of little kid, and carved two pumpkins for the tricks or treats night coming up this weekend. I craved two, and the one pumpkin on the ground is actually a old terra cotta pumpkin we got years ago at a garden center. It's been years since it made an appearance.

Here's an overview of my pumpkin placement! 

This one sits among others in the wall flower box.

The terra cotta pumpkin.

And this one sit in the crook of three branches in my dogwood tree. Since I live on a corner, I don't get many beggars for treats, ( yes, last yea I had 12. It was a big year apparently), since they have to walk down to the end of the street, and then cross all the way through the front yard. But for thems that do make it, their getting a bag of mixed candies and chocolate bars and a $5 bill. My little bottles of liquor used to get me in trouble, but the adults loved it!!!!

Even on the back patio, I couldn't resist this votive holder for the table. $3 in a clearance bin. Yes I am still taking a pew out back, if nothing more then for a quick nip and some fresh air. Then in to continue watching horror movies.