Halloween in Houston

I live vicariously via text photo, Facebook post and skype.

Tonight via blackberry, Aubry sent me these pic's of the

fun that I was missing out on.

Earlier this week...playing at the pumpkin patch.

I think this picture describes my grand kids personalities by their costumes.

Dallas the Cat-Thrilla and her princess lady bug.

Until next year....

BOO!

More Robert Sabuda

When did this obsession start???

His name is Robert(Sabuda)

He is talented beyond belief

I have many..many of his creations (these are just a few)

Lets take a look...

Here is a web page

that would make me really happy,

if I could take the time to make all of these pop-up cards.

The site says; "The basics....???

I can't imagine doing just the basics of paper engineering.

Mathew Reinhardt is another talented Paper engineer, together

these two men have creative extraordinary pop up books.

Take a look at a short video of how a pop up book

is made. Click here

Twas The Night before......eek!

I really love this night of kids, costumes, food, and scary things.

These blogs will give you a smile and maybe a fright!

A Fanciful Twist

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OWLSORTS

deseando ... fantasma, duendes y cosas que dan miedo!

DeFright Night

DeVry University staff De Fright Night Party

I was the only adult child to dress up...the children all came in costume.

We ate, danced, ate, made

frightening science experiments

and mummified the parents.

This family won!

I brought out my

" illuminating" spooky crystal ball

and gave future predictions to the kids.

Stage two: turn on the black lights..

Wow, what a fun party, the only thing missing....

the swede!

Erieeee Silhouette Plates

I like to make use of the decor around my

home when I decorate for any season.

Years ago my very creative mom gave me

a awesome collection of white plates.

I have had this plates somewhere in

my home wherever I have lived in her honor.

This is what I did with them this year for

Halloween.

close up

close up

I tired to find silhouettes that were from the same circa.

Then enlarged or reduced, copied and cut out with a very

small pair of scissors.

I felt with this silhouette I was seeking revenge for

all the little mice that appear around my house this time of the year.

(my cat has not brought me any surprises yet.)

Need I say MORE.....?????

Apples, Apples, Apples

I have three apple trees...

1. Red Delicious

2. Yellow Delicious

3. Granny Smith

My first husbands family were from Yakima WA

(it was the apple growing capital of the nation at the time)

my father-in-law would tell me that apple farmers would

never eat the skins on an apple.

You should always peel it off.

I have gathered MANY recipes for use of apples.

Here is one that the family really loves.

It is versatile and can be used as a basic in many recipes.

Apple Sauce

Here are the simple ingredients:

Sugar-Apples-Lemon juice-Cinnamon-Butter

Grate apples and add all the above ingredients

add sugar & cinnamon to taste.

Cook over a low heat covered (about 20-30 mins)

add a pad of butter when cooking is done.

Here is the cooked apple sauce, it's tart yet sweet.

I use this with:

1. Cooked oatmeal

2. apple cake filling

3. heat and serve with vanilla ice cream

Be Green and

compost your peels and lemon rind.

Darfur

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Cheap Scare

I must be bored......

I miss Dallas, I miss the swede.

I did have fun with Photo Booth..

Here is the results..

(you might want to have

the children leave the room)

I would say that there is nothing quit like a cheap thrill!

(just preparing for Halloween night)

Poof...Sunflowers Gone!

Saying goodbye to my sunflowers....

It's that time of the season to remove the sunflower garden

Removal of sunflower field

(the swede is so good about helping in the garden)

Grinder, mulcher

Ground sunflower stalks and seeds, flowers

good mulch????(we will see come next spring).

Fascination with the Vintage Witch

I love vintage in any Holiday..

because... I am a 50 yr old vintage.

Take a look at this collection of Halloween witch images abt 1912-1930

Double, double, toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble Double, double, toil and trouble Something wicked this way comes.

Eye of newt and toe of frog,

Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg

and howlet's

wing.

Double, double, toil and trouble

Fire burn

and cauldron bubble

Double, double,

toil an

d trouble

Something wicked this way comes.

In the cauldron boil and bake,

Fillet of a fenny snake,

Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,

Witches' mummy, maw and gulf.

Double, double, toil and trouble

Fire burn and cauldron bubble

Double, double, toil and trouble

Fire burn and cauldr

on bubble

Double, double, toil and trouble

Fire burn and cauldron bubble

Something wicked this way comes.

~The Bard~

24 days till ~Hall~ o~ ween~ !!

Haunting on Y Mountain

This year I am having "De Fright Night" staff party at my home.

I have invited all my ghoulish

co-hearts and their gruesome guests.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

Here is what I conjured up this weekend to prep

for this most wicked event.

First: The Dining Room

-Cobwebbed the chandelier

-Mixed and selected the potions

-Bottled and persevered the "human part specimens"

-Added the elegant touches to the table

An unexcepted guest "flew in"

Don't go away.....

there will be more hideous things

to see in the coming weeks.