We visited Westminster Burial Ground on a beautiful sunny day. Birds were chirping, jackhammers were hammering. It’s just as well. I said stupid stuff on camera, and then I couldn’t go back for another take.
I didn’t include any footage of the church, so here are some pics of the pretty bits:
Happy Friday, my spooksters! St. Augustine is not only the first permanent European settlement in the US, it’s a cool, quirky place. We only had a few hours when we drove through on our way from Sarasota to Rockville, so of course the one place I chose to visit was the wax museum.
Just look at that handsome fella!
If you can visit, do! But I digress. The first link today I found not an hour ago in my Facebook feed. Enjoy, and have a spooky weekend!
Taxidermy Automata by Mark Mills
Halloween Haul culture. I totally get this.
Map of Home Haunters for 2017
Vintage Halloween – vintage style goodies, including lots of Johanna Parker
Fiesta’s Halloween Ware. I’ll take one of each, please.
Lesley Bannatyne writes many things about Halloween
OMG the Pyramid Collection’s Halloween stuff is out!
Now, normally, I check the mail, and catalogs go in the recycling before they make it to the house, because temptation and I are BFFs. The Spousal Unit checked the mail, and handed me the catalog. Oops. He offered to recycle it later, but by then I’d glimpsed the wonders, and it was too late. I clutched it to my chest and hissed: “mine!”
There are tons of beautiful costumes, but that’s not really my thing. What I love is the spooky-themed clothing you can wear anywhere. Well, if you’re me.
Ms. Bones Dress
Skeleton Poncho
Spiderweb Lace Maxi Dress
Gothic Rose Spiderweb Hat
Glow in the Dark Skeleton Dress
Bats Fringed Poncho
Black Widow Shoes
I could spend about $6,000 right now, but I’m being frugal for my meetup with Ms. Misantropia in New York next month. I hope some of these items (those shoooooes!) stay in stock long enough for me to grab them later.
I have recently developed a serious tendre for Halloween blow molds. Even the Spousal Unit likes them. They are lighthearted fun. I display ours in the foyer (yes, I call it a foyer. I also call the first room the formal parlor) so I see them right when I come downstairs in the morning. It’s a good way to start the day.
Some have lights right now, some don’t, but all are easily fixed, and I’ll light them later.
Back row, left to right:
Front row:
The orange Haunted House Lamp is hard to pin down. Companies sold molds to each other, so this could have been Bayshore, Empire, or General Foam, and manufactured anywhere from 1960 to 2011. Mine has an odd paint job, but those vary.
Why is Don Featherstone important enough to be mentioned? Because in 1957, he designed the iconic pink flamingo. Even if he hadn’t had that distinction, his blow molds designs are unusual enough to catch attention.
I love these things, and could probably fill a house with them. For now, a corner will do.
The story of Wanda, the tilting board starts off our spooky links this week. I’ve have long been fascinated with seances, and the paraphernalia used to “contact the spirits.” This is a great example.
Wanda the tilting board
Grafton Pottery
Kieran Crowder makes art from the dead
Creepy Creations by Jamie Moore
The Halloween Collector keeps a fascinating blog on vintage collectibles.
Lastly, it’s not spooky, but we simply must celebrate the birth of the composer of Christmas’ most virulent earworm properly:
