This Is Halloween . . . Almost

Welcome to Fall, at That Old House.

Please ignore the summery wreath on the door.

Yeah.  I bought Fall stuff to recycle that wreath.

The Fall stuff is still in its Michael's bag.  My bad.

Time for mums and pumpkins, for leaves on the grass,

and for - inexplicably - the lace cap hydrangea turning back to pink.

Time to let the coleus, grown to bush-size, finally bloom.

We won't tell them that their flowers are kind of goofy.

Mum's the word.  Yes, I said that.  Mums.

And we're sneaking up on Halloween.

Time for tables with pumpkins and ghosties.

Yes, I am always thankful to be living in this old barn of a house.

And I'm thankful that for the last 2 years, our only mice have been these:

Pumpkins and Spiders and Crows, Oh My!

Another Halloween Tablescape.

Now I must fly, my pretties!

Working today, slaving away at the antiques mall.

It's dirty work, but somebody's gotta do it.  :-)

Happy Almost-Halloween!  -- Cass

Silhouettes On The Shades, Or Windows, Or Fireplace . . . .

Last year, 'long about Halloween time,
I decorated our Parlor mantel.

With bats.

 Lots of bats.

  Even sleeping bats.

I found the bat silhouettes at Michaels, all cut out and ready to hang; how easy was that decorating?

This season, if you want to go

silhouette-happy at a bargain basement price,

check out Dollar Tree's Halloween offerings.

Yes, I went silhouette-happy.

Big time.

They are smaller silhouettes than the ones I got at Michael's,

but they are also way cheaper.

So I plan on sticking them -- literally -- everywhere.

In a couple of weeks, you won't be able to look in a mirror or out a window

at That Old House without this looking back at you:

Don't you think these cunning lil' rodents are just the thing

to scamper up and down the conservatory window frames?

Anyway -- just a heads-up because you know how fast the best stuff at Dollar Tree sells out.

Is it odd to use best stuff and Dollar Tree in the same sentence?

That cute little pumpkin with the "Give Thanks" is also a Dollar Tree buckaroo buy.

It is really cute and can stay out till Thanksgiving.   We like multi-tasking.

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Can you believe the North East is getting battered by rain today?

Other parts of the USA need rain but it's the last thing we need right now.

We are not out from under the last storm; there are people in New Jersey still without power,

and many without homes at this point; their flood-damaged places have been condemned or need rebuilding.

Every county in the state has been declared a disaster area (and no cracks about New Jersey and disaster areas!).

And . . . all this rain is bringing down the leaves.  Too soon!

Go away, rain and wind.  Come back in 4 weeks, please.

Leaves on the sunroom roof.  Blargh!

Now I'm putting away my cheapo silhouettes in a safe place . . .

meaning I will look for them in October and not find them until Groundhog Day.

I hope I still have the ones I used last year!

Link Parties!

Marty at A Stroll Through Life hosts Tabletop Tuesday.  Click here!

At Coastal Charm, it's Linda's Nifty Thrifty Tuesday.  Click here!

I'm crazy late with this post -- almost didn't bother but I did want to share the Dollar Tree silhouettes.

Tomorrow?  Tropical Storm Irene and our Beach House  -- Cass