This year for Halloween I put out some old and new finds in our apartment. I have finally invested in some vintage hard plastic pumpkins and I definitely hope to grow my collection (they're on the top shelf and are the two smallest pumpkins shown). The largest pumpkin is new (as in not vintage), but I got it in Portland two years ago. When John and I were preparing to move, I was willing to sacrifice it (give it away) to save space in moving, but John insisted I keep it. I really love it and I kind of obsessed about getting it and it definitely gets people talking when they see it.
I found a really fantastic antique urn I've been searching for on ebay on-and-off for several years. And it was a good deal! I cut some random weeds in our alleyway and I think it looks very autumnal and a little bit creepy.
I somehow divided up my Halloween decorations into colored groups by orange and black and black and white. The small witch silhouette (pictured below) was for supposed to be enlarged for a yard decoration, but I kept it small. Also, our beloved (stuffed) corgi Cornwall has been getting cold recently so he's bundled up to stay warm. And finally, I've been very eager bake and decorate sugar cookies. I think my attempt at frosting cookies this year turned out well enough.
Have a very Happy (and scary) Halloween!
Corgis are a magical dog breed. I absolutely would love to have a corgi and hope to someday. This past August I was really excited to witness the Portland Corgi Walk, where several hundred corgis congregate to celebrate their breed and to commune with other corgis and their owners. John and I arrive a little after the event began, and so it seemed like there where only a few corgis around, but then after a little wait, the corgis started coming back from their roundabout walk and soon we were surrounded by corgis. Seriously, pictures can not describe the bounty of corgis. When all was said and done they beat their record of the previous year of corralling corgis--they had about 300 last year, and this year close to 370. Please enjoy my photos below!
