The Night before Halloween...

All Hallows' Eve, it's almost here! Can you believe it, the most enchanted day of the year, is well on its way?!  So, let's hold our breath, and jump in.  For it's but once a year that we get to celebrate this day of such frolic and play, and if I do say, it slips through our fingers faster than one can take off their beard.  That is, if you are dolled up as the bearded lady (or bearded fella) for this costumed affair.

(The bearded lady happens to be one of my faves, by the way) 

Mister Fur and I step in, quietly, so as to not spook any baby ghostlings. 

 
The pumpkin babes we grew are shivering, as frightened as can be...

For tomorrow, one will be chosen for the spookiest task of all...

 

They whisper, as the guardian makes sure none sprout feet and run away...

 
For it is but once a year, that King Scarecrow chooses a head, that he will wear for the next 365 days.

 

Who will it be, who will it be?

When October 31st finds it's way, and skies turn amber swirled with grey, we shall know...  

 

For now, all the children, witches, frogs and owls have arrived for the yearly festivities.  Warlock Lovee has gone out for some pizza pies, and has agreed that tomorrow, we might share a bit of real magic.  As in, show you how to make a little magic that we have taught ourselves.  Are you up for it?

 
We have stacks of bone chilling movies, (which the warlock loathes, and I love as long as they are not too gory).  I love haunted houses and such. Amityville is on the list.  We saw The Changeling last weekend, and oh we also have Night of the Demons eeeee! (ps:  I didn't like it the demon flick, 10 minutes after putting it on, I torched it ;), but we did watch 1981's Ghost Story)  If it is too scary, we have Charlie Brown as happy back-up :)

 
The kettle corn is ready, and the candy apples too.

To welcome midnight, with crunchiness and goo.

 
I love tonight.

I love tomorrow.

But I especially love that we can conjure up this sort of magic whenever we want.  Although, Halloween does lend itself to extra mischief and mayhem, don't you think?

 
October 31st.

How did you get here so soon???

I must slurp up each morsel of magic that looms.

 

See you beyond soon ;)

 

♥ ,V 

 

ps:  Do you have a costume?  What is it???  I think I want to play "Sick" from real world chores and be Shel Silverstein's, Peggy Ann McKay :)

Comments

[TattingChic]

What a cute post! I love your magical creatures!

[Krista Komis]

I'm going to be the Cheshire Cat for Halloween this year! (my mom will be the Red Queen!) Hee hee :)

[teresa]

Vanessa!
Vanessa!
You are MAGIC!
ANd your handsome fur~ball is all grown up!
I know Sweet BABY is up in those STARS twinkling at you both!
I know you must LOVE all of your HOMEGROWN pumpkins!
They are SERIOUSLY spook~tac~u~lar!
You are MAGIC my dear...in the SWEETEST of WAYS!
I am blessed to pop into your lovely sweet world!
xoxoxoxo
Hugs and Snuggles from Doogan and I!
Happy Halloween!

[Cori G.]

ooh scary movies are too scary for me and give me nightmares for weeks. it's true it's true!!
Did you see the Changeling with George C Scott?
I saw it when I was 17 (many many many many moons ago) and now whenever I see an old Victorian wheel chair my hair stands up on end.
Do you have the Haunting of Hill House on your list? That one is truly scary and totally scream worthy....eeeekkkkkk!!!!!! Good thing you'll have Mister Lovee and Matty to keep you company and beware of any bumps in the night...hee hee!!!!!
Oh! Your purples and oranges are truly divine ;-))))))).

xoxoxo

[somepinkflowers]

ooowww...
love all the fur & pumpkin' babies,
i do!

my costume
for today ---->
Girl Who Plays On The Beach In Florida ♥

:-)

...for THAT is what i am doing Today
whilst
the weather smiles brightly
down
on
me

♥ oh happy day ♥

[Miss Linda]

May you have Halloween wishes and apple sider dreams.....and magic walks hand and hand all the day through.

[two crazy crafters]

Happy, Happy Halloween, dear Vanessa! There be magic afoot and it rolls from your fingertips! Have a wonderfully fun and magical day! Love to your whole family! Twyla

[Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions]

Love your owl and witchy lady pictures, Vanessa! I like a laugh with my zombies, so I'm thinking we might watch Shaun of the Dead today. : ) Since it's my birthday, I have a feeling I may get my way. It's also my wish to try a gluten free pizza that a local proper pizza parlor has started to offer. The frozen variety leave alot to be desired and, since having to go gluten free 3 years ago, one of the foods I miss very badly is pizza I've requested that as my birthday dinner. Fingers crossed it tastes good!

[Lynda]

I'm going to be a witch! :) Purple & black striped stockings and all. My son is going to be a scary and bloody pumpkin head guy. Mwahaha! :) Happy Halloween to my favorite blogging girl!

[Betsy Bailey]

I went as Elizabeth Bennett, Zombie Killer from the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I will be posting photos later today on my blog. Happy Halloween!!

[Kathy]

Happy Halloween to you Missy Vanessa! No costume. Just treats! And LOTS of them!!

[Jorgelina]

Happy Halloween!!
Booo!Booo!

[Theresa]

Happy Halloween to you, Miss Vanessa! Hope you do not get too frightened by the spooky movies. I'm not big on gore, either. I did watch Charlie Brown - and it made me smile. I also watched "The Witches" (starring Angelica Huston) with the hubby last night. I hope you have a most magical evening! xoxo Theresa

[ravenmoonmagic]

I am in LLLLUUURRRVVVEEE with your purple steps...swooooooon...sigh...aaahhhhhh

xxx
sheree

[Laura]

oh miss V a happy and magical halloween to you! how do you get the pumpkin head to last for 365 days on that scarecrow? does it not fall away over time? these are the things that my brain ponders... :)

i've been enjoying a marathon of the munsters and the addams family on hallmark channel today and am off to make pizza and watch football... then later to make some magic after all the trick or treaters have gone

halloween blessings to you, matty and mister lovee
~*~

[Renee]

Great post. Happy Magical Halloween to you and Mr. Lovey and the fur baby. Happiness to all your readers too.

I had my little one here last night, she was exhausted from a sleep over the night before and out of sorts cause I don't know what happened to my copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas. (I must find that before we have another movie night). So we watched Hocus Pocus:) I'm trying to train her right.

I'm watching Vincent Price Movies on TCM and waiting for The Walking Dead.

I went for comfy this year-pjs:)

[Carl V.]

October fairly flew by. I'm not sure how it got away so quickly, but it did and although I really enjoyed this October I am sorry to see it go so soon. I hope your Halloween was wonderful and I wish you the very best for November.

[Maria]

Happy Halloween! :D

[Shell]

I hope you had a truly magical Halloween. Mine was sweet and I love how even the air vibrates with magic.

[Misha/DawaiOser]

I can't take the gorey movies either. Unfortunately I love the scary ones and it's hard to find genuine films that aren't slashers. "Ghost Story" by Peter Straub is great, as is "Something Wicked This Way Comes"...and of course "Fright Night" but that's campy and funny too. lol

Here are my Halloween costumes. I only did *FOUR* this year, lol. Of course one I started early in September, so maybe that's cheating? Cosplay action? Haha. I miss Halloween already.
http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/774116.html
http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/773794.html
http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/771755.html
http://dawaioser.livejournal.com/763077.html

[A Fanciful Twist]

Misha, OH my goodness, that is what we watched!!! Ghost Story!!
And Hocus Pocus. I loathed Night of the Demons, so dumb, I took it out of
the player after 10 minutes. I LOVED The Changeling...I think I adore 70s
and 80s scary flicks. Nothing like haunted houses ;)

[Chris]

Very handsome photos of Matty, I must say.

I do try to celebrate Halloween all the year.