Boo!

 

Marco will be on nightshift later, so I'll be handing out treats for the neighbourhood kids all on my own tonight. I am also determined to somehow make it through the traditional scary-movie-viewing without a strong man to hide behind. I will keep popcporn close for sustenance and make the cats sit with me for some emotional support. I haven't yet decided on what to watch, any suggestions? 

  To help get everybody in a frightful mood, here are some spooky links:   Visit The Doll Asylum.   Bloody good cooking.   Cute Pumpkin DIY.
Mmmmhhh, cake!
Pooches in costumes.
Collection of Victorian Post Mortem Photography. (Not for the sensitive soul!)
Magic Catnip.   Who says bats are scary?!       © Text & Photos - Annika - All The Live Long Day (unless otherwise stated).

Happy Halloween!

I hope y'all are having a really scary day! 

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Marco and I just got our pumpkin carving in on time yesterday.

Here are some of the essential ingredients for pumpkin carving at our house. First things first: some spiced apple juice. Spiced as well as spiked, as you can see.

Secondly, you obviously need pumpkins. And a handsome carving companion will always be welcome, too.

We drew our designs on the pumpkins with CD markers. The lines were really easy to remove with nail polish remover and some cotton pads.

This is how our pumpkins turned out. Marco did a classic face, whereas I went all fancy and carved a cat and some windows. I used an apple coring tool to make some round holes as additional embellishments.

   Then all we had to do was to wait for it to get dark...

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I hope you have fun today, if you are celebrating. We have the candy bowl at the ready and will be watching some scary movies tonight. Happy Halloween! 
  © Text & Photos - Annika - All The Live Long Day (unless otherwise stated).