A few more pics...

A perfect evening.

Halloween was just about perfect for us this year. We had gorgeous weather and everything went off with out a hitch. Who can ask for more? (Well, other than setting the time change back to BEFORE Halloween.)

Here is a pic - the full gallery will be updated soon!

Not the October I'd Anticipated.

Where has Miss Crow been? Well, I've been SICK. On top of that, my business has usurped my life right now. I've got a major promotion going on this month and it has just sucked up my usual Halloween prep time. I had *planned* to have everything done for the promo by the end of summer, but well, that just didn't work out. SHAME ON ME!

That being said, my husband and I are wrapping up most of our planned Halloween props for 2008. (In truth, he's been riding my ass since August - I just haven't had the energy to get things completed. He is SOOOO disappointed with me!)

We have, however, managed to take our two year old son to a variety of farm markets, a pumpkin patch and the local cider press. This in my opinion, is more important, because he'll be two only once and it would be unforgivable to forgo those experiences.

In light of this, I submit a few pics from our Autumnal travels, until we take pics of our new props and this years display.

The Roses of Ivy Hall

We've updated the cemetery fence that we built last year. Full pics when the fence is set up in early October.

Pumpkinrot: Favorite Pics

Pumpkinrot has the best, most atmospheric haunt EVER! Here is one of my favorite pics from the 2007 season.

My Besom

© Christine Geisler

Halloween Paper Lanterns

Halloween Paper Lanterns, originally uploaded by CerysCrow.

A shot I took at at a local farm market, in 2007.

Crow Hill

Crow Hill, originally uploaded by Paul Grand.

Perpetual Autumn No. 1

Considering that we LOVE Autumn and Halloween in our household, it's not surprising that our home improvements reflect this very fact. Here is a pic of our freshly painted front door:

Ignatius Teaser

In Storage

Vintage Postcard No. 2

The Witch's House

My kind of Beverly Hills home, that's for sure. It was built in 1921 and was originally on a Culver City, CA movie lot.

Vintage Postcard No. 1

Litany for Halloween

From ghoulies and ghosties,
Long-leggety beasties,
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us.

-Anonymous