Being more or less confined (by choice) to the Bayou, I have to find things to do as entertainment. One can only work so much. A bit of frivolity is a necessity to keep the mind in good spirits. Normally during this time of year, I am running hither and thither trying to make the Clue Hunt on the Bayou run smoothly. To say that I miss it is an understatement. I feel lost. So, to compensate, I find things to ease the pain.
Since there is no theme of a clue hunt to follow with decorating this year, it occurred to me that I can play with Halloween decorations and do a few fun things that have been rambling about in the brain for some time. It was time to dust off the cobwebs hidden there and pull a some ideas. "Hauntingly Beautiful" is becoming a thing for the Little Bayou House. While the place is not some haunted "mansion", the decorations still can give that illusion. Decorate with whatever is here, add a few weird and wonderful items and enjoy the results.
It seems that the china cabinet is always a starting point for any seasonal decorations done here. This year, as always, everything was removed, the cabinet dusted and then the fun began. Whatever struck my fancy was stuck inside! Black dishes, wedding crystal, a few pumpkins and some beads rounded out the collection. In the lighted bottom portion of the cabinet, an urn of purple roses demand notice! (I make it a rule to never use artificial flowers daily but, for Halloween, you just have to have purple roses!)
Now that the china cabinet is complete, I can move on to the newly repaired mantel! Son completed repairing the water damage just in the nick of time! The Hauntingly Beautiful theme will carry over there and then to the entire house. It saddens me to think that no one else will see my efforts but, if it saves the sanity of being here alone, then it is worth it! I shall enjoy living in this eerie elegance for a month!
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