2018 Halloween

I apparently like things. I like collecting things, gathering things, organizing and displaying things. In order to keep this impulse in some kind of control I try to weed things out of my life at similar rates as the increase of things. I've also discovered that you can display and collect around holidays. Of course, you also must store such things. I am lucky in that I have ample storage space and if I start to need more, then it's a trigger to weed.

For Halloween I have three collections scattered in my house. The first and oldest is one of pumpkins, the second of stuffed bears in costume, and the third and most recent of crows & ravens. I try to be very picky about what I add.

Front door wreath with crow


You put candy in the mouth of that ceramic pumpkin


Looking towards my front door the inside wreath also has a black bird

Ravens and my enthusiastic Christmas cactus

Shell cabinet with two small onyx ravens in front of the red Chinese pot


Halloween tree

Fireplace mantle with my orb collection now intermixed with ravens and crows





With a few more ravens

Hutch with wreath


Collection of stuffed bears in costume. The one sitting on the chair is in an owl costume/hat.



Part of the pumpkin collection on the buffet


We didn't really get any trick or treaters. Our house is just not in the right neighborhood, but I loved having the autumn in my house.  I packed it all up this past weekend, leaving a wreath on the front door, a vase of autumn foilage and an old fashioned paper turkey out to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Those are easy to pack away on the day after Turkey day.  Besides, I need my buffet and side cabinet for the upcoming feast.  -- Jenny