weekend [-ing]

Hello, November. Nice to see you once again.

First fire, first chestnuts.

Hope your weekend was lovely and slow, too.
xoxo
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corner view :: tradition

Even when the days get short and the free time is elusive, we make this tradition happen.  This is the first year that Young One carved the entire face entirely unassisted. Hooray for that...because as far as American traditions go, pumpkin carving is not among my favorite.

I've seen the Halloween tradition become more and more popular in my corner of Italy over the years. Imagine...the PTA members at Young One's school are meeting several mornings this week in order to carve pumpkins to sell to students as a fundraiser.  Last year, one of the mothers of a classmate of Young One's sent us all anti-Halloween literature via email...it's the devil's holiday.  I just do what any smart person would do...lay low and pass out lots of sweet treats! It's not exactly an issue for which I'm willing to take a stand.

For additional info on the history of Halloween,including some lovely short videos and the infographic below, you should visit History.com.  And you can decide for yourself whether it's the devil's holiday.

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throwback halloween

We generally have a good time with this beloved American holiday. Here's a quick look at Young One over the years as I have a feeling this era of childhood is drawing to a close for her.

She was the third girl child in the family to wear this sweet Snow White dress.

This Jo Jo costume is still hanging in her closet.

This was our first DIY costume...Frog Princess.

Who doesn't love Jessie?

And this was the first year we went to the dark side of Halloween.

I think this is a vampiress.

This was the year that we finally let her watch one of those pirate movies.

Isn't this the best mummy? It was A LOT of fun for us to create together.

And this year we present to you, Zombie Prom Queen. She has just eaten this year's most likely prom queen candidate, thus the blood-stained lips.

Dress and shoes are from our local thrift shop, and we are not quite finished with the prom queen sash, a project that involves glitter.  I am utterly surprised with how well she does with the sparkly silver heels, almost as surprised as with the fact that someone wore them in real life.

Happy Haunting!

yep. it's 31 october.

Yep. We made that.

Yep. We are feeling pretty good about that.

Happy Halloween, my friends.

TBF: throw back Friday

I know it's supposed to be TBT, but...I'm not much of a trend follower...or setter, for that matter, so I bring you TBF:

Here's Lil' Bit, back in 2007; she is currently cooking up plans to be a "scary zombie mummy" this Halloween. We've even made a stop at the thrift store to gather supplies that will enable us to craft a costume together.

It requires the use of my sewing machine.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.

That JoJo costume still hangs in her closet; I can't bare to part with it. Sigh. I'm a sucker for cute and especially for cute Halloween. Not so much for "scary zombie mummy." Let's just hope the sewing machine doesn't transform me into "scary zombie mOmmy."

Have a great weekend!
xo
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