Hallowe'en Tidbits

I have been busy finishing up a couple of commissions for this week and also working on my ADO Challenge piece, which I hope to have completed tomorrow or Thursday. I'll post pics as soon as she is done. I'm also working on my swap piece for the Monsters Under the Bed swap (that has to be done first week in Nov). Yikes! Time flies!

For many, Hallowe'en is a much beloved time of year that has its roots going back thousands of years. The video below offers a short and concise history of this holiday.

Witches, pumpkins, black cats, ghosts, ghouls......quite an assortment of beings/items commemorate all Hallows Eve!

These old gals look so authentic! Love this pic!

(I never thought a lamb costume would look kind of scarey)

I'll end this post with a favorite Hallowe'en song from a favorite movie:

Manic Monday

Mondays can be a bit of a shock to the sytem after the weekend, however the Monday after a holiday weekend can be brutal!

If you don't work outside the house, perhaps you are following Grandma's rules of the week, Monday is always washday.

Wash, rinse, wring

Hang out to dry - it's Monday though, so it is probably raining.

Not all of us are lucky enough to be at home (drats, laundry will have to wait!) And, it's off to work we go to try and make a dent in the left over files from last week and all the "urgent" new stuff for this week.

We try and squeeze in some time to run some errands (because everything was closed on the holiday, and guests depleted the milk, toilet paper and wine....and have to remember aspirin!).

Hopefully you were not silly enough to schedule a doctor or dentist appointment for this day!

Time now to fight the hustle and bustle and make your way back home, the new bottle of wine awaits!

I hope your Monday is going smoothly, you are able to accomplish what you plan on, and it is not too manic!

Please note that all the above pics are from a favorite site of mine, Shorpy.com