Fall Things

Going through old books for inspiration, throwing glitter around...pretty standard.     I painted pumpkins this year instead of carving them, because I'm impatient and usually end up stabbing myself at least once. Also, the results are very pretty compared to my poor, rushed carving jobs. Especially in the sun!

Spellbound

photos from Ellen Von Unwerth, Grimm's Fairy Tales and Buffy
One of my old favorite Halloween costumes and fairy tales(I love my red cape!), with some songs that are reminiscent of the day.

You can dream until you're blue but you can never top that

In the slight spirit of Halloween, as Teen Witch always used to be on TV this time of year! Also see the original.

C'est L'Halloween

 

It has been a fairly festive weekend...well as far as food goes anyways. Inspired by all of the pumpkin spice mentions on blogs recently I made pumpkin spice cookies (the cake-y kind) with cream cheese frosting. I watched the 1960 version of '13 Ghosts', and it was one of the first scary movies that I have watched in a long time. It also didn't make me super paranoid like most modern supernatural movies tend to, haha.
Then last night, I made this Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal and it turned out really good!
This is probably the first year that I never got around to carving a pumpkin. It makes me sad but I must admit I have always been way too impatient for it anyways. I like pulling the guts out and baking the seeds but I get so frustrated about carving it that it always turns out badly.

I am so tired right now but am somehow still wishing that it were acceptable for people our age to go out trick or treating.