HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION at HARRINGTON MANOR..........

I have been invited to a Halloween Celebration by Sophia over at Blue Chair Diary
This is my party outfit....what do you think ? ..... I love it. The crows came as an accessory, with the dress. !!!! The party is at Harrington Manor, tonight,and there is to be food, drink, guest appearances and a contest for the best dressed guest.

These are my new shoes and I have had bat tattoos done, especially for the occasion.

These are my bracelets and rings, to go with my outfit...............

.......... I will be wearing my bat top hat..........

................ my bat party eye make-up ..........

.......... my favourite necklace ...........

and my Halloween mask.

.......... I will be bringing my black cat .....

I always keep my special potion in my handbag, just in case ..........

My three sisters will be coming too.....they wouldn't miss a Halloween party, but , the best part of all .......... Vanessa Paradis has allowed Johnny to accompany me !!!!

Doesn't he just look the part ?

I've brought you a present of skulls and bones as I know how much you like to make potions and spells and these things are so hard to come by. Just make sure that I leave before it starts to get light or ....................

............... you know what happens !!!!!!!!!!

Jackie

PALE GREEN with ENVY ..........

WHAT COLOUR IS ENVY ?

I think that we would all say green, wouldn't we. Well I'm definitely pale green with envy over some of these images !!!!I just love Gustavian clocks. I haven't got one YET, but if I am lucky enough to get one, one day, I think that I would love one in this beautiful soft eau-de-nil colour.
I love this distressed door, and I actually do have this grey, metal, heart-shaped wreath.Think that I'd rather have the Gustavian clock !!!!

This is one of my favourite Michael Eastman photographs. A faded beauty of a sofa.

What a wonderful distressed bench. I think that you all now know that I really love distressed furniture !!!!

I think that this is such a pale green that it's nearly grey. Isn't it beautiful ? I'd love to own it but I don't think that there is anywhere that I would be invited to that would warrant a dress like this...... aawwwhh ...... get the violins out !!!!

The beautiful hydrangea.

A pale green bedroom, livened up by the gorgeous black and white quilt.

Oh, while we are looking at these lovely pale green images, have a Margarita. This first batch that I've made is for Lori over at Wildflowers !!!!...........

............ just a gratuitous photograph of Venice....you know how much I love it.

Isn't this a lovely dresser ? Very English farmhouse.

More pale green hydrangeas .......... one of my favourite flowers, especially when they are this colour.

A wonderful pale green tureen, a distressed chair and a lovely fabric ....... gorgeous...........

................... and lastly, a country kitchen with a green table........ I'm definitely a little bit. just a little bit,

PALE GREEN with ENVY !!!!

POSTED by a PALE GREEN JACKIE

TO AUTUMN ..........

SEASON OF MIST AND MELLOW FRUITFULNESS.
JOHN KEATS 1795-1821



What beautiful colours and textures, Autumn brings us. I love the tradition of seasonal wreaths on the front of the house. We don't do this in the U.K. but I think that I will start the trend!!!! We do have wreaths on the front door at Christmas but not at other times of the year, which is a shame as they look so beautiful and celebrate the seasons.

Acorns and hydrangea.

The beautiful colours of the foliage that can be pressed in an old book and framed.
Don't you just love seeing a spiders web, hanging with the morning dew, on a cold and crisp Autumn morning ?

Seed heads of the Maple that are sent spinning to the ground, to start the growth of a new Maple tree.

The Hydrangea head, drying on the plant and, as Autumn progresses, becomes skeletal in appearance.

Pumpkin pie, garnished with cranberries ...... what could be more comforting on an Autumn evening, with maybe a large dollop of cream........ Mmm, Mmm.

Beautiful white pumpkins ....so much prettier than the orange ones.

Apples on the ground, fallen from the tree........ ready to be gathered up to eat as they are or to be turned into warm apple pie or an apple and blackberry crumble....... don't forget that dollop of thick double cream.

A beautiful, Autumnal table setting....set off with an arrangement of courgette flowers.

What a lovely place to sit on an Autumn evening with a glass of warm, mulled wine.

Oh, ..... someone has already thought of that idea !!!!

I love these multi-coloured pumpkins, made from velvet.

How on earth has someone carved this lacy effect into these pumpkins ?

Aren't they beautiful ?

Well, everybody. Please don't lament the passing of Summer. Embrace the Autumn and all of the gifts that it brings and just put on more jumpers !!!!

Jackie

Apologies for higgledy piggledy layout. Loaded pictures wrongly and then was late, so had to post it, as is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IN THE PINK ...............

FOUR THINGS

Four things

where I would

rather not

find a lump :

custard

gravy

mashed potato

and bosoms.

Breast cancer has probably touched all of our lives in some way or another, unfortunately. I know that many of you have done posts on this subject but , as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month here in the U.K. , this is my contribution in pictures ..........