A sampling of a Happy Halloween home

Here is a view of a section of the dining room, taken from the stairs. That's a lot of gauze. Ralph, our dog, normally sleeps right in front of the breakfront (the piece of furniture below the mirror) but for the party he was staying at doggie daycare (where he had significant playtime with other dogs.)

The dining room chairs were moved to the living room and covered to provide extra seating. I sat in the armed chair to do the Tarot readings. That's also the spot where I sit to do most of my postings. It is private yet keeps me in the action of the family versus being locked away in the office upstairs.

Like most families, we have a coffin in our living room for the holiday. A skeleton holding a beating heart rises from it with red lighting to make even eerier.

That's my cigar chair in the background, though I only use it for reading.

The living room was lit with black flourescents and flickering red lamps.

The flash really detracts from the scarier aspects of the decor. The headstones in front of the hearth (gas logs unfortunately) glowed red around the lettering.

An apothecary table is to the right with a large ghoul flying above it.

The TV rests on the mantle above where The Corpse Bride played for the latter half of the party.


One of the centerpieces of the ridiculous amount of snacks was this human brain. The zombie kids loved it.

This gelatinous lump was made of Jello-O and evaporated milk with a little food coloring to give it that realistic color. Like we would know.

Human brain tastes like peaches by the way.

Jocelyn did a great job with all of this and the kids loved it. There is nothing like a party to test the bonds of matrimony and the power of your innate happiness.

I think we did just fine.