No cue cards needed for this happy Halloween Kitty – he is ready for his closeup and so is this homegrown pumpkin in my sister Lisa’s garden – what a cozy combo! Strange how black cats just seem to know…. Meanwhile, back in Seattle, pumpkins are carved and candy is bought – Happy Halloween from [...] Read More

I know Halloween is over but our pumpkins are still sitting on the front porch. Boy, am I behind! We had a GREAT time being scary while handing out candy to the brave kids in Queen Anne. Our costume concept started out as being ghosts and then colored sheets became involved (I am the one [...] Read More

And definitely not just for children! Last night we “grown ups” gathered around the fire pit – knives, markers and spoons in hand and got creative with our ghoulish gourds! Do you have any idea how hard it is to drink mulled wine and carve a pumpkin at the same time? Do ya??? Kimberly made [...] Read More

Lisa and Neil set quite the stage for a ghoulishly good time on Halloween eve! The house was tranformed with all kinds of fantastic decorations even down to a skeletal salad serving set! Above, a pumpkin which needs no explanation! Delicious foods, Wicked wines and even some Halloween Charades. We had a blast! Our Purrrrfect [...] Read More

Wow, even the first family got into the spirit!!! Read More

Marc and I took a walk through one of our favorite neighborhoods in Pasadena, Ca and came across this pretty fabulous Halloween house. They do it every year and the most impressive part I thought was that they completely cover the front of the house with plastic sheeting to make it look like stone! Lots [...] Read More

Courtesey of Martha Stewart who always gets us in the mood…….. wow, I love this chandelier and I wanna see this porch! Stairway to heaven or stairway to hell?! Squash get into the act too! or is it Larry, Moe and Curly?! This would drive my cats crazy! My favorite, I just wanna know who [...] Read More