A whining Witchy Woman... and lots more tweaking...

About a week ago I told you all I was sooooo lazy that I didn't even give Witchy Woman a scarf this year. Well she has been whining non-stop all week, begging for something a bit more than her pointy black hat...


And truth be told, I do understand. I mean Halloween is her holiday...


So I dug through my stash and found a vintage scarf and black clip-on flower for under her chin...



I'm happy to say she is feeling like the belle of the Witch's Ball now...


Okay, back to rearranging and tweaking... The pink polka-dotted pumpkin/pewter candleholder have been moved from the LR pie safe to the DR hutch...


...where the pewter candleholder now sits on the shelf beneath my Nana's photo (I am the lucky recipient of all of her china so she gets a place of honor over the hutch!)....

...and the pumpkin sits atop a small hobnail vase.

And the lamp that used to be on the LR pie safe is now on the little table next to the hutch...

It's nice to have a choice between soft lamp light and bright chandelier light at suppertime (maybe some day we'll get a dimmer for the overhead)...

I moved little Pete the Parakeet (in his HomeGoods cage) from the kitchen to the little DR table...

And last, but not least, I gave the top of the recycling bin a mini-makeover...

The swan was moved here from the half wall in order to make room for the fabric pumpkins...

I placed some of my favorite old books and a bird's nest around the swan, and it gives the top of this little recycling cabinet a whole new look...

So thanks for joining me while I tweaked this, and rearranged that, and gave in to a whining Witchy Woman...

I hear it might be SEVENTY DEGREES on Thursday so I might get to play outside, planting some bulbs!

I hope you all have fantastic weather wherever you are!!!

Donna

Fall decorating for the lazy...

... which is what I am lately...


Sprigs of autumn leaves (faux, of course) have been tucked around the white hydrangeas (faux, of course)...


Witchy woman has donned her witch hat... not even a scarf to accessorize with this year (soooo lazy... me, not her)


A green and white checked quilt has been thrown over the white tablecloth (it's the reverse side of my peachy-pink floral quilt)...


And that's the extent of fall decorating that has been done in the dining area... I'll share what little else has been done around the house in my next post. (I don't think I was ready for summer to leave, which is why it's really hard to get into autumn right about now... Summer, please come back for a bit!!!)

Donna

Wintry Woman...

Wintry woman has finally made an appearance at our little cottage...


And she's dressed for anything Old Man Winter might send our way...


... from her sparkly silver, fur-trimmed Santa hat (under $3.00 at Walgreens - shhhhh, she thinks it came from some fancy boutique!)...


... to her fashionably oversized sunglasses (I've had these since the first time they were in style which shows how old I am! It also justifies my need to hang onto things, knowing the truth behind that old addage, "everything old is new again" - but shhhh again - WW thinks they were bought new, just for her!)

... to her "oh so soft and warm" pink scarf (again, shhhh... she doesn't know it's a hand-me-down from Witchy Woman, who didn't know it was a hand-me-down from me, as is her 'collage' brooch!!)

Well, she got bundled up just in time, because if you look out our dining room window, you'll see that we had our first official snow of the season last night! Not more than a couple of inches, which were then glazed with ice...But they're talking up to a foot of snow tomorrow... Old Man Winter has definitely arrived... (Wintry Woman asked if I'd move her next to the window so she can watch the snow falling tomorrow! As much as I dislike snow, I have to admit that WW does have a point....I also love to watch the snow falling)...

Keep warm everyone!!

Donna

Which witch is which?

You may remember meeting "Witchy Woman" last week...



I'd like you to meet her cousin, "Worldly Woman"...


My daughter decided Witchy Woman would be perfect for a “store display” project for one of her classes. Luckily she found her own mannequin head, but begged and pleaded to borrow Witchy’s scarf and brooch. She then set to work making her a fashionable woman of the world! (I'd give her an A+!)


And not to worry… Witchy Woman found another scarf & brooch, and she’s as happy as ever overseeing meals in the dining room…

Anyhow, all of this cousin stuff brought to mind the old Patty Duke show… Some of you might not even remember this show, but for those of you who do (and who would like to relive a few minutes of innocence), here’s the You Tube video of The Patty Duke Show theme song:


(click photo to watch theme song)

Lyrics to The Patty Duke Show Theme Song

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,

From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.

But Patty's only seen the sights

A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights --

What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,

Identical cousins all the way.

One pair of matching bookends,

Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,

The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,

Our Patty loves to rock and roll,

A hot dog makes her lose control --

What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,

Identical cousins and you'll find,

hey laugh alike, they walk alike,

At times they even talk alike --

ou can lose your mind,

When cousins are two of a kind.

Donna

Witchy Woman....

... is our house guest for the month of October.

Okay, she may not have the proverbial wart on her nose...


...and her skin may not be a sickly shade of green...


But make no mistake about it... She is a witchy woman (albeit a shabby/cottage styled one!)...


I met her last month at a vintage shop, and she spoke to me (figuratively, of course). I'd been searching for a simple styrofoam head, and she fit the bill perfectly. (Her face is gouged up and she has a pinkish red stain on her head, but I like to think of all that as vintage charm!)


She rather enjoys being decked out in one of my soft scarves and rhinestone brooch. And she loves that I jazzed up her Target witch hat with a black rose from my stash. But she was not happy about being in the living room... No, no, no...


She insisted on being moved to the dining room so she could "oversee" my dinner choices this month.... Apparently she thinks we'll enjoy eye of newt and beak of crow more than the Blasted Chicken I posted about yesterday...


Fat chance, Witchy Woman. I like you in the dining room, too, but the first complaint I hear about what's for supper, and it's back to the living room for you!

If you'd like to check out some more Halloween decor, or post some of your own, join the party at A Soft Place to Land!

Comment Update: To Connie, who suggested I paint her hat pink... Don't think I didn't give that some serious thought! ha ha But in the end, I left it black and gave her some of my favorite pale pinky/peachy color in her scarf!! However I am thinking of adding some kind of ribbon or trim above the brim of her hat to make the flower pop more. If she gets a makeover I'll be sure to post a photo! And since she's going to be up year round, I'm already thinking a Dr. Zhivago styled fake fur hat for the New England winter... Maybe that could be pink!

Donna