TBT: Mom's Vintage Halloween Treasures

A few years ago, my mom found some of her old vintage Halloween decorations while poking around up in her attic. She had them nicely and neatly tucked away carefully in a plastic storage bag. She asked me if I wanted them. Of course I wanted them! They are, and were, wonderful and memorable treasures from my childhood which I hold so near and dear to my heart ...       

The moving Skelton she always hung in the middle of our living room.

Along with the other vintage decorations, she also passed on to me "Witchy Poo" ... 

When my mom worked at Boscov's Department Store all those many years ago, she bought a witch lamp and every year, she would bring out "Witchy-Poo." My mom actually called her that because at the time the children's television show, "H.R. Puff 'n' Stuff'" was popular and so was the character of "Witchy-Poo." Anyhow, I inherited Witchy Poo as well so I suppose one could call her the "family witch"?

She also found a couple of my dad's old Army pics from when he was stationed in Italy. I plan on using these pics to display next to our altar for this year's Samhain ...

Miss you each and every day, dad!

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Until next time, Brightest Blessings all!! .

This and That

Greetings, friends! Last weekend I had a very rare Saturday off from the mandatory overtime. The weather was  beautiful and so my seester and I enjoyed the day having lunch and going shopping!

We went to The Mint Leaf where I found these little treasures ... 

A battery operated candle with built in timer and candle holder ... 🕯

Picked up these delicious frosted sugar cookies at Target ...

And, this cute crocheted hair barrette to wear with my new pink sweater ...

At ULTA Beauty, I couldn't resist these two new colored mascaras from Benefit Bad Gal ...

"Electric Purple" ...

and "Pump'd Up Teal" ...

In other news, we have had Ginger to the vet this past Monday as she has not been able to keep her food down for more than a few hours a day. The vet is having a difficult time diagnosing her as her blood tests and x-rays came back normal. We are currently keeping an eye on her and the next step would be to have an ultrasound performed on her ...

Have a wonderful week all!!!

Friday bits

Blessed Friday all! Just a quick post. Today is National Feral Cat Day! 🐱

Yup, VERY TRUE ...

This and That

Greetings, friends. Well, it has been quite a rollercoaster of a week! Beginning last Monday, we had Bath Fitters come out to repair our bathroom shower ... 

In addition to that, my hubby replaced the exhaust fan in our bathroom ...

Then, I received the news about my only first cousin on my dad's side of my family had passed away at the age of 66. He had medical issues for the past 30 years or so and I was aware of that; however, I had never imagined in my wildest dreams that he would leave this world so soon. He passed away of lung cancer.

On top of that, one of my closest of friends (my Reiki Master as well as my Wiccan High Priestess) husband had also passed away of cancer. Very sad and my heart goes out to her and her entire family ... 

"We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday and days before that too. We think of you in silence. We often speak your name. All we have are your memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake with which we will never part. God has you in His keeping, we have you in our hearts." 

Moving on, I finally had my hair cut and styled yesterday ... 😉

I colored it myself a week before my hair appointment. 

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

TBT: A Family Affair - Our Mabon Celebration!



 

My sister Aurora Skye and I had decided to get together a little early for our ritual celebration. I re-vamped my solitary Mabon ritual so that it would work for two people and we kept it fairly simple and intimate.

 

The ceremony included the usual elements ~ casting the circle, calling of the corners, invocations of the Lord and Lady, meditation, blessing of the wine and bread, etc. After which we thanked all of the deities, closed our ritual, opened the circle, and remembered to give back to the Earth.

I made a couple of head wreaths for us to wear during ritual.

 

Aurora brought along four mini pumpkins which she grows herself in her backyard. We placed two on our altar and set the other two around a couple of the corner candles.
 

In the old days after my fellow solitary friends and I would gather for sabbat rituals, we would eat, drink, talk and be merry for the remainder of the evening. These days; however, Aurora and I much preferred to spend some sister time together by hanging out and perhaps doing a little shopping. As much as I really love having a house full of friends and family, sometimes it is nice to just simply relax and enjoy the day! 

 

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Our 25th Wedding Anniversary & Blessed Autumn Equinox!

Today is the 25th Anniversary of our legal handfasting ceremony! My hubby surprised me with these little gifts after I arrived home from work tonight ...

Fall/Autumn bouquet.

And, a jewelry set of amethyst (my birthstone), genuine pearl, and larimar set in 99.9% sterling silver (my personal preference over gold) ...

We will be celebrating this coming weekend!

We got married on Mabon (Autumn Equinox) way back on September 22, 2001 and it is now our 25th wedding anniversary on Mabon! 💕

BLESSED MABON/AUTUMN EQUINOX TO ALL!!

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