It's That Time of Year

Just a quick note to say, "Happy Halloween!"

Halloween snuck up on me this year, sadly.  Only in this last week have I really been able to paint my nails orange and watch numerous Hammer horror films.  I even forgot to hang up my skeleton lights!  Shame on me.  But all is not lost!  And to celebrate one of my favorite times of the year, some skeletons.

Spanish Remnants

My boyfriend recently returned from a month-long trip to Barcelona where he was working on a film.  He returned with many treasures for me, all of which are remarkable in their own way.  Of course he didn't get anything for his mum.  Fearing the potential-mother-in-law grudge I knew might befall me, I told him he had better give her the bottle of wine from Spain he had brought back with him.   A little while later he went out to lunch with his mum and he informed me that she asked him if he'd found a girl he liked better than me in Spain...
Now, we keep the wine.

These are real flowers that have been dipped in some kind of resin

Made with a beautiful purple wood 

Yes, I love owls.  But who doesn't really?

I love copper, even if it leaves my finger green!

Lovely silver ring

My one request was for a shawl...

...and he got me two!

The big surprise was this beautiful leather purse