Creepy Christmas

Well it is not really all about Christmas.
First though is the need to just post this picture that Ang over at Dorthea's Closet found.

Really, do I need to say anything?

Then there is this gloriously creepy, but beautiful rosary from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. via ArtFire.

Each bead of the rosary represents the bust of a well-fed burgher or maiden on one side, and a skeleton on the other. The terminals, even more graphically, show the head of a deceased man, with half the image eaten away from decay.


I think there should be a swell in reproductions of items like this.
Need.
Now.

A Vintage 50's Christmas: Tablecloths

I pulled the tablecloths out today.
Normally I use this as a curtain in the kitchen.

This is my Christmas Tree Skirt/ under the tree cat bed.

This on is my favorite.
Love the stylized trees and the color combination.

Merry (Vintage) Christmas! and Happy Holidays Too.

Hope you all have a lovely holiday.

Dior (Dresses you at home for Christmas) turns his genius to glamorizing the holiday scene in this hostess gown Vicalaine Sag-No-Mor jersey from his current New York collection.



Both scans from the December issue of Vogue, 1954

Christmas Tree

In Praise of Candy Corn

Don't judge me!
I love candy corn. I know that a lot of you purists out there will remark that it does not taste like corn.
So?
What it is is soft, pure sugary goodness.
No one else that lives at my house likes it.

More for me.

Happy Halloween

What's Cooking; Easter Edition

Spiral Cut Honey Ham
Broccoli Casserole
Deviled Eggs
Cranberry/Raspberry Jello
Fake Taters (the boy does not believe in eating "real food" ie the boccoli and the eggs, he will be making said taters himself since I will have busted my ass making said "real food" all day)
Rolls
Coconut Creme Pie (out of a box, I exhausted)

Pics later!

What did you have?

Oh, and candy.
Those Orange 3 Musketeers?
Delish!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Here is what I'm doing.

Sent The Boy and Mr. Goddess off to Mass at the Cathedral.
I am home with a Vodka Cran, tons of presents to wrap
and A Christmas Story on the TV.


Before


and after!


"Deck the Halls with brows of Howrey, ra ra ra ra ra rarara....."

PS

I should have added to my last post a bit about some of the Christmas songs I just hate.
Songs like The Christmas Shoes, The Little Drummer Boy, Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time, White Christmas (why? I have no earthly idea.) and that horrible Dominic the Donkey song.
Jesus, that one sucks.
It makes me want to cut a bitch.



I also neglected to mention how much I love Christmas All Around By Billy Mack (An aging rock star looking for one last big hit to start a comeback. A brilliant bit of acting from Bill Nighy in Love Actually) in all of its cheesy brilliance.

Christmas Songs

I just spent a bit of time downloading a few I did not have on my computer.
I think my favorites are:
Fairytale Of New York, The Pogues with the late Kirsty MacColl


Mary's Boy Child, Boney M


All I Want For Christmas is You, Mariah Carey (Don't judge me)


I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Sarah McLaughlin
A great version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman from Chet Atkins

and a slew of Christmas standards from Frank.
Sinatra that is.


ALSO some of the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas.


So what are your favorite songs I should have?

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Eat till you bust, drink some good spiked cider, try not to fight with your family and then go take a nap....hopefully your dreams will not involve turkeys armed with knives.
Good times....

Happy Halloween!

My hope is that your kids bring home tons of candy for you to snag and/or confiscate as being dangerous!