Wednesday's Attic

This is cool!  The ice-covered Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse near Cleveland, Ohio

Most kids give their Moms their best artwork to display on the Refrigerator.  My daughter brought me her first target practice to hang in the place of honor. 

I am going to have to add to this blog since I only managed a few pictures.  The first tree is our 'Nightmare' tree This tree has purple and white lights, skeleton and skull garlands and a skull topper! And you can see my spider curtains in the background! Happy Skull topper! The upside down tree. This tree is in the kitchen Santa and Dr. Morose VooDoo- A perfect blend We wish you a Scary Christmas! Victorian Yule Tree with Sun Topper Pio in her Disney Santa hat with ears Theodore, the Garage door skeleton with his holiday on

From the start of October until just after the New Year, The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is turned into a Nightmare before Christmas Mansion. I always enjoy the Mansion and love the fun of the brief change.  People are not allowed to take flash pictures inside, and most cameras are not fast enough to capture clear photos inside due to the low light and ride movement. Jeff tried anyway, and the result was quite interesting I think. I decided to post these, even though many of the inside photos are double exposed and have a blur, if you are familiar with the Mansion you will still know what the picture is of. And if not, you still might find an odd beauty in them. This is inside the elevator- where the portraits stretch The giant Jack head that appears at the top of the elevator where the hanging body normally is. Another view of Jack The 'nightmare' portraits in the hallway as you leave the elevator and walk to the black christmas sleighs! Two close ups of t

Last weekend we went on a family trip to Disneyland as a sort of holiday kick off. The decorations are so over the top and beautiful!  Here are Angelina and I reflected in a big silver ornament I am the silly one Christmas mouse wreaths over Main street USA! Even the masks and skulls at the Adventureland entrance seem in a holiday mood  We went to find hats and while we were in the Main Street 'Mad Hatter' shoppe, the parade came!