Tuesday, November 4, 2014

All cleaned up

It always amazes me how it takes 2 months to set up Halloween and 3 days to put it away.  This year his Lordship reclaimed his garage and banished most of the storage containers to the laundry room.  I think they will stay cleaner in there so I gave in. Just hope I have the space to wash clothes. Only three spooky things get to live in the house year round - the taxidermy bat and two spider sculptures. I have been dusting, cleaning, running laundry, climbing ladders for the past 72 hours and I think it's done.  Except in 3 months when I open a drawer and find a bag of  plastic cockroaches - always happens.  Hope your clean up is going well and that the post Halloween depression is not to severe this year. 

On a scarier note, I always put up lots of paper rats silhouettes at Halloween.  Well last night while watching TV, his Lordship and I heard the scritch, scratch of a real one!  Time to call the exterminator as they are moving in for the winter.  Yikes!

The chosen few who get to live in the house year round
 


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12 comments:

  1. So long as it's only a bag of plastic cockroaches and not real ones, you're doing okay!

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    1. lol - I wish that was the case with the rats.

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  2. I'm still cleaning up...I am very slow about it!

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    1. well I did not sort anything. From what I read on your blog, you are making keep or give away decisions. That takes me a lot longer too :0)

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  3. I wont be have time until this weekend to get things down and put away. But I'm ok with that :)

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    1. Your making Halloween last just a wee bit longer that way!

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  4. Love the taxidermy bat :) I also have a few eerie things, that get to stay up all year.. Dont' have the heart to pack it all away. Just love it so much! We still have our decoration up in the saloon, maybe this weekend will be a good time to take it down again.. We shall see ;) That's the good thing with having the party out there lol.

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  5. Your saloon look fabulous - what a great place for a party.

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    1. Thank you Countess - we get that at the Manitou Arts Festival over labor day and that's why they get to stay out because they are art!

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  7. Of course the taxidermy bat would be part of year round decor! You don't take a Rembrandt or Van Gough and store it away just for special occasions!

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