Old Crones Luncheon & Beaulahs' Giveaway

Guess who showed up on my doorstep the other day?

That's right, the old crones I ran into last year

who were having a tea party in the woods and

asked me to join them.

(If you weren't here last year, maybe you

would like to see their picnic.  

Click here.)

And yes, that is snow up on the mountains.  That's 

probably why they flew down the canyon and stopped

in for a visit.

Fortunately I had just finished setting a table

out on the deck.  

They just loved the dishes since they 

feature an old hag over a cauldron.

"Such great Halloween plates," they said,

"We just looooove them!"

They laughed and laughed at the 

little witch and the cauldron.

I know, I called them crones and hags, but

really, once you get to know them,

you begin to see beyond the warts

and the crooked noses

and the humongous chins and you 

find yourself  really liking them - no,

it is true!

They certainly know how to enjoy themselves.

And considering all things, they

are relatively polite and complimentary.

I had layered the dishes with an oval pewter

charger, and an oval white plate.  I just

love the detail on the end of the witches' plates.

Some of the "ladies" were trying to run off

with the black flatware.  They didn't know that

flatware was made in black.

They really loved these witch

salad plates.  You know, now that I 

think of it, I had better count everything

to make sure nothing "flew " off.

A cute little haunted tree,

and a ghostly house,

and even a mansion fill the

center of this table.  It looks

like it was set just for them.

Everyone was drinking out of pewter goblets. 

I don't know about you, but pewter is a little

cold on the lips for me.  The ladies said they

didn't notice a thing.

No, this wasn't lunch, this was her pet frog.

We truly had a great day, hope they

visit me every year, maybe with a little

more advance notice next time.

Speaking of  advance notice,

I had said that I was going to have

another giveaway really soon.....

today is the day.

Beaulah, although she loved the copper

cauldron, wanted to pick something out

for a giveaway -

(photo from Fancyflours.com because yours

is in the box, waiting for you!)

Beaulah chose something more

Halloweenish - so we want to get this

going right away so the lucky winner can

receive it before Halloween.

It is Glitterville's three tiered Halloween

cake plate (without goodies of course!)

Rules for the giveaway

1.  You must be a follower, or become a new

follower.  Please let me know which you are.

2.  Leave me a comment and in your comment tell 

me that you are a follower.

3.  You can leave another comment if you

follow me on Pinterest or if you are signing 

up for Pinterest and plan on following me.

(Pinterest is tons of fun!)

4.  Winner will be chosen randomly.  Please

make sure I can find your email either in your 

comment or on your blog so I can notify you.

If I can't notify you, another winner will be

randomly chosen.  You do not have to have

a blog, but I do need an email address.

5.  The giveaway will end at

midnight Wednesday, October 19, 2011.

(Don't be afraid if there are large numbers of

comments, the last winner's comment was in the 400s.)

Oh, we just get too excited about giveaways -

even hubby likes them.  That seems odd doesn't it,

but it is true!

Thanks for hanging out with the girls today.

We will be posting with

Tablescapes Thursday

Wow Us Wednesday

Fall In Love

Fall Open House

Feathered Nest Friday

Wickedly Creative Halloween Party

Monster Mash

Weekend Wrapup

Seasonal Sunday