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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween

Beloved Halloween
My Dining Room Halloween Decor was inspired this year by 
Ms. Havisham from Great Expectations.
Helena Bonham Carter will be playing her soon in a new movie of the 
Charles Dicken's tale.

Beloved sweetheart bastard. Not a day since then
I haven't wished him dead. Prayed for it
so hard I've dark green pebbles for eyes,
ropes on the back of my hands I could strangle with.
Spinster. 

I stink and remember. Whole days
in bed cawing Nooooo at the wall; the dress
yellowing, trembling if I open the wardrobe;
the slewed mirror, full-length, her, myself, who did this
to me? 

Puce curses that are sounds not words.
Some nights better, the lost body over me,
my fluent tongue in its mouth in its ear
then down till suddenly bite awake. 

Love's hate behind a white veil; a red balloon bursting
in my face. Bang. I stabbed at a wedding cake.
Give me a male corpse for a long slow honeymoon.
Don't think it's only the heart that b-b-b-breaks.
Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy

Happy Halloween!!!


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16 comments:

Adam Hazlett said...

Happy Halloween Nita!
Wow what a great idea! You always think up the neatist decorations!

NanaDiana said...

Wow- The decorating is awesome- the words are fearsome....

vintage girl at heart said...

too spooky...love it!
i went back to look at the images over and over.
happy halloween!

Cindi Myers said...

OMG!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE it.
Well done Nita Havisham!
Gorgeous Black and White wedding.
(Does Helena have to star in EVERY creepy movie? I mean, I LOVE her but....and Johnny Depp? do NOT tell me he's in it TOO!)
anyway, Simply Marvelous Darling!
XOXO - Cindi Havisham.

Ricki Treleaven said...

:D Such a cute dining room, Nita! I love it! Great Expectations is a great story, and I always hoped that Pip and Estella would marry....being the hopeless romantic that I am....

xo,
RJ

Teresa said...

Happy Halloween- looks stunningly spooky...in a fabulous chic way.
Happy Day

Sarah said...

Great decor! Your bride and groom are so clever. Great Expectations is a wonderful classic. ;-)

Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLiz said...

Wow that is quite some Halloween wedding tablescape! Love your creativity with it! The bats even on the plates are great! The excerpt from Great Espectations is downright creepy! Really fabulous job!

Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee) said...

Fabulous idea! Love those spooky touches.
Thanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)

Karen said...

How very creative you are!! Love every single thing! A Wedding.....so unexpected for Halloween!

Susan Freeman said...

Wow ~ Love it all!!

Hugs,
Susan and Bentley

Andrea at Opulent Cottage said...

OMG you outdid yourself this year Nita!! WHERE in the world did you find the bride and groom candles?!! Amazing, just amazing. I hope all of your neighbors and friends came over to see the spectacle! This really needs to be published, send it to every. single. Halloween mag!
xo, Andrea

Marlis said...

Love the cake and the bride and groom too.. superb! thrilling..so magical. great job.. xo marlis

~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...

What wonderful decorations! :) Have a happy weekend! xx Holly

Pam @ Frippery said...

All I can say is you are Fabulous!

Olive said...

Nita, your dining room is splendid. The wedding is wacky yet wonderful for Halloween. xo, Olive