10-30-2010, 03:17 PM
Welcome everybody to a celebration of all that is goulish and ghastly, everything creepy, scary and possibly a little bit disgusting!
The town hall has of course been decked out suitably for the occasion! Our team of decorators have go all out this time around so I think you'll be in for a suprise! The entire ballroom has been encased in a stiffened gray fabric, artfully folded, molded and arranged and we appear to be inside a giant underground cavern! We have made very good use of some of my father's huge hoard of vintage carnival items also. Tucked away in a dusty room on the top floor of the family mansion we found some wonderful wrought iron lamps that he said came from an old haunted house that had been demolished. These are long diamond shapes with filigree sides and we suspended them on black chains from all over the "cavern" ceiling. Don't they look amazing?
The cavern walls have been decorated (if that's the right word!) with clusters of hanging skulls and chains, and in certain areas the walls sparkle in the light of the lanterns, like there may be gemstones or veins of precious metal within them.
On the walls are candle sconces with deep red glass shades which glow in a supremely creepy manner, and hanging from the ceiling are festoons of fake cobwebs. At least I sincerely hope they are fake as I do NOT want to be meeting the spider that span those!
As always we have buffet tables that are positively groaning with what I have been assured is food! Every single item on offer has been made to look like something gruesome, so if you fancy chowing down on some severed fingers, cooked brains,skewered mice or other delicacies, then this is the place to be! Liquid refreshment also looks more than a little scary this time around, we have glowing and bubbling cauldrons of something...in shades of red, yellow and purple. Plus what looks like a mad scientist's set up of a maze of tubes and bottles, through which flows substances in a very virulent green, a rather pretty shade of blue and an orange that might possibly blind you in a brighter light, anyone brave enough to try these and discover what flavors they all are?
Around the room we have tables aplenty, all lit by flickering lanterns and dressed with some of the deepest purple roses that I have ever seen. Nalin refuses to tell when asked how he got them that color, or managed so many blooms at this time of the year. There are also padded booths against one wall, these too appear to be stone but are nice and squashy, I tested them myself!
Music is again provided by our ever talented band who have once again risen to the occasion with suitable costumes, this year they are all dressed as vampires so I hope none of them grow thirsty as time goes by!
The terrace is the place to be if you hunger for some freshly barbequed fare. We are back on the terrace after the barbeque chef dug fire pits in the lawn last Halloween, I hear a certain gardener was less than happy about that ! No creepy appearance to the grilled food so no wondering about what you're eating there.
There is ample seating out on the terrace if you fancy some air, picnic tables (with umbrellas if it rains) and lots of strings of lights so you wont miss your mouth with the food because it's too dark to see!
Hope you all have fun, because if you don't, the compost heap is just a short walk away ; )
Last edited by Mr. Mayor; 10-30-2010 at 03:22 PM..
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