Sunday, May 11, 2014

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to Mrs. Holidays, Mother in Law Holidays, Grandmother Holidays, and Stepmother Holidays. RIP Mama Holidays, we will meet again.

And Happy Mother's Day to all! Mothers are a gift from God.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Triduum of All Hallows: decorating vision

Surprise, surprise! Mr. and Mrs. Holidays are happy to announce that we are expecting Pee Wee in the Womb Holidays #2. Toddler Holidays was born close to the Easter Triduum, and Pee Wee in the Womb Holidays #2 looks to be born roughly around the time of the Triduum of All Hallows. How's that for holiday magic?

Now, for the vision:

All Hallows Eve- This year's yard haunt theme will be called 'Sacred Grove'. On the front porch, I will hang some Halloween string lights from the ceiling. I'll have 92 year old Grandmother Holidays pass out the candy in her witch's garb, in the rocking chair, which will be situated between two well-lit Halloween trees.  On the floor of the porch, I'll dump a bunch of leaves.

On the short walkway, leading up to the front porch, I'll hang 3 orange lanterns on sheperd's crooks on each side and dump a bunch of leaves on the floor. Adjacent to the walkway, I'll erect 10 wooden tombstones in the flower bed with an orange lantern at each base. I will add 7 stone tombstones to the grassy area by the cherry tree and front porch. And I'll hang around 20 multi-colored lanterns from the cherry tree above the tombstones. Depending on the wind, I may put out the fog machine either on the front porch or in the flower bed with the tombstones. And of course, we'll have some nice, ambient music going in the background.

All Saints Day- I will hang a dozen white lanterns in the cherry tree with a wooden cross tombstone under the glow. I'll add some white carnations to adorn the cross.

All Souls Day- I will surround a wooden cross tombstone with a plethora of orange lanterns. The cross will be adorned with red carnations, and crucifixes, icons, and candles will be situated in the central portion of the display.