HALLOWEEN ON TAMBORINE

My friend Heather invited us to a Halloween party last night. She really laid out the welcome mat,
And imported delicious American naughties for the occasion...

And also put together great party bags...
There was so much to do!

First, let me just say that I LOVE jack-o-lanterns and I was so excited when the invitation said that the party would begin with pumpkin carving! Its only the past few years that we've been able to find these pumpkins in the shops at Halloween as Australians tend to just sell and buy pumpkins that are tasty to eat and the value of a carved masterpiece has not really caught on...

Watching someone manage to carve the top off in such a way that it fell INTO the pumpkin was HILARIOUS...

He asked, "What do you do if it falls in?" and we had no idea... of course, we were laughing too hard to be understood, but has anyone seen that happen? Too funny! Anyway, at Justice's request I did a castle, and as you can see he was quite proud of our masterpiece...

It DID turn out pretty well, I think...

and so did the ghost one that I did...and even the third one I carved, a more traditional face...The problem was that my hostess was a carving genius, complete with a knife sheathed to her side and an entire assortment of files...Her sister was pretty amazing too...We ended up putting out a really impressive display on the steps... But those ladies are in a league of their own! WOW!

Our hosts...

The gorgeous invitation said that a costume attempt was required, and there was a caution on the bottom that if you did not attempt, a costume might be supplied for you.

(I thought that that was a brilliant invitation to dress up!)

Dinner was lamb Asado, a lamb roasted over a spit.

Even this seemed pretty thematic when you walked in the back and confronted the view...

Heather arranged a little scary corner haunted house

in the dark stone corner around her water tank -

complete with a giant Death and a fog machine for effect! People were invited to camp over in the back yard, so she decked that out too!

(Its rare that you're happy with the red eye effect)

WHAT A GREAT HALLOWEEN PARTY!

Thanks so much Heather, we had a blast!