HAPPY HALLOWEEN ..........

Have a fun time ......... I have my big box of Halloween treats for all of the little trick or treaters ........ 

BOO !!!!!!

image via Umla

WE'RE OFF TO ROME ..........

We are off to Rome for a few days. Normal service will be resumed on my return. Sorry for not commenting much lately ..... my blog went doolally and I had to have a few repairs. I'm off for a bit of culture, good food and copious amounts of wine. Back soon with images and tales of fun in Rome.  See you on my return.  

image via Ken Kaminesky

THOUGHTS of OCTOBER ..... BY INVITATION .....

Our 'By Invitation' subject this month is Thoughts of October.  I'm afraid that no humorous connotations of this particular month sprung to mind so, it's just pretty pictures of a time of year that is particularly close to my heart as our son and daughter-in-law got married in October 2008 and was the most wonderful day and a beautiful time of year to get married. 

..... a time for fairytale seed heads .....

..... for dewy spiders webs .....

via Tania Boureau..Grange de Charme 

..... for dried Hydrangeas ....

..... for browns and beige's .....

..... for brogues ..... 

..... for steaming hot coffee .....

..... for sweeping leaves .....

.... and for morning mists ....

.... and for the new series of Downton Abbey .....

Enjoy the month of October and please pop over to Marsha to read the other participants thoughts.

image 1: via Vogue Australia, image 2 & 6: via night tattoo, image 3: via BBC, image 4: via visualize.Us, image 5: via la bonne vie, image 7 & 11: via tiny white daisies, image 8: via tumblr, image 9: via lost in the moment,  image 10: via sunday in bed