Happy Halloween!

No crazy costumes for us this year! We did consent to the wearing of these cute T-shirts! Mom and Dad have T's, too, thanks to the $1 table at Old N@vy.

Bitsey has a glow in the dark shirt-

They didn't have any left in Eli's size so he got a baby shirt in size 18-24 m and it fits him very well

I forgot to take a picture of this porch earlier and the next one is the house down the street. This is only about 1/3 of their lights, they have green and purple lights that were not turned on that night!

A Fall Walk

Our neighborhood does not get quite so excited about Fall decorations as it does about Christmas. This week I got up to a dead battery and nice, cool Fall weather - so I walked to work! (Only about 10 minute walk!) I enjoyed looking at the mums on every one's porches, so I went back today and took some pictures of houses that I haven't shown before.


There are only two houses between this house and ours. It was built before the Civil War and has tunnels that were used in the Underground Railroad. A girl I know grew up in it. It was also used as a church for a while. It has been restored in the last 5 years and I have not been inside. I really need to take a picture at night with the lights on.

There are gas lights in the lamp posts .

Ghosts dancing on the side of the house!

I wanted to get a picture of the conservatory, it is hard to see -but there are more ghosts in there. When this was a church they did baptisms in there! There used to be a fenced area behind it for rabbits - they were the biggest rabbits I've ever seen! They had tunnels that they would pop out of. I think they are gone now. Before the current owners bought the house there were some apartments in the back yard. We knew a couple who lived in one and fed their cat when they went out of town so we got to see the rabbits! The new owners had the apartments bulldozed- it was a good move!

This family goes all out as well. This house once belonged to the son of a famous man from town, General George Harrison, who was the Commander of Civil War Veterans.

Side view of the house!

I don't know anything about the history of this house, but it is beautiful inside!

Youngest Son likes this big spider!

A Walk Around the Neighborhood

Our neighborhood is a great place to live if you like vintage things. It is part of the city's Historic District. During the Spring the dogwoods and azaleas are magnificent. The other great time is Christmas when the Victorian Porch Tour takes place. For one week the porches are all decorated with Victorian displays. We stood in front of our house one year at Christmas and wished we could buy a house in this neighborhood. Almost 5 years later the dream came true. Today I took a walk around 3 blocks with my camera to capture the sights. Come take a look!

Across the street the Azaleas look full ...unlike mine...

My buddy lives here-look no azaleas...like me.... Governor Samford owned this house and lied in state in the front room when he died in 1901.

Love the sidewalks!

This house has the City Beautification Award right now.

The swamp.......getting back toward my yard....

The back of my house...no, those are not my azaleas. They belong to the house behind ours but, maybe people driving by don't know that!

My Mr. Lincoln- my favorite rose bush. I wish I had a greener thumb. He looks good in spring but the summer is just too hot and dry for him!

My azaleas ....those that DH let me keep....they will bloom next week...after the Azalea Trail is over!!!!

Back home....I love this oak tree....It has survived hurricanes that took a lot of the older trees in our city. It covers our yard in shade and leaves and acorns.
Thanks for going on my walk today..come back the second weekend of December to see the Victorian Porch Tour!