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Hello!  Yesterday my friend Shirley and I volunteered at Multnomah Falls for the afternoon shift.  It was the first time one of my days fell on Halloween!  

I snapped this when we were leaving at the end of our day.  

Shirley brought a bucket of Halloween candy to share with visitors.  I wore my wrinkled old witches hat.  We had fun with all the visitors.

Meet Joel.  I have a funny story to tell you.  I noticed he had an accent so I asked him where he was from.  He said Australia.  I said.. my sister is in Australia, Tasmania actually.  He said he was from Tasmania.  I said my sister had sent me a photo of a lake they'd hiked around.  I showed it to him and he said.. that's Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain.  So, I texted my sister and asked her if that was the lake and she texted right back and said - "How did you know that!?".  So I told her about our visitor and she got a kick out of that.  

Dayle had gone to the falls the day before and snapped a few photos for me.. the falls were icing up due to the cold snap we had.

I've never seen it ice up this early!

I promised to share my dollhouse with you after Shirley did some dusting and arranging.  She has collected miniatures for most of her life so she had fun checking out all my little things.  The outside front of the house.

There are even lights inside!

The little brass plaque on the house.  I have googled for more info but can't find the history on this house.

The whole inside part.

Starting at the top on the right is a little room in the turret.  I've set it up as a place to read a book or do some sewing.  There is a balcony outside the door.  I love the tiny wicker table and chairs and the old wood sewing box.

Next to that is the fully appointed bath, the old time water closet is the same as in our house.  We also have the clawfoot tub, antique medicine cabinet wall-mounted sink.

The second floor has the nursery.  The nanny is putting the baby into her canopy crib while watching the little boy play on the floor with his toys.  The painting fell off the wall, I have to put it back up.  :-)

Next to the nursery is the master bedroom.

The light was dim in this room so I used a little flashlight to light it up a bit.  Notice the hand-crocheted granny square coverlet and pillows?

The dresser in this room is wonderful, and all the drawers open.  Note the tiny inkwell with quill pen?  That was a gift from Shirley.  She also gave me the tiny glass vase with a yellow rose.  

On the first floor is an entry hall with a real glass etched window in the door and also serves as a music room with the young lady of the family filling the house with piano music.

The living room is quite something, the floor is beautiful inlaid wood.  

The LR is decorated for Christmas with a tree, presents and stockings on the mantel. Mom and Dad are on the sofa and the table is set for a party with a pie, cakes and cupcakes on the buffet.  

I also used some extra light to show you Mom and Dad and the tree.  I also have some Williamsburg pewter, such as the bowl and candlesticks.  On the dining table is a pitcher and 2 mugs and a platter.

A closer photo of the buffet with a chocolate cake and cupcakes on a little cake plate with matching green glass candlesticks.

And the dining table with a pie on a hand crocheted lace doily, a cake and the pewter mugs and pitcher.  I realized the pie pan is a bottle cap.  :-)

I wish the kitchen was bigger, it is hard to photograph.  There is a potbelly stove in the back for cooking on and a sink in a cabinet.  I hope you enjoyed the little tour.

I've been waiting for the Pin Oak to turn red and it finally has, I just walked out to snap a photo of it before the East Wind blows all the leaves off.  :-)

I have never regretted painting the house and outbuildings red with white trim.

We still have the ghost bride and skeleton hanging up, time to take them down for another year.  :-)  In fact I'll be packing up all my decorations today and getting things out that gobble.  :-)

It's a beautiful, breezy day, 51 deg. F.  We have our grandson's here.  They spent Halloween with us.  They watching a scary movie and Dayle made us dinner of spaghetti and garlic bread and for dessert?  Halloween candy, of course!  We watched "The Lady in White" - a classic old scary movie before they headed to bed.  They're spending another night, we love having them here.

OK, time for me to get busy.  Have a super weekend.. any fun plans?  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)