Happy Halloween

Well, we are ready …..

……. and to mark the occasion we thought that we would pose for a few Hello Magazine type photos to celebrate ……

……. after all what’s good enough for Peter Andre is certainly good enough for us!!

We’ve also festooned our lounge …….

…….. with proper, real, genuine Halloween decorations from the US, the spiritual home of Trick or Treat, a present from our lovely, lovely No. 1 American Fan and serial commentator  Dianne in romantic and sunny Florida.

Thank you Dianne ……

….. thanks to you Castle Greysquirrell is most spookily resplendent and the talk of the village!!!

Darrell’s Dun Gud!

Darrell has excelled himself this year bringing a little Halloween awe and wonder and magic into our lives, especially Nigel’s ………..

…… and last night was no exception! I suspected something was afoot as there seemed to be an awful lot of secretive huffing and puffing coming from Darrell’s general direction ….. and then all the lights went off …… and Nigel and I were beckoned to the bottom of the stairs…..

…… to be greeted by the most magical sight  Let’s just say, once more, ……. it was emotional!

We appeared to have a cluster of friendly ghosts on our stairs and Nigel was totally entranced.

Darrell dun gud, yet again …….

……. no one can ever, ever have enough awe and wonder, especially Nigel.

It’s was special!

Darrell Creates A Magical, Glowing Spectacular For Nigel.

Last night, just as it was getting dark,  I found Darrell humming busily to himself and fiddling with the twig wreath we have on the portal of Castle Greysquirrel ………..

I suspected that another of his Halloween treats for Nigel was afoot,  so I stayed and lurked in the background.

When Darrell was satisfied that all was well, he called Nigel …….

…….. who didn’t notice the wreath …….

…….. until Darrell turned off the lights ……

…… and then there was just silence, that awe and wonder sort of silence ….

……. with Nigel rooted and transfixed to the spot, occasionally emitting little sighs and ohhhhs and ahhhhhs.  Let’s just say it was emotional!

Sorry Nigel

I went into Nigel’s room to say goodnight, forgetting that my suit glows in the dark ……
…… lets just say erm ……. pyjamas had to be changed!!

Awwwww Darrell

Do you remember the other day when Nigel was very taken by the terracotta skulls at the garden centre and Darrell left Nigel eating cake for a while ……..?

Well, bless him ……. Darrell couldn’t be swayed to an aforementioned terracotta skull ….. but he was swayed by a terracotta pumpkin ….. but kept it a secret from Nigel until last night when he lit it up  …… Halloween just keeps on giving chez Castle Greysquirrell!

Fantomes Suspendus!

There was humungous excitement Chez Castle yesterday, when we all got in from work and saw that Postman Bob had been and had left a large envelope addressed to The Boyz on the doormat ……

…… which we immediately recognised as coming from Jan The Fan, our biggest and most loyalist fan in Newcastle, we also strongly suspected that the envelope may contain something of a seasonal type nature.

There was a card, which we opened first,

……… and Darrell read out aloud in his best Geordie/Jimmy Nail type  accent ……..

…… and there was a present …..

Oh mon dieu et mon droite est mon gauche ……. it was a pack of three ghost decorations for the garden (me, Darrell and Nigel in spectral form?) ……… let’s just say, it got a little emotional……..

………. Fantomes Suspendus …………. which sounds sooooooooooooooooo romantic!!!!

Well,  it goes without saying that those Fantomes Suspendus were going to be inflated and “suspendos” there and then, with Nigel doing the honours of blowing …..

…… me doing the tying ….. and Darrell planning the best, de rigueur location to suspendus notre fantomes………..

…….. which after much deliberation, he decided should be from the old arched tree right at the bottom of the garden.

Let’s just say (again)  ……

…… that the suspendus-ing  of said fantomes was emotional ………

………. and not without some risk to Darrell and myself ….

If Derek Acorah himself had wandered into our garden at that time he wouldn’t have known who to speak to first …..but ……. these suspendus fantomes looked more intent on having fun, than telling us, while channelling naturally through Derek that Andy liked what we had done with the cushions in the lounge……!!!!!!!!

What can we say, Jan The Fan?  

 

You’ve topped our Halloween for us already and it’s hardly even started!!

Rest assured that these suspendus fantomes are going to be haunting us for much longer than just Halloween ……

………. we love them …….
THANK YOU SO MUCH JAN THE FAN ……… for bringing so much laughter and fun dans le bottom le jardin!!! XXXXX

Halloween Starts Early Chez Caste Greysquirrel Continued ……

So ….. following on from yesterday and Nigel’s tucking in of Darrell’s weird donut …….

I shouldn’t have been at all surprised when Nigel, naturally, wanted to try out the fangs for size …….  first one way …….

…… and then the other ……

……. and believe me ……  the sound barrier was then well and truly broken in our kitchen, such was their uncontrollable hilarity ….. it’s a wonder the neighbours didn’t come round to find out what was occurring!

I have never heard anything like it ……
……. there were tears of laughter …… damp patches …..

……. and at one stage I thought Darrell had stopped breathing completely  when he couldn’t seem to catch his breathe for laughing!

When they had finally gathered their composure, some 45 minutes later, Nigel thanked Darrell and gave him a huge hug, saying that it was the funniest trick or treat anyone had ever done for him. It was an emotional moment!

I am not sure however how much more my delicate eardrums can endure if such shenanigans continue!!!