The Grapevine (Oct. 25)
Quoth the raven on Halloween
Halloween can take a literary twist with inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe:
Singe the edges of parchment paper printed with a poem or paragraph that you’ve written out or typed, using either an old typewriter or a vintage font from a computer. Ebony taffeta or silk, tarnished metals, candlesticks and black wrought iron bring the Victorian gloom to life, so to speak.
Midwest Living magazine has ideas for a Poe-themed dinner party, including using pages from a Poe book as placemats, having each guest read a selected passage, and providing little chocolate (“Tell-Tale”) hearts as favors.
Poe-themed decor also might include a long white glove with ink stains on it, vintage books stacked haphazardly, a tattered tablecloth. White feather “quill pens” can be arranged in little spice jars decorated with ink labels.
Associated Press
‘Extreme Makeover’ designer in town
Jennifer Allwood, a designer who took part in the “Extreme Home Makeover” episodes done in our area, will give decor seminars Saturday during this weekend’s free Home Remodeling & Decorating Expo at Century II. Sponsored by RJ Promotions, it will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. In addition to hundreds of vendors, it will have cooking demos and free antique appraisals (two per person).
In bloom at Botanica
Pink muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris), in the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.
This story was originally published October 21, 2014 at 4:57 PM with the headline "The Grapevine (Oct. 25)."