The Ghosts of Buckskin Joe

Hello my friends,
Today is Friday the 13th.  So I'm just wondering, do you have any superstitions, and

do you believe in ghosts?

 

Yesterday hubby and I visited the quaint town of Fairplay, Co.  While there we walked through South Park City.  A fun historic place with 40 exhibits to see.  Seven of them were original to the town.  I'll be sharing some of the fun items that we saw there in another post.

 

On our way home we drove to Buckskin Cemetery.

 

It's all that is left of the ghost town of Buckskin Joe.

 

Buckskin Joe, also called Laurette or Lauret, is a deserted ghost town in Colorado, United States. It was an early mining town, and county seat of Park County, Colorado.

As we drove up the hill, the cemetery looked small, consisting of only a handful of headstones.  But as we got out and walked, we found graves all over the hillside.

 

 

Many of them were in metal or wooden enclosures.

 

 

I have never been to a cemetery before that had so many primitive crosses.

 

 

 

This cast iron one was so unique and I loved the patina!

 

When you were a kid did you ever say, "cross my heart and hope to die"?  Me and my sisters use to say that when we were promising to tell the truth.  I wonder where we learned that from?

 

These two headstones of a husband and wife were right next to each other.  I thought they were very unique.

 

 

Do you find cemeteries to be eerie?

 

I find them to be very peaceful.  A place where someone's dear one has been laid to rest.

 

As we were leaving I noticed this heart hanging in a tree.

 

 

We stopped at an antique store in Fairplay.  The owner told us that last weekend Buckskin Cemetery had their annual celebration.

 

It is held on the night of a full moon and people dress like some of the deceased and do some type of reenactment.

 

She said people come from all over to see it.

 

I think that would be so interesting to see!  A bit of creepy fun!

 

I snapped this photo of an old church in Leadville, CO today.

I loved how the sun was shining right behind the steeple!

 

 

 

Wishing you a wonderful Friday the 13th, and remember, don't walk under any ladders.  :)

Good luck,

Jann

 

Vacationing in Colorado. . .

Hello my friends,

just hopping in to say that hubby and I took a road trip to Colorado.  We decided to "get out of Dodge" while wood flooring is being installed in 4 rooms in our home.

For that reason, there will be no Share Your Cup this week.

Please come back next week.

Here's a little glimpse of what we woke up to one morning in Colorado.

Looking forward to seeing what makes you happy this week!

hugs,

Jann

Treasures and Trinkets Halloween Wreath

Hello my friends,

some of you may remember the trinkets that I have been gathering to make a Halloween wreath.

 

 

 

The other day I found myself home alone and feeling pretty good so I decided to see what I could come up with.

 

I started with this metal wreath.  It was a $1.99 thrift store find. 

I turned it over and used the backside. 

 

A few of my ornaments were large and I figured they would sit down in the wreath better on the concaved side.

 



I placed the large ornaments in first.  I already had these in my Halloween boxes, so I spent very little on this wreath.

 



 

Next I added some smaller ornaments.  One package I bought at a thrift for $1.50 and the other I bought at Michaels for $5 with a coupon.  I only used half of the small ornaments I had.

 

They are attached by hot glue.  The trick is to get the glue only where there is contact.  Also to hold it in place a while

 until it sets well.

 

From there the real fun begins. . .

 

I just started gluing trinkets wherever I could wedge them in securely.  I filled the little wooden pumpkin box with a black cat tag, a glittery bat, and a candy box.

 

The owl is a salt shaker.



I knew the mask would be a bit tricky to work in, but I wanted to use it.  It did end up covering some of the party horn, but I felt like it was okay.

 





 

I had a couple sprigs of web leaves so I cut them up and tucked them in here and there.

I had bought the noise maker and party horn off of eBay years ago.  The Happy Halloween, pumpkin bell, and ghost cookie cutter were thrift finds.  The little orange bird is one of my favorite things!

 

I used a couple of the pumpkin cupcake picks.

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I added a couple of straw flags that I made a few years ago.  At the base is a tiny pumpkin man.  I love him too!!

 

 

I added some crepe paper to the bottom of the bingo card and stapled a ticket and black feather to the side.  I've tucked a few tiny potion bottles in here and there.

 

It's funny how all of these little things make me so happy!  Even something as simple as a rusty gear and spring.

 

My friends, Shirley and Joanne gifted me with some fun paper creations that I added as well.  This little cat is one of them.

 

I hung it on my craft room door and I could see that it needed some tweaking.  That's when I added things to the little pumpkin basket.

 

Here it is hanging on our front door.  Which I might add, needs to be stained very badly.

 

 

It was a fun wreath to create and I love every little trinket and treasure!

 

hugs,

Jann

 

I will be sharing with these fun parties:

Hauntingly-beautiful decor Halloween link party

 

 

 

Share Your Cup #267

Hello and welcome to Share Your Cup, (SYC for short).

 

The party where you share what makes you happy.

 

 

I truly believe that by sharing the things that make you happy that you help to make others happy as well.

 

Gosh, I have had a crazy week and I apologize for the late start again.  We are getting new wood flooring in 4 rooms and have been so busy moving everything out. 

 

Of course, I can't lift anything heavy so hubby has had the biggest amount of work.

I've been feeling pretty good, but after 2 and 1/2 weeks of antibiotics through an IV my infection has started to return.  UGH!  I see the Dr. tomorrow then I'll know what will be done next.

 

With my home tore up I won't be decorating for Halloween, but I did manage to Step it Up on the Front Porch

 

Now let's see what caught my eye from last weeks party.

 

Share Your Cup #266 features:

 

Debby Goes Shabby gathered flowers and made a gorgeous fall wreath in colors that are just so Debby!

 

 





Bernideen's shared a beautiful Autumn tea in her garden.

 

 

 Rita from Panoply went on a shopping trip with her sisters and brought home some great items for their booth.

 

 

 

Frau Tschi Tschi shared a yummy recipe for a plum crumble.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for sharing and please grab my button if you were featured.

 

 

 

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STEPping it up on the Front Porch. . .

Hello my friends,

Here it is the first of October and we are definitely feeling touches of fall.  Cool breezes, leaves bustling, and frost will soon be on the pumpkins.

 

Right after I had my surgery our youngest daughter, Kylee came and decorated the front porch for me.  With the help of my grandson, Braxton they quickly changed my summer porch into fall.

 

They removed the aqua glider and brought around my two coral metal chairs.  I have a collection of leaf rakes and Kylee corralled some of them in the old milk can that came from my husbands grandparents farm.  The cute 'Love' pillow was a gift from my friend, Shelley.

 

My friend, Ann gifted me with ornamental pepper plants.  I  planted one of them in an enamel teapot and the other in an old watering can with an orange spout.

 

She added them and my little chippy red ladder to the display along with a plant I had in a rusty gallon can.

 

I also had picked up a few mums at Walmart.  She placed two rust colored ones in an old wooden crate.

 



 

The weather remained hot for some time and it certainly didn't feel like pulling out the pumpkins weather.

 

Recently it has cooled down and I decided I would STEP it up just a little and add my ladder to the left side of the door where the old filing cabinet usually is.

 

I'm so excited!  All of these pumpkins, except the gourds; came from my garden.  I've left a couple big ones out there that were still quite green.

 

 

I feel so blessed to have such great family and friends that share.  My sweet cousin, Betty gave me two giant sunflower heads from her garden.

 

And my long time friend, Joyce gifted me with the Indian Corn.  Can you believe we have been best friends since 6th grade?

 

 

I scored this orange toolbox at a thrift store for $10 last spring.  I could hardly wait to use it for fall.

 

The plants in my urns were still looking pretty good, but I pulled them out to stack these cuties.  I did buy these pumpkins. Thinking I need some cornstalks underneath.  Truth told, probably won't happen.  :)

 

I teased on facebook and said, "Unlike me, these girls are stacked"  (wink)

 

 

Kylee had placed my Nesbitts soda crate on my rustic flat wooden wheelbarrow in the garden below the porch.  I added a few pumpkins and gourds.  I love the orange next to the purple Aster.

 

There you have it, my '2017' fall porch.

 

  I absolutely adore the unusual pumpkins you can find now days, but because I had enough in my garden to decorate with I am going to resist buying more.  Hoping to plant some unique ones next year.

 

hugs,

Jann