Halloween Fun at the Farmers Market

There is a quite a display of creepy clowns, freaky children and spooky skeletons this year at the State Farmers Market in Columbia, SC.

The organizers here must have a blast setting up these animated, disturbing objects! I wonder how many little kids have nightmares after seeing these.

Happy Halloween! Thank you for stopping by! ~Val

This Week's Blog Post!

Halloween is Coming!
I posted a few Halloween lanyards this week!

It is early but I wanted to get a jump on it since the weeks seem to fly by and Halloween will feel like it arrived too quickly! This witch is my favorite and she has purple hair! Available at Miss Val's Creations.
 

The Wentworth Coolidge Mansion

The Wentworth Coolidge Mansion was built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the mid 1700s by British Royal Governor, Benning Wentworth.

In the 1800s the home was owned by J. Templeman Coolidge III who had a presence in the art world, not only as an artist but also as a trustee of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

It became a destination for many in the artist world including notables such as John Singer Sargent and Isabella Stewart Gardner.

Massive anchor used as a sculpture!

The Coolidge family gifted the estate to the State of New Hampshire in 1954. Today the home is open for tours (which we did not do since it was approximately 1000 degrees when we were there and the home is not equipped with air conditioning).

On the grounds is the Coolidge Center for the Arts.

This is the Grotto which was created by a group of local artists.

It is a whimsical gathering place composed of repurposed trash.

Instruments have been created from trash! 

This was a great stop on a day when Jim and I got in the car and drove up the coast with no plan. We saw a sign and found this little treasure which neither of us had heard of!

We also stopped at Creek Farm a little further up the coast in Maine. This is owned by Cornell University and is used for marine studies.

I do not know the history of this place since there was no one around to talk to. However I am in love with this gigantic lions. I should have stood next to one to show their size!!!! The scupltures are very weathered which makes them look so cool.



As always, thank you for stopping by. I also enjoy reading everyone's comments! Have a great week! ~Val