You would think that now

after it is all up I would have more time.....I have a few more days of madness and then I should be back to blogging my usually excessive self....until then. Here are a few more pics husband took today. Thank goodness Marci is headed over on Thursday....we will actually get proper pictures!!! ;)







Comments

  1. The Artful Gypsy aka Wendy the Very Good WitchOctober 3, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Okay...I'm sure you've answered this question a million times and I've just never seen it....but, WHERE do you guys store all this stuff the rest of the year? Do you keep an outside storage unit to house it all? I really must know this before it kills me!

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  2. Mantan CalaverasOctober 3, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    So much detail, you're guests are going to thrilled. Or maybe enthralled.

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  3. pensive pumpkinOctober 3, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    I am totally in awe of this. Complete and utter awe.

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  4. Countess VonRauber (Heidi)October 4, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    It's beautiful! You must be so proud! =)

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  5. "Strublay"October 4, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    Wow. That is incredible work. One of these years I'll have to drag mr. Strublay over there to see your work. I'm immensely impressed!

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  6. wicKEDOctober 4, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    That is completely wicKED! I am in awe!

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  7. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 4, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Gosh, that abbey looks real! But so do the tombstones and wraiths, for that matter.

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  8. Michael JonesOctober 4, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    So incredibly incredible. We have some spooky (real) graveyards in Japan but this is the eeriest!

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  9. LuLu KelloggOctober 4, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    I am in AWE. I just want to come Trick or Treat at your house now...like immediately.

    You rock!

    Cheers!
    LuLu

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  10. LisaOctober 4, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    This is beautiful. And if you think these aren't "proper" pictures - I can't wait to see what you think IS proper!

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  11. Darkrose Manor LLCOctober 4, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    It look absolutely incredible!!!!! Congratulations on a job VERY WELL DONE!!! :)

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  12. Jessica PenotOctober 4, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    I am so envious! That is really beautiful. You all are amazing. I can't even finish one small project. Thanks for the pictures.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Stunning.

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  14. Creepy Creations by Jamie MooreOctober 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Wow, that is awesome!!!

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  15. JeffOctober 4, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    There is a 40x24 2 story shop on the property (just behind the Abbey). The entire upstairs is dedicated to Halloween props. The tombstones and smaller stuff gets stacked in alcoves and the bigger stuff in the middle of the room. The large structures break down into panels that are stacked on their side (The Abbey is made up of 40).

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  16. GuillaumeOctober 4, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Amazing. Simply amazing.

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  17. THORNHILL WOODS HAUNTED HOUSEOctober 4, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    SPOOKTACKULAR!!!!!
    I wish you lived in my neighborhood.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Why isn't there any cool stuff like this in my community?

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  19. Pik-CorOctober 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Wow...and again...wow!

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  20. Damian Michael AKA HalloweeNutOctober 4, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Goddamn amazing!!!!

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  21. Little Gothic HorrorsOctober 4, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Seriously... your work is breathtaking! Living in Australia, where Halloween is only superficially celebrated, this is like a fantasy!!

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  22. Pam MorrisOctober 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    truly beautiful!

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  23. MarrowOctober 4, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Absolutely jaw-droppingly eye-poppingly incredibly fantastically amazing amazing stuff right there.

    I approve.
    A lot.

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  24. The Gill-ManOctober 5, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Add my voice to the chorus of stunned admiration! Y'all have COMPLETELY outdone yourselves this year!!! Amazing work, all the way around!!!

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  25. House BloodthornOctober 5, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Phenomenal detail. Truly awesome work as always. I look forward to defiling it with my presence as soon as is humanly possible. ;)

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  26. PumpkinBrainOctober 5, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    This is some serious work you did there. The result is spectacular and very detailed. Well done, i'm in total awe.

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