Maudlin moment

this craft is crackers!

2011-02-22T00:18:00.000-08:00

Oh, i love this so much, especially since i was just given 1.3 kg of pretzels!!! OF course i think you should customise this and make a decrepit haunted old Pretzel cabin.

Log Cabin made out of pretzels

WHATS ON THE SLAB- Reindeer games

2010-12-14T19:24:00.005-08:00

It's Christmas at the grotto and i just whipped up a few reindeer...

" They wouldn't let poor Rudolf play in any reindeer games..."

What

2010-12-14T19:24:00.003-08:00

What

2010-12-14T19:24:00.001-08:00

WHAT'S ON THE SLAB- you're in the jungle now baby

2010-12-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

Sometimes i do a little experimental sewing/crafting, or something other than the dollies that you see at ghouliebabies.com and i thought i would share some of these projects.

This one is a collection of brooches and hair clips with a leopard print theme.

trick or treat, smell my feet

2010-10-08T13:47:00.000-07:00

My skins beginning to crawl with he coming of Halloween. It's just my favorite time of the year, even if it isn't widely celebrated here.
Anyhow in my lust for Halloween i came across these marvelous cup cakes at
www.bhg.com

Everyone loves a sinister sweetie!

FEAST on me

2010-09-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

This is a child's recipe for Coconut Rice Krispie Snowmen. I think there is a touch of "evil snowman nightmares" in it, it would be fabulous for Halloween!! (By the way if you didn't realise Rice Krispies are similar to our Rice Bubbles here in Australia.)
By the way what is Marshmallow fluff?? I don't believe we have it here.

Rice Krispy snowman recipe at I.Village.

All Hail Mrs Beeton

2010-09-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

Like all modern Mauldin ladies i have a morbid curiosity for Victorian Domestic Goddesses. Possibly because my own Domestic Gothess halo is want to tarnish.
So i defer to the book of all knoweledge "Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book".
For those unfamiliar with Domestic Doyen Mrs Beeton, she was the Martha Stewart/ Delia Smith of her time, she published regular columns and her book of household managment between 1859 to 1861.

Anyhow apart from her essential advice on keeping ones servants under control, menu planning and recipes, her book includes diagrams for such culinary crafts and "trussing" (string art for fowl), carving (aka Texas chainsaw chop shop) and the all important presentation of dishes. My favorite being the presentation of Poultry- featuring feet and feather. I firmly believe that there isn't enough feet in cooking these days. See more of Mrs Beeton here

Cat Quotes of the day

2010-08-12T23:04:00.000-07:00

these tickled the whiskers of we dedicated cat staff at the Maudlin Mansion-

"Cat's aren't clean, they're just covered with cat spit "- John S. Nichols
(We wont be telling Miss Jeannie Kitty Princess that one, she firmly believes in the enzyme theory and we are happy to believe in that too, considering the close proximity in which we live)

"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!"- anon
This however is proven fact!

Mod Cons

2010-07-18T18:42:00.000-07:00

We here at the maudlin mansion (ghoulie grotto)have been experiencing some rather unfortunate plumbing problems. As i am a princess and not at all inclined to "roughing It"-( I'm not even that keen on camping), this plumbing crises has led me to ponder the wonders and convenience of modern plumbing.
Had i been born in ancient Rome i may well have been baring my wobbly bits to strangers in the communal bath house- what a truly maudlin thought. I dare say that bubble bath my have been hard to come by. However i could have been enjoying the convenience of some of the first sewage systems, i only hope that i would have been wealthy enough to have an outlet connected to my house.
Had i lived in 14th century England i would have been enduring the unfortunate aromas of chamber pots and the Themes- the unfortunate destination of most of London's waste.
If i was lucky i might have maids to fill my copper bath tub with kettles of hot water.
But i wouldn't have enjoyed my very own indoor plumbing until after 1840 and i wouldn't have had a flushing toilet till after 1880, let alone a toilet in my house which didn't become popular until well into the 1900's.
How i love modern conveniences!

FRANKEN-SOAP (or making new soap from old soap)

2009-09-22T18:36:00.001-07:00

Now ghoulish friends, you know i love to reuse and recycle and this little article just gladdened my blue black heart.

To recycle your soap scraps into new bar soap, place 2 cups of grated soap scraps in a saucepan and cover them with water. Let them soak for 24 hours, giving them a stir every now and then. Next, bring the pan to a boil, remove it from heat and add a tablespoon of vegetable oil for each cupful of soap soup. Pour the mixture into molds–milk cartons work great. After they've hardened, you can cut them into smaller bars, but let them cure for two weeks before you use them.
from www.curbly.com

Maudlin Beauty

2009-08-29T02:53:00.000-07:00

We do love old and somewhat dubious beauty tips and tricks. Naturally we don't recommend practising them! But i just found these mind boggling buds of beauty wisdom from 1919-

SPOTS ON THE FACE.—Moles and many other discolorations may be removed from the face by a preparation composed of one part chemically pure carbolic acid and two parts pure glycerine. Touch the spots with a camel's-hair pencil, being careful that the preparation does not come in contact with the adjacent skin. Five minutes after touching, bathe with soft water and apply a little vaseline. It may be necessary to repeat the operation, but if persisted in, the blemishes will be entirely removed. *OUCH!*

And in keeping with the current obsession of youth-
OLD LOOKS.—Sometimes your face looks old because it is tired. Then apply the following wash and it will make you look younger: Put three drops of ammonia, a little borax, a tablespoonful of bay rum, and a few drops of camphor into warm water and apply to your face. Avoid getting it into your eyes.

Where do i start... Don't do this at home! Though perhaps George our skeleton in residence would benefit from the Cure for old looks.....

THE DEATH MOOK- book review

2009-06-02T03:51:00.000-07:00

Well i just howled with pleasure over this publication. It's a delicious confection of scrumptious morsels all tied together by the specter of Death. It features various authors and writing styles exploring death in all of it's guises. If you had the pleasure of reading Morbid Curiosity Magazine and mourned it's demise then i think you will promptly claw your way out of your crypt for this one. Anyhow get out and have a wee nibble at this collection of dark lozenges. Spooktacular!
check it out at
www.vignettepress.com.au

Ouroboros- feline style

2009-05-25T02:13:00.001-07:00

Words of wisdom

2009-05-04T00:23:00.001-07:00

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional..

Tres Chic for the fashionable pooch.

2009-04-16T17:59:00.001-07:00

Lovely Lucy- fashionista extrodinaire says this is what the hottest puppies are wearing through the most fashionable doggy doors right now! Her stylist calls it a "short clip with a shag and shake tail"; we call it ooh la la for the pretty pup; she gets our grrrr of approval.

DRACULA- twitter style

2009-03-15T13:44:00.001-07:00

Gotnul is bringing the classic Dracula to 2006 with a Twitter style interpretation.
Funny stuff check it out!
http://www.gotnull.com
see post: "Dracular Told via Twitter"

Disaster- the great equalizer

2009-02-11T13:09:00.000-08:00

Just in case you hadn't heard catastrophic bush fires have been blazing across Victoria Australia. Thee has been much loss and tragedy and this photo captures the link between man and beast in times of great disaster. Our thoughts go out to everyone touched by this awful event.

Grinchy Wishes from Miss Jeannie

2008-12-29T15:33:00.000-08:00

I do hope everyone has happy holidays and Miss Jeannie wanted to send her own special brand of festive or perhaps festering wishes!

CRAPPY CRAFTS- Yarn ball flowers

2008-06-05T13:00:00.001-07:00

We here at the maudlin mansion love a bit of DIY and i found this little gem hovering out there in cybre space. I am thinking this is in the crappy craft category, but perhaps i just haven't seen it executed with real panache.......

Yarn Ball bouquets.
MATERIALS:
various sizes of yarn balls
Skewers - same number as yarn balls.
1 vase

Simply impale the yarn balls on the skewers and arrange in the vase. Voi-la instant yarn ball flower arrangement..... Kiddies, don't try this at home. :-)

Hair raising moments in History.

2008-05-15T22:40:00.000-07:00

Despite amateur lady hairworkers of the early 19th century, professional women (predominantly under the employment of men) began to populate the hairworking industry, some even controlled their own concerns. This reached the point where jewellers who bought the worked hair and set it were becoming overridden by the hairworkers who not only worked the hair, but mounted it as well.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a single curl cost a shilling, but with seed pearls and gold embellishments, the cost could go as high as five shillings or more!

- a Memorial memory from The art of mourning website

Now i am off to cut off someone elses hair- for profit of course!!!

The Big Black Easter Bunny...

2008-03-16T15:44:00.001-07:00

It's that Time of Year again when the big black lop earred bunny tries to sneak past Miss Jeannie (Kitty Princess) to deposit a bounty of calories on my door step. But never fear Miss Jeannie is secretly a brave Battle kitty (when she isn't snoring or demanding better room service) and she is relentless in protecting my corset stays - which strain alarmingly without the wicked sweety goodness of the forbidden chocolate plunder.... bless you miss Jeannie.

A big HAPPY EASTER from the Maudlin Mansion, Miss Jeannie and The Bent bunnies (with butt cracks)

Bad babies

2008-01-30T01:37:00.001-08:00

Ok we never claimed to have good taste when it comes to humor at the maudlin mansion....

these vintage knitting pattern babies were just asking for it!!

THE MANY MAUDLIN MOODS OF THE FESTERING FESTIVE SEASON

2007-12-12T16:19:00.000-08:00

THE 12 MOODS OF XXXMAS

1DISBELIEF- they are putting out Christmas stock, Catalogues and Decorations in the stores in October.

2 DISMAY- it’s nearly the end of another year and you haven’t tackled anything on your New Years “to do” list.

3 FRUSTRATION- What will you give to great aunty Ethel???

4 DISGUST- at anyone who is organized enough to send out Seasons greetings before New Year. Doubly so for those who have erected trees, decked out their houses or finished their Christmas shopping.

5 RAGE- while you endure the crowds, extreme heat/cold, cues and never ending auditory assault of Christmas carols in the pursuit of the perfect, probably useless and mostly unappreciated gifts for loved ones.

6 AGGRAVATION - You still don’t know what to give to great aunty Ethel.

7 HORROR- seeing the balance on your bank account.

8 PANIC- You still haven’t worked out what to give Great Aunty Ethel and the ONLY toy your 5 year old wants is out of stock and won’t be back in stock until the new year.

9 SHOCK- at your expanding waistline from all of that canapé and champagne consumption at the annual round of Christmas soirees.

10 FEAR- that you might not have enough Champagne to survive the silly season and retain some semblance of sanity.

11 SURPRISE- at receiving a lovely and thoughtful gift from someone you haven’t seen and certainly didn’t plan to see in some time, let alone exchange gifts with.

12 RELIEF- in a little over 24 hours, the scramble and chaos of Christmas will be over…. And you can start planning for New Year……

Having one of those days?

2007-10-17T18:35:00.001-07:00

A TRIUMPHANT RETURN

2007-08-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

Do forgive my absence maudlin friends, I have been on safari to the darkest, shadows of the Maudlin mansion and have only just found my way back. Ahhhh, but what treasures I brandish, truly worth the wait…….

The Maudlin Princess woke with a stretch and a yawn. “What a remarkable slumber” she exclaimed, “I feel as though I have been at rest in the arms of Morpheus a hundred years!”She looked about her with a mix of curiosity and disgust “what on earth are those hideous rags you’re wearing?” She said glaring at their pastel colors and thin leather neck ties and the shamefully short skirts of her female attendants and then looked with relief at her own gown of full skirt and velvet bodice.
“Actually you’ve been asleep for ages.” ventured one of the men.
“Yeah, and we’ re stoked that this bloke came along and woke you up with a kiss.” cried one of the ladies, Pushing a pimply faced youth toward the stunned Princess.
At once the Maudlin Princess burst into tears – not only was her rescuer quite the most skinny, pimply, unattractive prince she had ever laid eyes on, but she had woken up in the 80’s.

Cupcaketastic

2007-05-09T23:37:00.000-07:00

OK, ok i know it isn't maudlin, but there is nothing more comforting than a sweet treat on a gloomy day! And this is cupcake action from Australia- so I'm offering it up for your drooling pleasure. Oh and i can personally vouch for their deliciousness. ;-)

http://cupcaketastic.blogspot.com/

A Stroll about the cemetery

2007-05-03T03:19:00.000-07:00

Just a few charming photos of the lovely Stratford cemetery near Bairnsdale in East Gippsland. We were enchanted by the crocus bulbs peeping up on some plots and also a gorgeous and unusual dove on a headstone. There were beautiful porcelain bouquets too - some still in their original glass domes.

Stomping grounds for the antique and curio addicted.

2007-04-10T17:17:00.000-07:00

Well this is exciting; a fab new blog for those of us who love searching for old treasures! Here is the low down on antique and collectors fairs in and around Melbourne- yippeee (In the most maudlin way of course).

http://antiquesinmelbourne.blogspot.com/

on a personal note my last delicious curio was a fabulous grouse foot kilt pin- i had one of these as a child so i nearly keeled over with the vapours when i spied it. It now tastefully adorns my handbag- Miss Jeannie (Kitty Princess about the maudlin mansion) is concerned

Grim Gardening at the 2007 international flower show

2007-04-01T19:58:00.001-07:00

Perhaps the current state of drought here in Victoria inspired the grim gardening exhibits at the International flower and garden show here in Melbourne. Really it was a sight for maudlin eyes and i have a few snap shots to share and inspire.

Welcome some new and interesting fauna into your yard

A few extra green thumbs can be handy

You can never plant too many bones and skulls in your yard

IF all the world is a stage, perhaps gardens are the side shows

Now i am all inspired to pop out into the cemetery and get a little dirt under my talons- happy pruning!

LIQUID BEEF

2007-03-27T03:33:00.000-07:00

Mmmmm, delicious Liquid beef, need i say more!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

2007-02-15T00:37:00.000-08:00

Despite all of our maudlin-icity here at the mansion, we do love a celebration and we couldn’t pass up to opportunity to wish all and sundry a Happy Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is steeped in tradition, ritual and superstition. So here are a few tips to ensure a prosperous New Year:
1: Don’t wash you hair on New Years Day- you will be washing away all of your good luck. (Let’s face it unwashed hair is food for the gloomy bloomers)
2: Wear some Red. Hey if you are going to ditch your black- Red is rather a fabulous option. (Also highly recommended when dancing on the graves of the not so dearly departed.)
3:Don’t use knives or scissors on New Years Day as you might cut off your good luck. Really knives and scissors are always a risk here at the Maudlin Mansion.

Anyway Happy Chinese New Year for February the 18th. 2007 is the Year of the pig!

CLOWNS are scary

2007-02-04T15:06:00.000-08:00

Well we Maudlin dames do love a good ferret about at the secondhand shop/jumble sale and i was very pleased to find this irrefutable proof that clowns are scary- quite possibly evil.

*** do note the eyebows in particular. The expression suggests torment by rubber chicken

Perhaps you can indulge that special someone in your life who wishes to be deeply disturbed with one of these alarming play things.
Sadly the card was pretty much on it's own so i can't give suitable props to it's creator. None the less i do hope you enjoy it as mch as i did.

An A-bear-ation

2007-01-21T21:45:00.000-08:00

What abearation has occurred here? Is it merely the result of an over exuberant Teddy Bears picnic; or something rather more sinister? Perhaps you can glean something more from the scene- note the flushed fur, the limp stuffing. Maybe not all of the Teddy Bears were having a wonderful time today….

Bloody berry granita and cocktails

2007-01-10T18:41:00.000-08:00

Ok i have become obsessed with frozen fruity goodies to cool down while we go throught he summer sizzle.... Maudlin dames everywhere can be heard shrieking "Ahhhh I'm meltinggggg." But banish murderous thoughts with these delicious goodies.

BASIC BLOODY BERRY GRANITA. Delicious and not to woeful for the waistline
You will need:
berries- any berries frozen or fresh or a mixture of frozen and fresh.
the juice of one fresh lime or half a lemon.
a couple of teaspoons of sugar or aftificial sweetener
half a bottle of champagne (sham-pain is fine) OR (If your not in touch with your vices or you plan serving it to the little spooks) some diet fruit flavored mineral water (you want the bubbles so that it doesn't turn into an iceburg and you don't want anything too sweet.)

Method-
force everything into a blender and whip it into a frenzy
then spread it meanly (not too thick- so it will freeze faster)

To serve you are going to want to scratch it about with a fork - Devilishly delish, tart, fruity and a most diabolical color

SINFUL SIMPERING SIZZLE KILLER COCKTAILS. So good you wont want to suck down just one.

for two generous cocktails you'll need:
350gms Frozen fruit (I recommend rasberries and Pinapple is both readily available in the supermarket freezer.) A hand full of fresh berries- Black berries are outstanding, but strawberries or blue berries would be good too. You want to have more frozen fruit than fresh.
4-6 small ice cubes- you want this shivering cold.
Champagne (Sham-pain is fine, you don't need to break out the good stuff for this)

Throw your fruit and ice cubes into the blender with enough champagne to get it to a slushy shaved ice consistency. I like this really thick, icy and blood red and thick, but you can of course thin it out a bit to taste.
Now if you have left over Champagne you wont use right away you might consider freezing it in ice cube trays to add to your next batch of sizzle killer cocktails.

Maudlin New Years greetings or What are the words to that song??

2006-12-31T23:41:00.000-08:00

Ok, so here are the words to Auld Lang Syne. No mumbling isn't actually part of the song. Written at least in part in the 1700's. A nice maudlin, melancholy little number to kick off the New Year.

Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?
And here's a hand, my trusty friend And gie's a hand o' thine We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne

Something for the feline (Or Canine) foodie

2006-12-22T00:58:00.000-08:00

One's feline familiar sometimes wants for something to refresh their jaded Palate. We suggest trying these feline fancies- also fine for fido (remember dogs can eat cat food, but kitties shouldn't dine on doggies din din).

INGREDIENTS:
225grms plain wholemeal flour
1 x 200grm can of cods roe (finely flaked tuna, shredded smoked salmon would suffice if you are short on roe)
50grms of vegetable fat/oil
1 egg

METHOD:
pre-heat your oven to 180.C/350.F

Place flour, roe (or fish) and egg in a bowl and add a little of the oil. This is a "touchy feely" recipe, what you are after is a soft dough, so you can add the oil accordingly. Should you add all fo the oil and the mix is still too dry add a little water.
turn out the dough onto a floured surface and roll it out to about a quarter inch or .5cm .
cut it into pleasing shapes and cook them in oven till they are crisp- or if your furry bod is a little short in the fangs you might leave them a little softer.
Let them cool
Cat-appetit'

2006-11-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

Haunted gardening at the international flower show

Maudlin humor to make your groan

2006-09-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

Q: what did the missionaries give the cannibals?

A: their first taste of christianity.

Maudlin phone messages.

2006-08-23T19:10:00.000-07:00

One of the maudlin Minions emailed this answering machine message. Truly a Maudlin greeting- particularly if you are one of the "changes."

"I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call.
I am making some changes in my life.
Please leave a message after the beep.

If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes."

Crime Doesn't Pay

2006-08-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

Even petty criminals have maudlin moments

Police in Radnor , Pa , interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.

Truly Tragic

2006-07-11T20:53:00.000-07:00

The cheated

A dear friend of mine gifted me with what i am sure youw ill agree is a most Maudlin publication. This charming volume is packed full of inicidents in unfortunate lives and truly it is a gut wrenching read. Poor souls whose lives have been cut short and various tales of woe. But the real maudlin cincher is the the inscription it's past owner had left on the front page : "Mal, this book is so depressing i can't stand to read it myself; so i'll give it to you in tge hope that you will cope with it better. Happy Birthday and love, Chris."
Our sentiments here at the maudlin mansion exactly.

Feeling flat

2006-05-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Flat Dogs- or maybe it's just a dogs life...

There's a ghoulie in my garden

2006-04-26T16:32:00.000-07:00

Why limit your maudlin to the mansion- here is one of my favorite garden personalities. Ghoulies are great when they get a big aged.

Maudlin tragic joke of the moment

2006-04-09T15:12:00.000-07:00

Why did the octopus cross the road?

Because it was nailed to the chicken.....

2006-03-10T15:50:00.000-08:00

Poor kitty chasing love

2005-12-30T15:31:00.000-08:00

The Teddy Tramp stops for a rest...

Fearless Fly

2005-11-20T00:10:00.000-08:00

A day in the life of Fearless fly.... mmmm i wonder what he had for Breakfast...Thanks to Jon Amato for the fabulously gross photo.

Soiled Doves and Ruined Ladies

2005-10-07T18:25:00.000-07:00

Alas it has always been challenging for a Maudlin Girl to keep herself nice. Enjoy this wry look at the Soiled Dove/Ruined Lady penned by Thomas Hardy 1901

The Ruined Maid

“O ‘Melia, my dear, this does everything crown!
Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town?
And whence such fair garments, such proseperi-ty”--
“O didn’t you know I’d been ruined?” said she.

--”You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks,
Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks;
And now you’ve gay bracelets and bright feathers three!”
“Yes, that’s how we dress when we’re ruined.” said she.

--”At home in the barton you said ‘thee’ and ‘thou,’
And ‘thik oon,’ and ‘theas oon,’ and ‘t’other’; but now
Your talking quite fits ‘ee for high compa-ny!”--
“Some polish is gained with one’s ruin,” said she.

--”Your hands were like paws then, your face blue and bleak
But now I’m bewitched by your delicate cheek,
And your little gloves fit as on any la-dy!”--
“We never do work when we’re ruined,” said she.

--”You used to call home-life a hag ridden dream,
And you’d sigh, and you’d sock; but at present you seem
To know not the megrims or melancholoy!”--
“True, One’s pretty lively when ruined,” said she.

-- “I wish I had feathers, a fine sweeping gown,
And a delicate face, and could strut about Town!”--
“My dear- a raw country girl, such as you be,
Cannot quite expect that. You ain’t ruined,” said she.
- Thomas Hardy circ 1901

Ill OcTobEr and AprIL FoOlEry

2005-10-02T03:50:00.000-07:00

Legend has it that April 30 and October 31 are both known as the Night of Witches. On these evenings, witches and warlocks rode through the air on broomsticks to secret meetings.
..... possibly visiting the ghoulie grotto or Maudlin Mansion?!.... Of course The modern day witch has traded in her broomstick for a cyclonic Vacuum cleaner....

Of our feline familiars

2005-09-01T03:12:00.000-07:00

CATS KNOW

Cat's know if you're happy,
Cat's know if you're sad,
Cat's know when you're good,
Cat's know when you're bad.
Cat's know if you're ill,
Cat's know if you're healthy
Cat's know if you're poor
Cat's know if you're wealthy.
Cat's know if you're gentle,
Cat's know if you're tough,
Cat's know all these things,
they just don't give a stuff!
- By Mike O'brien "Paws for a verse".

Cocktails for the headless.

2005-08-24T04:00:00.000-07:00

A charming little cocktail titled:
THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN.- heads of course are optional

Headless Horseman

2oz vodka - optional
3 dashes bitters
Ginger ale
Sliced orange

Mix vodka and bitters in a collins glass. Add ice, top with ginger ale and add a slice of orange.

Alternative and completely un-recommended serving suggestion- mix and pour into shrunken head/tiki head beverage holder and float an eyeball or two on top!
mmmm yummy!

Fractious facts of the day

2005-08-02T06:04:00.000-07:00

the following frightening facts were pilfered (with some nausea) from the Herald sun Newspaper.

"Every minute 30,000-40,000 dead skin cells fall from your body. It takes about a month for your body to make a whole new layer of skin cells. You are likely to shed about 18kg of skin in a life time."

and just in case that didn't give you goose flesh-

"More than half the dust in your home is made up of skin cells."

The Bride and Gloom

2005-07-31T23:26:00.000-07:00

Alas I know not who is resposible for this photo- but could this be a grim couple escaped from the ghoulies??

Gore-met cooking Frozen Lime Surprise Pie

2005-07-18T01:30:00.000-07:00

GORE-Met Cooking.

From a treasury of creepy cooking titled "can-can".
This intriguingly green pie will liven up any midnight feast.

FROZEN LIME SURPRISE PIE *recipe is real, optional surprises are purely artistic license and attempted at own risk.

In-greed-ients

1. Line 2 pre baked 8inch pie shells/cases (Buy them ready made, or clever domestic ghouls might make them from Scratch- ouch!) with a can of sliced peaches.

2. Dissolve 1 packet of lime jelly Crystals in 1 cup of hot water (test temperature with dolly first- if dolly squeals- or melts, water is hot enough)
Add three quarters of a cup of lemon juice
then add one can of stiffly whipped and beaten evaporated milk- this needs to be morgue cold.
Beat and whisk into submission and pour it over the peach lined pie shells. Freeze it until it is thoroughly deceased.

Optional "surprises" - completely un-recommended.
Add Rings or artificial nails for that "I minced a finger into the pie" effect, mincing a real finger into the pie will also have similar results and an interesting texture one would imagine. May result in animated choking of party guests- great for livening up a dead party; also promotes audience participation in application of the Heimlich maneuver.

the ugliest dog in the world

2005-07-12T00:38:00.000-07:00

Well just in case you missed out on seeing him we direct your attention to Sam- three time winner of the ugliest Dog in the world competition. He's old, he's got tufts of hair in unusual places cataracts and look at those teeth... goodness he could be a ghoulie!
Many thanks to resource investor who carried the story