... and the house is truly haunted

Last Saturday we held our first Halloween party at Pomegranate. Don't know why we've never done it before, because the place is soooo perfect for it. It's even haunted, according to legend. The previous owner used to walk in every morning and yell, "Good morning, Grandma!" (just in case). And we have had a few customers start to go up the stairs and stop in their tracks because they sensed something (without any prompting from us). Don't let that bit of info prevent you from going upstairs because a) there's some really cute stuff up there, and b) if grandma's ghost exists, it's a friendly one.

Anyway, isn't Halloween so much fun? It's the one time of year we adults can act and dress completely silly and goofy, and hardly anyone will judge us for it (yeah, your kids might be embarrassed). We had a blast decorating the shop, and next year we'll add even more. We found black umbrellas at the Dollar Store, slashed them up, and hung them in the trees. Robert made headstones out of funky old wood pieces and printed funny epitaphs we found (here's a site with some good ones: www.hauntedbay.com/thelab/epitaphs.shtml). And I had a blast mixing Halloween music and creepy sounds from iTunes.

Here was the best part: Robert cooked up some special potions for our guests. Aside from our delicious Savory Sweet Spicy Nuts (recipe available on our website at www.pomegranate-home.com), we poured True Blood, kind of a take-off of a Bloody Mary, and Brain of Newt, served in a bitty lab shot glass. That was the hit of the evening: one of those drinks that makes you kind of shudder as you down it... because it's so ugly. Let's see: cranberry vodka, lime juice and baileys (the last administered into the shot glass with a syringe)... it all coagulates and you get this disgusting looking drink. But it tastes good! Must have -- he served about 50 of them. Yep, next year we'll really do it up, and encourage everyone to come by as it gets dark (the later the better for spooky effect and the amazing way our little lights twinkled about the house).

The doorprize, a fabulous gift certificate for a custom stamp from Three Designing Women ($48 value) went to Kris H. Congratulations! How do you find out about these things? You have to sign up for our enewsletters and watch for announcements that just go out to our client list. Go to our website (link above) and sign up on the home page.