Saturday, October 7, 2017

FĂȘte Sensation Halloween



Today we went shopping for clothes and that was all we were going to do. However, we saw this party shop just a few doors down and checked it out. I needed black ribbon anyway and hoped they had some at a reasonable price. When we walked in the place was decked out in Halloween. The Halloween section was half the store. You had mostly costumes and decorations, not so much on candy (maybe that will change later). Also, there were people trying on and getting fitted for costumes in the stores corner fitting room. Employees were all dressed up as well. It looks like a fun place to work. 
 The usual costume in a package.
 Hats, hats this section had a lot of different hats!
 Hehehe, creepy masks.
 Lol, I think I have this guy!
 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) section.
 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) section.
 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) section.
 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) section.
 One of the many handful displays.
Great place for buying party stuff but it also has a seasonal section such as Halloween.

Another thing that pleased me is their party section had many things that I could use in crafting cards and atc’s. Most in bulk such as ribbon and specialized paper. Much cheaper than a craft store. My new favorite store!

Here's their website if your interested.

FĂȘte Sensation Halloween
It has only been at the Givors location for about a year.
 

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Too Dry for Mushroom Hunting



We decided to explore the forest near St Catherine for mushrooms. Unfortunately we didn’t find any. I think the ground is too dry. To be honest it has been rather dry during Autumn for the last two years. Mushrooms and chestnuts were hard to come by. Last year I did find a few chestnuts, but that was it. I remember one year, years ago we had a 5 lb (10 kg) bag of chestnuts. That was a good year!

The only thing worth mentioning was this leaf with eggs attached to it. Interesting and bizarre. 
Some "insect" eggs on a leaf.
 Closeup of the eggs and leaf.