Ravencroft Manor

*I don’t really post personal things on this page but this one was important to me*
One whole year since my familiar crossed the rainbow bridge… It’s been a year of ups & downs, we’ve had a lot of beautiful trips & holidays. But some holidays didn’t feel the same without her. Friday the 13th (that’s a holiday to me) National Black Cat Day & Halloween… I didn’t do much those days because it felt strange to celebrate without her. My loyal companion of eighteen years was gone & it was hard to adjust to not seeing her everyday. I’ve grieved this year, like REALLY grieved. Watching her pass away was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. But I was finally able to talk about her the other day without crying 😭. So that’s a good sign. I asked her to find her way back to me & I believe she will, either here or on the other side. I miss you my angel kitty 🖤🌈🐈‍⬛🌈🖤

She figured out the heat came from the floor & she liked to sit on this grate & warm herself 😻😹😻

The (non permanent!) halloween decorations came down this weekend… I thought I’d share these pictures to mark the day of mourning in our house as we have to wait until next year for spooky season. Ah who am I kidding, it’s always spooky season at Ravencroft Manor! 🖤🎃🐦‍⬛🎃🖤

We’ve been working on our kitchen all summer… My mind was blown when I saw the ORIGINAL 1885 bead board covered up by the imitation victorian wainscoting in the kitchen! Who does that?! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Come to find out, it’s a lot easier to paint over particle board than it is to scrape it off! *I curse the day whomever decided to paint every single nook & cranny was born!!* We ordered paint stripper all the way from New Zealand & it works like a charm but boy are our arms sore! 😓 The color of the walls was picked by Yours Truly (of course I’d go with Tiffany Blue 🩵) but I’m thinking it might be TOO bright. It is growing on me… What say you? 🤔
This project has taken a lot longer than I anticipated but I’m proud of the progress we’ve made 🥰💪🏼😓