Sleepy Hollow Country

 

My cousin visited me in NYC for a couple of days but we managed to pack in a lot of adventures into a short amount of time. We both love Halloween and it is the season of ghosts and goblins, so we visited some places perfectly suited to this spirited time of year: The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, Sleepy Hollow/Washington Irving's grave, and the Jekyll and Hyde Restaurant. The train ride out along the Hudson Valley is an event in itself.  Coming home into the city at night after the Blaze I kept looking out the window of the train, catching glimpses of half shadows and reflections on the water and could almost picture the headless horseman galloping through the marshy landscape. Of course, the drunk party-goers in the car behind ours sort of marred my imagining of what this area must have been like during Washington Irving's time. After the last couple of days, I'm definitely now in the mood for more Halloween fun! I love this time of year!

Outfit Details:

Dress (old): Anthropologie

Long sleeve top (very old): ?

Scarf (old): Anthropologie

Trench coat (old): Betsy Johnson

Skeleton pumpkin head earrings: Philipsburg Manor, Tarrytown

Necklace: random beads on chain

Hat (old): Anthropologie

Boots (old): John Fluevog

Bag (old): H&M

CORNucopia at Philipsburg Manor

The last few days I've been warming up to the idea that autumn is really just around the corner. I'm still sad to see summer end, but there are so many things I love about fall that my anticipation of all those things grows a little each day.  There's something about the calendar flipping from August 31 to September 1 that triggers a seasonal shift in my brain. Today I took the Metro North Train to Tarrytown to attend the first ever CORNucopia Festival at Philipsburg Manor and was greeted by some of the sights and smells I associate with autumn. Even though it was hot and humid out today, I suddenly wanted to string acorns, carve a pumpkin, drink hot apple cider, and read scary stories by the glow of a fireplace.  Welcome September!

P.S. As a child, I had a great pop-up book about a haunted house perched at the top of a hilly street in Tarrytown. I remember the story pretty well and can even recall some of the illustrations but I can't remember the title.  I need to do some more searching online today because what I recall of the illustrations exactly matched what I saw of Tarrytown today.

Outfit Details:

Skirt (old) - Kalya Gauze Skirt by HD in Paris, Anthropologie

Blouse (old) - Blue Book Blouse by Odille, Anthropologie

Bag (old) - Co-Lab by Christopher Kon