Gashlycrumb Tinies Scavenger Hunt

I've featured pics of the Gorey House here a few times so I think I'll skip doing a post with those and instead focus on the Gashlycrumb Tinies Scavenger Hunt.  The tinies is a very macabre alphabet book about 26 children that met tragic ends.  You have to look for clues....both obvious and hidden...and check them off as you go.  Sheila and I were determined to get all 26.

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs

B is for Basil assaulted by bears

C is for Clara who wasted away

D is for Desmond thrown out by a sleigh

E is for Ernest who choked on a peach

F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.

G is for George smothered under a rug

H is for Hector done in by a thug

I is for Ida who drowned in a lake

J is for James who took lye by mistake

K is for Kate who was struck with an axe

L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks.

M is for Maude who was swept out to sea

N is for Neville who died of ennui

O is for Olive run through by an awl

P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl

Q is for Quentin who sank in a mire

R is for Rhoda consumed by fire

S is for Susan who perished of fits

T is for Titus who flew into bits

U is for Una who slipped down a drain

V is for Victor squashed under a train

W is for Winnie embedded in ice

X is for Xerxes devoured by mice

Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in

Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin.

Edward Gorey House, Part 2

The Cape Playhouse is on Rte 6A in Dennis; I didn't stop to shoot a picture of it.  It's well known and respected for summer stock and has attracted a lot of famous actors and actresses over the years.  A brief history and list of some of the big name stars is HERE.

I meant to ask what this was supposed to be....it could be a Tinies clue but I'm just not sure.

This 3D book was pretty cool.  You look through a peep hole in the front and can see all the little cut out characters stacked behind each other.  

This was the best I could do with the camera looking through the hole.

 

He designed this weathervane.

And also the bad shaped brackets for the mantel.

You know how bad I wanted these....esp. that blue one.

And he also designed this adorable plush bat and if there had been one in the gift shop, it would have come home with me.

The upper floor is closed to the public.

So totally worth the visit....if you ever find yourself on that part of Cape Cod, I highly recommend it!