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Thoughts and Moments

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"Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought are commonly the most valuable." - Francis Bacon
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According to production designer Robin Standefer, what makes this home so endearing and intriguing to viewers is that the home is meant to be a place of refuge: “There is a whole world in this house and garden…These women are outcasts and this place is their sanctuary.”

Truly a world within itself, the Owens house is meant to withstand time and passing fads. We find ourselves drawn to this small world because it’s nothing like we see today– not in 1998, and surely not 20 years later, let alone in the real world. For being only a set on a film, the unattainability of the Practical Magic world is what makes us come back each Halloween to watch it, to keep us dreaming, to keep inspiring us to create our own magic, even if just within our homes. — “Fit For a Few Witches: The Practical Magic Victorian House

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