Welcome Fall

Well another month has come and gone. The weather was so nice the whole month of October with temperatures averaging 78. Our #1 turned 6 with a Secret Agent/Spy party and then finished his first trimester with straight "A"s (well "S"s)! He really makes us so proud.


What a fun filled month it was! We made a trip to Apple Hill and picked apples and visited a petting farm along with all the arts and crafts booths there were to see. It felt like fall. One vendor (S. Todd Smith) crafted old wine barrels into pieces of art, I had to have one! I purchased a votive holder and I just love it! We even managed to do a little wine tasting at The Lava Cap winery. May I suggest the 2004 Granite Hill Reserve Petite Sirah. De-lish!

Here's #2 trekking through the vineyard.

We bought our pumpkins from Davis Ranch were they had a great corn maze, that was fun.

#3 enjoying all the pumpkins to chose from.

We also visited Fog Willow Pumpkin patch with #1's Kinder class. That was his 1st bus ride! Of course that was the highlight of the trip for him.

As #1 went off track, we managed to fit in one last camping trip before the Holidays. We went to Bodega Bay and met up with our close friends, it was so nice! We collected sand dollars one morning during low tide. I found some tiny ones that I plan on making a mold from to recreate into PMC (precious metal clay) jewelry pieces. We returned the day before Halloween with lots of cleaning to do from the trip.

Halloween we carved lots of pumpkins and trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. I couldn't believe how many people were out this year! It made so much more fun. People were pleasant and neighborly. I think that extending daylight saving time was good. So #1 was a Zombie, #2 a Black Cat and #3 Princess Aurora. Too cute!

So, Christmas is just around the corner and I have been swamped with local orders! All custom pieces, most from a good friend's trunk show. Others for fall birthdays, I guess. Either way I'm enjoying it. I have another trunk show this week. Can I tell ya ... the bookmarks are flying off the shelves - sort to speak. I have to thank my great friend Lisa Lane for that. It was her initial request for one and it has just snowballed from there. Thank you Lisa!

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and Christmas is in the air of all stores! Sheeesh! Poor Thanksgiving as Lisa would say. We go from Halloween straight to Christmas.