Giving Thanks

cakes and cards

We gave thanks for health and for having the Admiral around this year for his birthday. We celebrated with a brownie birthday cake, home made cards from the wee ones and a movie family style.

Now that the huge turkey has finally been consumed, our attention is turned to the festive season with fair's to attend, stuff to make to give and sell, Chanukah to start on one coast and finish on another and of course advent to celebrate the countdown to Christmas!

playscape made for sale at winter faire

It's such a busy time of the year, with various events, activities and festivals being celebrated. Day of the Dead, birthdays, All Souls Day, and of course, an American favourite - Halloween!
A Viking met a baby vampire bat and a goulish witch and sorcerer accompanied a glowing skeleton to the throngs of candy hunters in Venice this year. The Switch Witch must have visited late into the night to exchange a rather large amount of collected candy, for a toy and a book!

Donovon Boys' double eyebrowed Jack o Lantern

The vampire bat in full swing..

The Viking Quest for candy begins!

An array of this years carvings, lost the seeds to early mold unfortunately so none to bake this year...