Happy Thanksgiving

Mushroom Fair

The Humboldt Bay Mycological Society presented their 31st annual Mushroom Fair today at the Redwood Acres Fairground in Eureka. There were about 300 species of edible and toxic mushrooms on display. As always the Mario inspiring Amanitas were my favorite (pictured below). I had the last shift selling tickets so I know we had over 1300 pople troughout the day. I stayed late to help clean up and was rewarded with a variety of fresh local mushrooms for dinner.

North Star Quest Camp Fundraiser!

Talisman (a local shop) sets up this great fundraiser each year, and this year North Star Quest Camp is working the raffle. Tickets are just $1 for a chance to win one of several incredible ornaments made by local artists. If you buy 10 tickets, you get a bonus set of 6 of these cute handmade magnets. Christmas is just around the corner. For the person who is impossible to shop for, here is a chance to give a donation in someones name, enter them in a raffle, and give them a set of one of a kind magnets. Can you feel the love?

Every girl deserves the self-confidence to follow her own star

http://www.northstarquest.org/

Talisman Beads

http://www.talismanbeads.us/wordpress/

Cthulhu Cupcakes

Lovecraft would be proud with these evil and possibly non euclidean vegan cupcakes. Fun to make but even more fun to eat. Mmmm tentacles.

Office Meeting

Since there are only few people left in the office, I was asked to make a snack layout for the directors visit. I had a lot of fun, it was the first time I ever made food for the office. I made orange cream, coconut and cookies and cream cupcakes, an organic fruit plater, vegan cream cheese with locally made blackberry Sweet Heat and crackers, along with a bowl of veggie booty. I was probably the first vegan spreed ever in my office.

Sweet Heat website:

http://dianessweetheat.com/default.aspx

Death of a Jack O' Lantern

I caught Burt in the act of defacing my jack o' lantern. For someone so small he had quite an apatite. Now the pumpkin is terrifying in all the wrong ways. At least pumpkin is a healthy snack for bunnies, and I have time to carve another one before Halloween.

Glow Stick Canopy Tour

At midnight I climbed and zip lined across redwood trees 70 to 120 feet off the ground. I didn't take any pictures since it was dark. Just to give you an idea of what it was like, the picture above is Redwood Park in Arcata where the tore took place. I still can't believe I made it all the way through.