Not my puppy. Taryn's. But I steal her for cuddles every chance I get.
Even though she has the needly little teeth of an infant velociraptor! The word floated in the darkness, flickering with fire. And there were witches everywhere. The witches of fate, making and measuring and cutting the thread of visitors to the forest -- shorter now, given their choice to enter the forest -- and Stygian witches hissing and cackling for the eye their youngest sister hoarded; and witches infesting forgotten dolls; and the witches' familiars, of course -- hoards of spiders which can mummify a full grown man; and their favorite pet, a glittery-eyed and much-scarred spider the size of a calf that would rush at victims trying to escape. Through that forest? No. The forest ends in a graveyard where the witches made their zombies, and also keep the greatest monster of all... The 2014 Halloween Party was tremendous! Even before any guest got to the haunted barn, there was barbecued tri-tip, artichoke and pasta salad, and lots of Halloween treats; montages where guests could take their pictures; old black and white Adams Family and Munsters episodes to watch projected on a white tent wall.
But the best part was watching the guests. I was in Indianapolis this last week, and I'd been there an entire day before I learned what was in the building directly behind my hotel: The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. I am sure there are some other important reasons to be in Indianapolis.
I am just not remembering them, right at this moment. (Visit it here. Become a member! I did.) ME: Why can't we have another Siberian Husky?
CHRIS: Because they always leave the refrigerator door open, obviously. This glorious photo was taken by Chris Morgan, who purports to be an amateur photographer, but he is lying. Please, please visit him at flickr.
Last weekend, Chris and I visited Elkhorn Slough, which is a few miles from our house, and which I have long considered as one of the prettiest (and most secret parts) of California. Some pictures...
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