Halloween party

Jett, ShRiek, and Will rent an old adobe house. ShRiek says it's haunted, and apparently they have other problems, too:



Paulie, the saddest zombie ever:



Tyrrell, the zombie who had an entire battalion of little plastic "national guard" men out to get him:



Marshmallow girl, Benji the Mummy, Punkinhead girl:



Shriek as a sort of punk, patched-up rag doll; the Virgin-o-Guadalupe jack-o-lantern she made:

 

Bram as Señor Muerto (again), ShRiek lurking; Pirate John snuffs his Backdraft; time for me to cut the cake:

  

Photos from the Last Weekend in October

Yesterday, went to visit Jim at the Santa Fe Design Week Expo, part of the Santa Fe Design Week goings-on. We chatted for a bit, walked through trade show, and continued on through the exhibits at at El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe Clay, and Warehouse 21. We continued to kick around Guadalupe Street for the afternoon. Photos from the day (click for larger):

  

 

 

  

 

Walked back to Borders today to pick up Reckless Kelly Was Here* and a few more pictures came out of that trip.

  


* Subsequently updated the "Enjoying" section over to the left. Promise to try and be more timely about that.

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Famous for Washington — But Ready for Santa Fe?

Paul sent me the following, found on The Drudge Report (apparently, one of those "blog" things I've been hearing about) and originally reported in Roll Call, which seems to be some sort of Washington, DC-based news publication:

VALERIE PLAME, JOE WILSON READY TO 'QUIT' WASHINGTON
Tue Oct 24 2006 08:51:47 ET

Having soaked up just about every last bit of limelight from the CIA leak scandal, former GOP-appointed Ambassador Joe Wilson is burning up the campaign trail on behalf of Democrats while apparently planning a full-time move away from Washington, D.C., ROLL CALL reports.

Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame Wilson — who was famously outed as a CIA operative by columnist Robert Novak — have told friends that they are ready to quit Washington. One source tell ROLL'S Mary Ann Akers, the Wilsons, the parents of 6-year-old twins, have “settled on” Santa Fe, N.M.

"We have entertained for a while now moving out of Washington, D.C... My wife no longer has a job in Washington, so we're no longer bound to the city," Wilson explains.

Saturday Around Santa Fe

Started off at the Farmers Market, some burritos and checking out the fall produce. Got a few of the (probably) last roasted chiles, some red to go with the green this time, and a few other things.

Stopped by to visit our friend Caleb at his last day of employment at my former workplace. Continued on downtown to check out the Zebulon Pike celebration at the Palace of the Governors; there was just a small group of reenactors there, so we spent most of the time talking with James at the Press.

Ducked over to the library to see the show of work from the Book Arts Group. Beautiful, varied mix of handmade books; my favorite: a batwing shaped book of drawings of bats with its accompanying batwing shaped box.

Then, because I was remembering my museums and opening exhibits incorrectly, we headed up to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture at Museum Hill. Used our new memberships to get it and check out the exhibits, including a stunning collection of Diné weaving. Also discovered a little trail that leads around the arroyo in the back.

That wrapped up our outing for the day, but we headed back out this evening to check out the new barbecue place in town, Whole Hog Cafe, opened recently by an Arkansas transplant. Ribs (wet) with the collection of sauces on the table and some sweet tea. It wasn't Memphis, but it will do just fine. I went there sporting my new Minnesota State Fair tshirt that arrived from P+T today (thanks!).