Bon week-end!

Don't these look good?! Actually, Honey Cupcake is a pretty good term of endearment, too. Maybe even better than dog or Slovenian or ice sculpture....just something to think about. Aaaanyway, my mind is mush today - here's some stuff it found on the interwebs:

The recipe for these cupcakes - which I'm definitely making over Thanksgiving (it's so early this year!).

A spooky story about the park near my school. Supposedly 5000+ bodies are buried beneath the grass.... The sad thing is, if you've visited, it totally makes sense.

Sometimes this is how I dance -

The other day I wore sparkly tights. It was a very good idea.

Gingerbread pancakes  are maybe the most delicious.

Nerdy Halloween humor a few days late.

A picture of my favorite place in the world, glorious Colorado.

Here's hoping we're all inspired this weekend! And here's hoping *my* inspiration comes in the form of two finished papers... :) 

If you love Two...

Read the first two paragraphs of this review of last week's TED conference in D.C.  It will make you smile.

A house divided against itself can be awfully cute....

In our family, Halloween is known as "that day in October when you walk from door to door asking your neighbors for candy rather than votes."

Hettie the Elephant, Bald Eaglet Baby Willa, Phineas the Donkey

 Here's to a happy, safe, bipartisan holiday!

Buddha says, Happy Hurricane Halloween

Thanks to my brilliant neighbors who did this.

Pumpkin Guts

Pumpkin guts taste good.

Sometimes, the best things in life are easy. Take pumpkin seeds. It takes a huge amount of time to separate the meat of the pumpkin from the seeds. So why fight it? Place pumpkin guts flat on a cookie sheet. Drizzle or spray with olive oil. Toss with a mixture of ginger, cinnamon, cardamon, brown sugar, or parmesan cheese, rosemary, pepper and garlic. Bake pumpkin seeds and guts at a low heat (250 to 300, depending on your oven) until seeds are golden and guts and chewy -- 40 to 60 minutes, depending on how chewy you like things. Stir every 10-15 minutes. You can do the same preparation for pumpkin alone which you can use in salads, on sandwiches or in pastas and sauces. The sweet version is delicious with ice cream!

Boo!

When Halloween comes around, I try to dress up as something truly terrifying. This year the thing keeping me up at night has been the European debt crisis. I think we're scary enough to send someone running right off a fiscal cliff, don't you?

What are your costume plans? Also stay safe East Coast!

Politics and Pumpkins.

It's a busy week, but I REALLY wanted to carve pumpkins. I've never been

a particularly gifted carver, but I love the process. Last night, my wonderful 

husband walked to the store and brought me two beautiful pumpkins. During

the debate, I sat down with a carrot peeler and a pearing knife and carved 

dots, hearts, an owl and a moon into the provided pumpkins (the owl &moon 

were going to be hearts, but the eyes were too fantastic to miss! Have a great 

week!