Twas the Night before Halloween...

When all through Posi, fun and exciting things were about to happen.

I started off the day by putting the finishing touches on a Halloween costume for a little girl named Haley. She is the daughter of one of the interns at Positronic Design. My biggest concern was whether or not it would fit her as I was working with just a few measurements that her mom provided. As it turns out the costume fit just fine and the little girl was very happy with it. My good deed for the year is done!!!

Next up was a photo shoot of some artwork by Diane Adzema. She is a New York City artist who stopped by to pick up her art which has been gracing our walls since the annual Spring Party. The two pieces below are from her "Twisted Fate" collection. It is a series of sixteen 8" x 8" mixed media paintings with cut paper, bones and feathers and using oil, wax and glazes on the canvas. In case you are wondering all of the bones and feathers are natural artifacts found on the beaches and in forests.

Penrapture stopped by to party but we talked her into going to see Tony Vacca at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Tony played at the Spring Party '08 here at Positronic Design. I didn’t get to see much of the show that time so I was happy to go listen to him again.

We scooted out before the show ended as all of us were hungry. It was a beautiful night, 55 degrees, a few days away from a full moon with costumed party goers walking the streets of Northampton. We headed to Fitzwillys on foot, which I thought was quite pleasant. Sometimes in life it is easier to accept and enjoy the spontaneity of life instead of railing against everything that doesn’t go exactly your way.

After our late night snack we headed back to Posi where some of the younger Posi crew were ready and raring to go Thai's house party. After some refreshments we all headed over to his house to be greeted by Silent Bob.

The first thing I asked for was the bottle of Jack Daniels. Thai actually had one stashed in the back of the fridge in a brown paper bag. After a messy round of shots we roamed around checking out the party. There was beer pong, a poker game, and a whole lot of people in the living room we could barely see through the cloud of smoke from the smoke machine. Even though it was a lively event we didn’t stay long, partly because everyone there was half our age and partly because it was already 2 am.

The younger Posi crew came stumbling back in shortly after we arrived at home. Apparently someone (no names mentioned to protect the embarrassed) broke the toilet at Thai's house. Not the toilet seat, the actual toilet tank. By the looks of it I guess we are lucky that is all that was broken.

Autumn in the Hidden Hills of Western Mass

So after a long night of working on an Autumn Fairy Halloween costume and watching half of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy I decided to get up early and head out to the Hidden Hills for some autumn foliage sight seeing. Not a bad plan except for the getting up early part.

This is a picture of some of the pieces of the costume laid out as they will be sewn together. It is going to be adorable when finished. I hope the little girl getting it likes it and I hope she is a nice little girl too! I have never met her. If I post a blog about the dress in the future I will tell the story of how I ended up with this little project.

Originally I had intended to go with Penrapture on my autumn sight seeing trip but ever since she got a cell phone I can’t get a hold of her. Maybe she is missing the point of cell phones - too be connected 24/7. In the bathroom, in the grocery store, in the car, at work, while you are sleeping, everywhere, anytime, 24 hour access. Plug me in!

Anyway, I dragged my son out of bed for a drive through the Hidden Hills. He’s a good kid, despite himself.

We stopped at Outlook Farm to deliver some Hidden Hills maps. As good timing would have it, these beautiful horses were coming down the street just as we pulled in. I managed to dig the camera out and get a few pictures as they passed by.

There were tables full of pumpkins, gourds, winter squash and apples. I love autumn. There was a mixed grill BBQ with meat from the butcher shop and someone playing guitar. We didn’t stick around for the festivities as we had more stops to make.

Except for a few trees here and there most of the foliage has passed in the area we went through. It was still a nice drive and it was nice to get of the house.

Now it is time to get back to finishing up the Halloween costume and the rest of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.