Mary and my first annual pumpkin carving party was a success! Fresh donuts, apple crumble, tequila toddys, beefcake, apple pie, and pumpkins galore. More pics from Chelsa here.

Apple picking at Dressel Farms.

Post class, I’m getting VERY excited about bookbinding. My sweet new book from Purgatory Pie Press just arrived!

Tomorrow, I think I’m going to swing by the Big Brooklyn Pig Roast and Harvest Hoedown at The Yard in Brooklyn. What to expect if you come along: Sixpoint on draft, a special batch of cinnamon ice cream from Blue Marble, Tom Mylan roasting a whole pig, and dessert from the lovely Cathy Erway — along with music, dancing, and the Gowanus Canal.

Bookbinding at the Etsy Labs!

I just bought tickets to see Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, another dance company I studied in college but haven’t yet had the chance to see live. Founded in 1974, the company performs a full modern and ballet repertoire en travesti.  Their faithful renditions of classic works like Swan Lake, Death and Entrances, and Stars and Stripes Forever, are not only skillfully danced but deliver great satire of dance and dance culture. (My personal fav is The Dying Swan. It’s just too good.) Go! I promise, they’ll make you laugh. Read more on the Trocks here.

VERY serious company video chat.

Now that the HCS office has moved downtown to Cooper Square, I’m loving not being in a work neighborhood for work. It’s fun to wander the East Village during *gasp* daylight hours. Today for lunch, I tried out the recently opened Porchetta on 7th btwn 1st and A. Get the porchetta sandwich with a side of crispy potatoes and a Boylan’s Birch Beer and you’re good to go.