Kitty Deschanel

Happy Halloween! I'm super boring this year, with no costume, no decorations, and (gasp!) no candy. Here's a throwback Halloween post from a few years ago. Until 6th grade, I was a cat every year. I finally switched things up when I saw a picnic table costume in an American Girl magazine. That's right. For Halloween, I went trick-or-treating as a picnic table, complete with paper plates and baggies of chips hot glued on. Wanting to outdo myself, the next year I was a mama cat trying to sell her babies. Sure, it sounds horrible now, but I remember it looking so cute in that 1997 American Girl magazine. I'm pleased to declare that 2012 was the year of my Best Costume Ever ! Unbeknownst to her ahead of time, I went as my Halloween-loving coworker, Marie, complete with blond wig and her stolen name tag. It must have been meant to be, because she came in wearing the exact same pair of Halloween socks, purely by coincidence! Now I just need to figure out a wa...

Move over, Balloon Fiesta. Albuquerque has another up-and-coming event that you won't want to miss.  My husband and I were pleasantly surprised to discover that the New Mexico Fermentation Festival, in its 4th year and the first of its kind in the Southwest, is popular with locals and tourists alike. It's sponsored by  edible New Mexico  and is held at the Gutiérrez-Hubbell House, which is dense with cottonwood trees and is a lovely place to spend a Saturday with or without a festival. What the heck is a fermentation festival? You know we're big fans of New Mexico  wine festivals ,  beer festivals , and even  green chile cheeseburger  and  wagyu beef festivals . (Yay, NM!) We'd never been to a fermentation festival though and weren't sure what to expect. Although you might think a festival dedicated to fermented foods and drinks sounds a little odd (we did), so many irresistible treats fit within that category. In addition to ...