I think that's a new one for me ...

Even growing up in the Snow Belt in western New York, I don't think I ever heard of a town having to cancel trick-or-treating on Halloween night because of a bad storm.

Some towns even -- and I'm quoting this -- "cancelled Halloween, with no makeup dates established."

Not cancelled trick-or-treating -- cancelled Halloween! Hmm ...

Still, getting a howling ice-and-snowstorm complete with thunder, lightning, and cracking of tree branches (many of which had not lost their leaves yet) was not what we were in the mood for. And in October, no less!

We may have to turn the heat on before Thanksgiving this year.

The return of Cake Wrecks

Jen and John of Cake Wrecks were in Boston last night, at Brookline Booksmith. They gave a hilarious slide show and talk featuring unbelievable cake designs, and a cupcake contest -- to see who could imitate a previous wreck in the form of a cupcake.


In honor of the seriously hideous category of "pregnant belly cakes" (if you haven't seen some of these, you wouldn't believe that some baker would actually sit down and plan out some of these things ... ugh!).


And Darth Vader, as usual, riding a ... purple deer?! Yeah.

After the talk, Jen and John hung around to talk and sign books.


And of course, there was cake.


Mmmm ... oreo frosting ...


The audience pretty much devoured this cake -- it was really tasty. Tom couldn't come with me last night but I brought him a slice (I would like to point out that when I left the bookstore, it was SNOWING! Ahem?! It's still October, do you mind?).

After I got home we spent a good half hour going through the book, laughing and cringing at the pictures.

Very fun!

I will always remember exactly where I was

when I found out about Steve Jobs.