The Stanley Cup Quilt-Off has officially begun! I hope each and every quilt raises lots of money and that they all find good homes. Last time I checked, Caryl Bryer Fallert's quilt had been bid on. It is a lovely quilt and I count Caryl as a good friend. However, I wouldn't mind it if my quilt had a higher bid on it :-). (I couldn't help myslef, had to throw in an emoticon.)

Several of you have commented that you'd love to place the winning bid on my quilt. Here's your chance to get the ball rolling. Click here to see the quilts and place bids.

In other news, as you know, last night was Halloween. Jack and Elanor looked particularly good this year:

Elanor was Bellatrix Strange (from Harry Potter fame) and Jack was Luke Skywalker (surely you ALL know who Luke Skywalker is). His light sabre glowed a really great shade of blue that doesn't show well here.

Elanor was really lovely as Bellatrix. Lorna did a fantastic job on her hair and makeup.

Jack was very Luke-like. 

Steve and I went to a magic show, GHOSTS, at Austin College. Larry Hass, who is on the faculty and is also married to the AC President, Marjorie Hass, is a professional magician in addition to having a PhD in philosophy. His colleague and friend, Eugene Burger, was the headliner of the event. Larry and he performed some wonderful, scary magic.

It was a dress-up event but it was also Halloween. I didn't exactly go in costume, but I did trot out Christy's Halloween tights. She had planned to wear them this year and mom and I figured she'd be happy to know that they got out and about. That's me, striking a not-so-scary pose. 

Trust me when I tell you that I had the most memorable legs of the evening.

Remember to place your bid at the auction!