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In the midst of selling art at the first ever Handmade Dayton Festival at Peace On Fifth in the Oregon District. It was a lovely Friday morning- not too hot with a a slight modest chill in the air as I walked the twenty minute trek to the Oregon District, feeling confident in 2 1/2 inch heels and purple black heart tights. At Peace On Fifth, a unique retail shop/boutique selling goods, clothing, and accessories strictly from slave free parts of the world that has been in Dayton for nine months now,  London Coe, the lovely, vibrant shop owner has transformed her store into Handmade Dayton Festival. Five locally owned shops of art, jewelry, handmade soaps, and more, each vendor is separated by a leisure amount of space, not large enough that one feels divided, but enough so that we all could have conversations and get to know each other and our personal wares. I had a long wooden table and rolling rack, taking only a few moments to have art displayed and quickly got acquainted...

Whose responsible for making me trek 3 miles in the night to see pumpkins? Judy? *gasps* But I don't even know a Judy. Hahahaha..... Ah, the end of lush, autumn October is finally upon us. So what's Halloween without a lil pumpkin carving, eh? Behind the Dayton Art Institute on Stoddard Avenue in the Grafton Hill District resides a tradition known to many and I must admit last year was the first I've ever heard of the The Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow! Having had a splendid time, I couldn't wait to go again! So alas not Judy's fault- it's my own. Heehee! As I walked along fallen leaves and branches, the smell of cinnamon and pumpkin wafted through my nostrils, letting me know that I'm close to my destination! Here's just a sampling of the glowing pumpkins with their sweet scented tea light surprises inside! From traditional face carvings to intricately detailed witches, cats, Simpsons, celebs, comic book characters, villains, and Sesame Street puppets! Th...

And the infectious spooky delight of Hauntfest 2011 at the Oregon District continues.... Oh look! It's a a She Smurf! She was soooo adorable! Rob fit right in! Hahaha! Arrgh! A pirate! I found out! The reason for Patrick's apparent dumbness is..... Beer? All Jedi knights and light sabers rejoice! Rob is the villain in this sordid tale. Withholding screams! Another one of my classmates! I didn't spy any Slytherins, Hufflepuffs, or Ravenclaws at all! *cough* Losers! *cough* Best costume! Hands down! I am soooooo going to be a duck next year! Absolutely serious about this- yellow catsuit, feathers, and all. You'll see in 366 days....(it's leap year next year!) Rob was dying to be captured with his boyhood hero, Bumblebee! Just kidding! Heehee.... "....heroes in a half shell turtle power!" It's everyone's dream to be sooooo big time, you wind up on Star Magazine! Am I right? Always a first time for everything right? Squeezed a boob that wasn't my o...