Mandolin Cafe Tacoma and our Halloween decorations

We awoke this morning on a mission to make good on a promise made to ourselves yesterday: To try out the nearby Mandolin Cafe here in Tacoma. I'm pretty certain we were both thoroughly impressed. Although parking is sparse even on a Sunday mid-morning we found a spot and stepped into line. I had my sights set on a yummy looking cinnamon roll and Sarah on a orange-cranberry scone. I thought I had a particular drink in mind as well until reaching the counter and being seduced by a sign for pumpkin lattes. I went for it and ordered the other stuff and sat down with Sarah at a table with a chess board. Although, at my urging, we didn't play we did enjoy the atmosphere (a few seconds of the complimentary wi-fi) and our tasty treats. My favorite decoration in the place hung above their piano. It was a small bugle fitted to be a music light. Brilliant! I'm so going to do that someday. Anyway, we really enjoyed ourselves and I'm sure we'll be back.

The rest of the morning we spent half at Costco gathering some candy for Halloween and half at Tacoma Boys grabbing pumpkins and some other grocery odds and ends. Once back at the ranch we hauled out some of our own and borrowed decorations and went to it. Even a solid drizzle couldn't stop us from setting up lights, some scarecrows, piles of fake bones, and a large skeleton. All in all, I think it's the best Halloween display ever. Yeah. Also in the spirit of things Sarah baked us up some green cookies that look far weirder than they taste.

It should be fun to see the neighborhood kiddies next Monday. Sadly Sarah will be on business in Detroit but I'll surely have a good time handing out treats to the little tricksters of the area. A neighbor tells me I may see as many as 30 or 40 of the little rascals so I better be prepared for I'll have no tricks being dispensed this Halloween.

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10/24/2005 @ 7:36pm

Awesome decorations. You rock! Sounds like you had a lot of fun this weekend.

by momquote

10/26/2005 @ 2:32pm

Aww, you're making me homesick. Halloween! Pumpkin lattes! Funny-colored cookies! Oh well. Only ten more months to go.

by Anna