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Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Fest!

World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay Pays Homage to the Great and Almighty Gourd

44th Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 18-19
Official Pumpkin Festival Mascot “Gourdy” and Craft Cocktails Debut at America’s Fall Classic

Every year when autumn rolls around, picturesque Half Moon Bay bursts into a brilliant sea of orange and buzzes with excitement and activity to celebrate its bountiful fall harvest. The dazzling journey is its own reward … the tunnel through Devils Slide is a sight to behold plus the breath-taking views of seaside farm country dotted with vast, rolling fields of orange, scarecrows, barns, and pick-your-own pumpkin patches.

Plum Blossom Farm will be in booth space #216, which is on Main Street near Correas.   This festival is always crowded but so much fun and worth the traffic!  I am really looking forward to it.  Hope to see you there!

For more info including directions, locations, times, etc check out their website: http://pumpkinfest.miramarevents.com/

 

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Cole Valley Fair

 

This weekend will be my first City fair.  The Cole Valley Fair takes place this Sunday from 10:00-5:00.  It promises to be a fun-filled day with lots of good food, music, entertainment for the kids and lots of artist vendors.  Plum Blossom Farm will have a booth near the corner of Carl and Cole Streets.  Come by and say hello!  Sunday’s weather looks to be perfect.

Vendors:

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY & POTTERY

Art in Every Classroom

Craig Fonarow

Dalan McNabola

Downey Designs by Lauren & Elisa

Fused Glass Creations

FuzzyChef Pottery

Hilary Williams

Jack Jacobson

Jennifer Clifford Art & Design

Josh Kimball Photography

Maureen Shields

Phyllis Williams – Glass Artist

Sean Dana Photography

Maggie Hurley ~ Whimsy & Whatnot

 

CHILDREN’S ITEMS

Animal Insticts Apparel

Audrey Murphy

Nohi Kids

Sophie’s Attique

 

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES

Amos Goldbaum

Cookie and the Dude

Estilo Clothing

Handmade’n Leather

Hilside Bags

JulesElin LLC

Lady Alamo

Made in the Haight

Musettes

Paper Jam Press

Petal & Stem

.retool.

Saaz

Sassy Saks

 

ENTERTAINMENT

Twee Twee the balloon artist

Face Painting by Yogis Henna

Bouncy House

Obstacle Course by MIDLINE

Classic Car Show on Parnassus

Fire Truck from Stanyan Station

Talking Police Car from Park Station SFPD

Live Music (see below for band lineups)

FOOD

Bombzies BBQ

Devine Petites

El Porteno

Firetrail Pizza

Grattan School Bake Sale

Peter’s Kettle Corn

T-We Tea

 

HEALTH

Park Smile Children’s Dentistry

The Balanced Atlas

Trestman Chiropractic

 

INFORMATION

AcroSports

Chabad of Cole Valley

City CarShare

Coldwell Banker – Laufenberg Camozzi Team

Cole Valley Improvement Association (CVIA)

SF Department of Environment

Farm Fresh to You

Sutro Stewards

Friends of Grattan Playground

Friends of Sharon Art Studio

Grattan School

Haight Ashbury Community Nursery School

Kevel Home Performance

Morel by Ryan Kowalski

OnSite Medical Service

SFPD – Park Station

UCSF

Urban Sitter

Walgreens

 

JEWELRY

Atelier Artemis, LLC

Cara Lyndon

Carrie Saxl Studio

Dana Levitt Designs

Enflux Jewelry

Frames by Kui

ijewelry

Iris Elise Jewelry

Juju By Sarah

Shimmy’s Beach

Tessa Kemp Jewelry

 

MISCELLANEOUS & GIFT

AzureBlue Textiles

The Booksmith

Bug Under Glass

Cole Hardware

Etnochik “Art with Roots”

Girlywhirly

La Boulange

Per Cadium Apothecary

Plum Blossom Farm

To.Go.Kins

Unicorn Woodturning Studios

 

MUSIC

Hardly Hardly Stage – Cole Street @ Grattan

12:30-1:00: Stonestown YMCA Women’s Takio

1:15-2:00:   The Co-op Stompers

2:15-2:45:   Stonestown YMCA Women’s Taiko

3:00-3:45:   Andrea and the Bad Sugar Daddies

4:00-5:00:   A Talent for Mischief

 

 

Outside Outsidelands Stage – Cole Street @ Parnassus

11:15-11:30:  Grattan School Taiko

11:45-12:30:  Bob Scott

12:45-1:30:    Hiwatters

1:45-2:15:      Grattan School Taiko

2:30-3:15:      Blind Lemon Pledge

3:15-4:00:      The Clementine String Band

 

 

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Pears

pears on railing

We have these wonderful pears growing on a tree in our front yard.  Not only are they very sweet raw but I plan to dry some of them to preserve the harvest.

I cut them in slices and lay them on wax paper.  I then put them in a deep pan and place a net over them.  Then they sit in the sun and dry naturally.  Depending on how thick you slice them and the temperature of the weather it can take a few days to get thoroughly dry.

They are delicious and chewy and you can then enjoy them all year round!  Yum!