The halls be decked

The first wreaths you might have noticed were the smoke rings around Sushi, but she was just taking a few drags, so to speak, before stepping up to the mike at La Te Da to emcee the "Share the Wreath" fundraiser for AIDS Help.

When we went last year, we ended up with two wreaths. Well, same story this year, but with money tight all over, the bids were a lot lower.

It was a special treat to get Ginger King's feather wreath (on the inside of the front door). She's a former queen of Fantasy Fest, and about the most vivacious charity supporter on the island.

Fausto's wreath (and here it is) was a treat, too: It came with a basket of jams, chocolates, salamis, coozies, eco-bags, a tote, a gift certificate. . . .

Everything but a glue gun, which we had to run out and get this morning to reattach three pieces of fruit.