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Scraps Dog Company: 2012 Scary Tails Howl-O-Ween Winner

Pixie as Rapunzel | 1st Place Winner | Chihuahua
Pixie as “Rapunzel” | 1st Place Winner

Today was a special day in the life of your three year old family pet and service animal, Pixie, for she was the lucky 1st prize winner at Scraps Dog Company’s annual Scary Tails Howl-O-Ween costume contest with her Rapunzel outfit!

The 6 pound chihuahua’s outfit was carefully constructed by my brilliantly creative wife, Kat, which included a bejeweled silky dress with plenty of sparkle, a princess hat and attached blonde hair extension with yet more sparkle.  In addition to the costume, was a handmade tower (yes, an actual tower for Rapunzel to reside in), complete with flowers, shrubbery, bricks and a straw roof.

The images seen here were snapped on my iPhone 4S and were quickly edited using Snapseed.

We’re big fans and supporters of Scraps Dog Company year round, and are honored to take home the prestigious 1st prize basket full of treats, toys, food and even a doggy-themed picture frame!  If you haven’t yet treated your dog to one of the handmade cookies, cakes or snacks, we highly recommend doing so at your earliest convenience!

Want to check out last year’s photos?  Here ya go!

Kat and Pixie at Scraps Dog Company (Mae Anne Ave.)
Kat (R) and Pixie (L) at Scraps Dog Company (Mae Anne Ave.)

Great Basin Community Food Co-op

Great Basin Community Food Co-op
Great Basin Community Food Co-op

While strolling around town on a lovely early autumn afternoon in late September, my super brilliant wife made the suggestion of stopping by the Great Basin Community Food Co-op for some shopping closer to home, rather than driving out to Whole Foods on the other side of town.

First of all, I can never say enough good things about my wife, and second of all I can’t believe that I haven’t been doing more shopping at this fantastic and relatively new green/local/organic/allergy-friendly establishment here in Reno, NV.

The shelves inside were well-stocked with fresh and local produce, familiar and trusted allergy-free brands and a whole cooler full of local organic free range meats.  There was also a surprisingly wide selection of craft beer along the wall behind and off to the side of the cash register, which held my attention for a good 3-4 solid minutes of casual browsing.

Overall, I’d say that we only shopped “lightly” that sunny Saturday afternoon, but I know that we’ll be back for more local goodies on many a future occasion!

The HDR shot above I took while standing next to our car in the building’s parking lot using my iPhone 4S.  The shots were later combined using iCameraHDR and edited using Camera+, Snapseed, Photo FX and LensLight.

Enough about me.  How about you?  Have you been to the Great Basin Community Food Co-op?  Do you shop there regularly?  What do you enjoy about the store?  Is there anything they could improve upon?  Please share your thoughts in the form of a comment below!