September Favourites

Here are the things I’ve been loving in September.   The Scent of Harvest Season – Yankee Candle Car Fresheners  I don’t know how they do it but if you closed your eyes and held this car freshener to your nose, you’d immediately be transported to an orchard bursting with ripe red juicy apples.  Apples,…

The Ritual Of Dinner Time

A candle is lit.  Fairy lights sparkle, illuminating titles of the cook books on the window ledge. Ingredients are delicately chopped and measured into small bowls. The sun has set. Outside the trees dance in the wind and inside, the kitchen is pleasantly inviting. Music plays from the laptop on the counter. The scent of garlic and onions…

Date Night: Indoor Picnic Charcuterie

“Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows In the past years we’ve enjoyed an indian Summer well into the Autumn Equinox.  This year however, September arrived with a swift temperature dip; even today, a sunny…

Fun Autumn Survey

What is your favourite hot drink for Fall – Hot chocolate always!.  Mulled cider, Starbucks seasonal drinks and Tea. What Fall clothing item can you not wait to wear – Hats, casmere sweaters, scarves. My velvet skirts and dresses with tights, boots and a leather jacket. How do you decorate your home for Fall – Lot’s…

Olympic National Forest – A Photo Essay

This past weekend my sister and I took a road trip out to the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, a.k.a. “The Land of Twilight”.  We stayed in the small logging town of Forks, hiked to 3rd beach and walked on 1st beach at La Push.  The following day we made the drive…