Butternut Squash Salad

This fall salad is one of my favorites from one of my all time favorite cookbook authors. It's easy enough for a weeknight dinner yet feels totally gourmet. We've eaten it four times since October!

Sunday Morning v.2

I find Sunday morning to be one of my favorite parts of the weekend. It's such a lazy and carefree day. I tend to cram all my errands in on Saturday just so I can kick back on Sunday and read my stock pile of magazines ... while my husband watches football. It always seems a bit of a downer to have the same-o, same-o breakfast on Sunday so I decided to test out some berry muffins from my newest cookbook. The recipe called for the flour to be barely mixed in as you can see in the photo ...





They were delicious. Not too sweet and the perfect partner to a steaming cup of coffee.

Sunday Morning

Our backyard meets up to the church property behind us. In the summer, we can hear the choir singing hymns while we sit on our deck ... drinking mimosas. It's nice. This past Sunday, the fall sun was low and streaming through the trees so beautifully.

Wine Tasting, Walla Walla Style

Who knew Walla Walla was becoming quite the wine tour destination? We've heard so many great things the past few years, we decided to check it out for ourselves and loved it. LOVED IT.

We had a beautiful place to stay.


Our gorgeous view made it difficult to leave ...



And so did our comfy room ...

Chicken & Dumplings

Before the Northwest weather decided to be summer again, I was totally info fall comfort foods. I was going to be home all day on Sunday so decided to make a batch of stock which only increased the home-y, comfy feeling of a perfect Sunday night dinner. I insisted that my husband call me "Martha" the entire day ... He rolled his eyes instead.

Cabin Fever

As much as I love day trips to wineries, I don't much like the drive home. It always seems twice as long as the drive out. We were lucky to receive an overnight invite to our friends cabin on Saturday. So pretty and restful ... and their many decks provided the perfect spot to open a few of our newly acquired bottles.







Falling asleep to the sound of this river was the ending to a perfect day ...

Addicted to Boots

Even though I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to summer, Fall is my favorite time of year. Pulling on my boots with dresses, skirts and leggings is the perfect combination of effortless and comfortable dressing. My newest pair has me eagerly awaiting the crisp weather ...



Next month, we'll be going on a mini getaway and these will be perfect boot for walking around wineries and keeping me warm on chilly evenings.