1. & 2. – Unwinding beach-side on a chilly Friday afternoon.
3. & 4. – Public market goods; fresh healthy apples and an epic chocolate doughnut…an ideal combination.
5. & 6. – Pumpkin carving party goodness. Love those guts! Have you ever seen such dedication? Stencils, X-Acto knives, measuring implements…
7. & 8. – What’s a pumpkin carving party without a menu full of autumn treats? Pumpkin mac n’ cheese, apples with homemade caramel dip, chicken and beet salad, pumpkin cheesecake brownies, sparkling apple cider pound cake, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, spiced hummus….
9. & 10. – Crockpot apple cider with cinnamon sticks, cloves and oranges (and maybe a shot of spiced rum – if you insist) and the new best way to carve a pumpkin…cookie cutters!
11. & 12. – Jack-o-lantern success! Someone’s front porch is gonna look mighty fine this Halloween! Would you believe that Emelyn and Raymond are first-time-ever pumpkin carvers!? Not too bad for a first try. Every stairwell should be so lucky!
13. & 14. – A little bit of fall; A little bit of winter.
15. & 16. – The fire tree!
17. & 18. – My roomie and I – our after-work run through the park turned into a bit of a fall love-fest. Needless to say, it wasn’t quite as run-centric as we’d planned when we set out.
19. & 20. – Also, we may or may not have borrowed a few branches of leaves from the fire tree to turn into a fall centerpiece for the kitchen table. Do they look out of place in the elevator? No? We didn’t think so either.
21. & 22. – Monday night sushi date with my friend Kristen – seaweed salad, volcano roll, jasmine tea, and great company…perfection!
