It's been a marvelous autumn filled with endless adventures! I think I managed to cross a significant portion of items off of my annual fall to-do list. Here is a snippet of some smaller events, scenes, and activities that happened this Fall, in addition to everything else: Another trip to the apple orchard & a pumpkin … Continue reading Fall Fun
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Great Falls Hike
Before winter sets in (and now that the humidity of summer has passed!), I love bring able to take advantage of the outdoors as much as possible. Great Falls National Park is quite close to home, and it always amazes me that such a scenic, beautiful national park is only minutes from Washington, DC. My … Continue reading Great Falls Hike
Mount Vernon Fall Wine & Sunset Festival
I've made huge progress on crossing things off of my annual Fall to-do list, and one more item was the Mount Vernon Fall Sunset & Wine Festival, held annually at Mount Vernon, George Washington's home on the Potomac River. I've been to the beautiful grounds, farm, and home of George Washington at least a dozen … Continue reading Mount Vernon Fall Wine & Sunset Festival
Chili & Cornbread Fall Dinner Party
Hosting dinner parties brings me so much joy, and I dearly love the planning and preparation, the dreaming and designing, and the sense of hospitality and community that comes from a great dinner party. And dinner parties don't have to be complicated or fussy! Bringing friends together for our annual chili and cornbread dinner party … Continue reading Chili & Cornbread Fall Dinner Party
Stribling Orchard Apple Picking
I was able to cross lots off of my Fall to-do list with our annual apple picking day (here is last year's Fall day!) recently, and boy, was it fun! A couple years ago, when we were apple picking beginners, my friends and I realized a little too late that prime apple-picking season is in September and early … Continue reading Stribling Orchard Apple Picking