a recap of my October Goals 1. cross many items off of my Fall to-do list & thoroughly enjoy the season [Let's see - I went apple & pumpkin picking again, went to Charlottesville & enjoyed the gorgeous fall leaves, hosted a fall dinner party, went to the Mount Vernon wine festival, hiked Great Falls, baked a … Continue reading November Goals
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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
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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
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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
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Five on Friday | 8
ONE This week has simultaneously gone by slowly and quickly, and another weekend is upon us! It was a good week, filled with wonderful chats and happy hours with friends (every hour should be a happy hour, right?), great discussion at small group, patio sitting, and pretty sunsets. And this afternoon, I'm headed to Ohio … Continue reading Five on Friday | 8
