October comes lovely each year, whether cold and wet or crisp and windy ... for me it is the most lovely month of the year. Our trees are at what looks to me like peak or near-peak color today. It is rainy and dark, but the autumn leaves glow far and wide bringing a strange brightness to what would otherwise be a gloomy, moody day.
My son is visiting, and yesterday afternoon we all took a quick two-mile bike ride; Grandpa, me, little Sweet Pea in a trailer pulled by Grandpa, her mom (my daughter) and my son. It was a spur of the moment ride because the mood overtook us and I relished in the pleasure of being here in this beautiful place where we could make such a decision on the spur of the moment and act on it in the immediate environment.
My son has been visiting for the past two weeks and we have had a relaxed and easy going time of it. A few days after he arrived we had a beautiful dinner at Zambistro Restaurant, where a selection of my paintings hang regularly. It was my son's birthday last month, so we had a private five-course Chef's Tasting dinner to celebrate his birthday belatedly. Mike, the talented owner/chef of Zambistro, crafted a stunning dinner especially for us. I was able to email him specifics of each person's likes and dislikes, wishes, etc. and he created customized menus for each of us. For my vegetarian main dish he created handmade raviolli stuffed with roasted butternut squash seasoned and topped in such a way that the dish created a powerful yet soothing taste and texture sensation that literally made me cry, it was that good.
Zambistro hosts a monthly five-course Chef's Tasting dinner beginning each fall and continuing through winter. These dinners fill up and sell out quickly once the announcements go out in the mail, so if you would like to attend one be sure to make reservations as soon as you hear about the dinner. October's dinner has already passed, but I am sure he will have something extraordinary planned for November.
As for October around here, I get up in each morning and look forward to day light arriving sometime later, knowing it will reveal something beautiful to behold. It might be a frosty white field and lawn streaked with golden sunlight as it filters through autumn trees, fog rising on our river, soft fluffy clouds streaking in tones of pink and lavender across the sky ... lovely, and cozy.
By the way, thank you if you participated in the survey for the September Sock Yarn Give Away. Your answers will be very helpful in planning I am doing right now for knitting patterns I will be developing over the next few months. The winner for September's Sock Yarn Give Away is Marty W. She chose "Mulled Cider" as her colorway of choice ... check out photos of this pretty new Fiber Optic Foot Notes Sock Yarn colorway on my Facebook page.
I have to be on my way, but hope you enjoy today's photo selection.
Have a beautiful October day!
~firefly
October comes lovely each year, whether cold and wet or crisp and windy ... for me it is the most lovely month of the year. Our trees are at what looks to me like peak or near-peak color today. It is rainy and dark, but the autumn leaves glow far and wide bringing a strange brightness to what would otherwise be a gloomy, moody day.
My son is visiting, and yesterday afternoon we all took a quick two-mile bike ride; Grandpa, me, little Sweet Pea in a trailer pulled by Grandpa, her mom (my daughter) and my son. It was a spur of the moment ride because the mood overtook us and I relished in the pleasure of being here in this beautiful place where we could make such a decision on the spur of the moment and act on it in the immediate environment.
My son has been visiting for the past two weeks and we have had a relaxed and easy going time of it. A few days after he arrived we had a beautiful dinner at Zambistro Restaurant, where a selection of my paintings hang regularly. It was my son's birthday last month, so we had a private five-course Chef's Tasting dinner to celebrate his birthday belatedly. Mike, the talented owner/chef of Zambistro, crafted a stunning dinner especially for us. I was able to email him specifics of each person's likes and dislikes, wishes, etc. and he created customized menus for each of us. For my vegetarian main dish he created handmade raviolli stuffed with roasted butternut squash seasoned and topped in such a way that the dish created a powerful yet soothing taste and texture sensation that literally made me cry, it was that good.
Zambistro hosts a monthly five-course Chef's Tasting dinner beginning each fall and continuing through winter. These dinners fill up and sell out quickly once the announcements go out in the mail, so if you would like to attend one be sure to make reservations as soon as you hear about the dinner. October's dinner has already passed, but I am sure he will have something extraordinary planned for November.
As for October around here, I get up in each morning and look forward to day light arriving sometime later, knowing it will reveal something beautiful to behold. It might be a frosty white field and lawn streaked with golden sunlight as it filters through autumn trees, fog rising on our river, soft fluffy clouds streaking in tones of pink and lavender across the sky ... lovely, and cozy.
By the way, thank you if you participated in the survey for the September Sock Yarn Give Away. Your answers will be very helpful in planning I am doing right now for knitting patterns I will be developing over the next few months. The winner for September's Sock Yarn Give Away is Marty W. She chose "Mulled Cider" as her colorway of choice ... check out photos of this pretty new Fiber Optic Foot Notes Sock Yarn colorway on my Facebook page.
I have to be on my way, but hope you enjoy today's photo selection.
Have a beautiful October day!
~firefly