Busy day ahead, but first I want to join the lovely Friday's Fave Five group and take a look back at some of the blessings in my week!
~~~ A really nice dinner out with Dad and Carol. We went to a restaurant that Carol recommended and had the best fish ever! I had swordfish with pumpkin filled ravioli that was to die for. It was a final toast to our DC trip and it was so nice to revisit those memories.
~~~ My niece Brandi came for dinner one night. She loves to cook, so we turned over the stove to her and she made some gruyere, fig jam and bacon grilled sandwiches that were out of this world. I made butternut squash soup to go with it. Our weather is back to be really mild again. After dinner we had dessert outside - brownies and ice cream with mugs of hot coffee. It was late and the sun had gone down, and we ate dessert by the light of a little battery lantern.
~~~ I met a friend for coffee on Monday in a new to us cafe. It's along the old main street of a nearby town. Lots of fun gift shops that are all preparing their window displays for Christmas. We ducked into a couple of shops and even bought a few stocking stuffers. As we left one of the stores, it was snowing! ever so lightly. It is the first of the season -- really late this year -- even though the weather people don't consider it as such because there wasn't a measurable amount.
~~~ A new library book came in for me yesterday, just in time for the weekend. It's called The Seagate by Jane Johnson. It looks really good, and I'm so ready to dive into a good story!
~~~ As I mentioned above, our weather is so mild again, which has made for the most gorgeous display of autumn. It's not something we take for granted, because more often than not we get our first snow in October and there go the leaves!
Have a happy weekend, everyone!
I'm glad your weather turned mild again! I am hoping for that here--no snow here, but it's been more wintry than fallish this week. Glad you had some nice meals with good company this week!
ReplyDeleteOH wow. SNOW??!! already? yikes so glad it's out there and not here although in the high peaks area and the western Adirondacks in our state (NY) they did have a few inches the other morning. Not here in the eastern part of NY yet though thank the Lord.
ReplyDeleteYay for new library books to enjoy on the weekend and for coffee dates with friends.
Your niece's sandwich recipe sounds so yummy. I've only had fig jam once and it was delish.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend enjoying the Autumn weather.
Hello Karen! I so enjoyed your post today. I love pumpkin ravioli, so your meal sounds delicious! A cozy weekend with a new book sounds perfect. And brownies? Even better!
ReplyDeleteAh, you've had your first taste of snow. We're still waiting but I'm sure it won't be long.
ReplyDeleteYour meals sound delicious, especially the sandwich your niece made. Yum! I'm a bit jealous of your snow - we get so little of it, and I'm always hopeful.
ReplyDeleteI'll be curious to know what you think about The Sea Gate. I just finished it.
Sounds like an excellent week for you. I will have to investigate that book you are reading and see if I can get it from one of the libraries around here. I also like the recommendation of a good book. We have had snow in the mountains but only rain down here so far. Today is is gorgeous and almost 70. Hope you have a great weekend! See you again soon. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your happy attitude about the snow. And yay for the warmer weather. Now I want to sit on my deck in the evening and eat dessert too (if our warmer weather stays for another few days).
ReplyDeleteExploring new towns, streets, shops and especially coffee places sounds wonderful.
Have a good week!
Oh my gosh, that sandwich with the soup sounds amazing! Facebook memories showed we had a huge storm last year at this time but this has been one mild fall so far. We had a small snowfall but it melted within a day or two.
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