October 2016

October has to be one of my favorite months....but don't look at the archives as I say that a lot. October is  a month of contemplation. As the leaves turn and fall and the breeze is brisk, don't you just feel like it's the end of something? I sure do. It is the end of summer. Forget about that Sept 21st beginning of fall thing. Summer is from June 21 to sometime in October.....and you never know when that sometime is. One day it is warm and summer like and the next day summer is gone and the wind and rain dispense with the last vestiges. That day usually happens sometime in the very last few days of October......so bring your jackets. Cozy up the the fire and welcome the California winter!

Occidental Weather:

Occidental Center for the Arts: Check out the lineup for October. Five minutes from the house!

Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol: Check out the live music at Hopmonk!

Hazel Restaurant Occidental: I am loving this place! The brussel sprout side dish is superb. I finally weasled the recipe out of them and now I make them in my pizza oven.

Howard Station: For breakfast you just can't beat it!

Joe Redota Trail: Walk this trail form Graton to Forestville. It begins on Main Street. Graton. Beautiful fall colors in the vineyards.

Freestone Bakery: Go there!

Occidental Center for the Arts: Saturday Oct 8th at 8 pm features the Pickpocket Ensemble. This is a professional group of talented musicians five minutes from the house (Ferrari), seven minutes from the house(1965 Ford F100 pickup).

Will scope it out!