Because the apples are falling
and the light is fading
under its own golden weight.
Because a road trip scrubs the rough edges from a tired mind.
I threw a bag into the backseat and headed north.
Ukiah, Booneville, Philo
Elk, Jenner, Freestone
I found fruit.
I drove.
I talked to myself.
I drove.
I watched the days deepen into autumn.
I drove.
An old copper jam pot bigger than your kitchen sink? Yours for $700.
Bottles and jars. Blue and white.
Cookbooks for the intrepid housewife.
Recipe for a Fall Road Trip
1 blue Subaru
1 pair cowboy boots
1 favorite pillow
2 cameras
Bluebird Cafe (Hopland)
Pumpkinfest (Ukiah)
Coffee Critic (Ukiah)
Redwood Valley Farmers Market
Boonville General Store (Duh)
Farmhouse Mercantile (Boonville)
The Apple Farm (Philo . . . get your quince here!)
Antique Society (Sebastopol)
Goodwill Industries (Everywhere)
Northern California Highways 101, 253, 128, 1, and 116.
Gently fold all ingredients together in a large addled brain. Let sit quietly for two days. Stir. Makes 1 life-affirming serving.
F-in' gorgeous!
i need to whip me up one of these – quickly!
i love this post, i love your photos. thank you.
(and i will forget i ever saw that jam pot, ahem)
That sounds pretty heavenly! Count me as jealous.
Sounds like a perfect trip! That area is so beautiful! Year ago I took a bike ride from Grants Pass, OR to San Francisco and went through a lot of that area. Going slow is awesome!
Nice work. I'm inspired by your recipe. I like to do such things around my birthday and it's just around the corner.
That Bluebird Cafe sign's a beauty, especially when it's lit up at night. It, alone, is almost worth a weekend road trip. I've bookmarked this recipe for middle of winter, when I'll really need it.
Your curious spirit and get-up-and-go makes me smile.
Thanks, y'all, for coming along on the ride. I would absolutely love to hear other people's road trip recipes. Post them, bloggers! Or just tell me about them.
Tigress: I heard that pan calling your name. I heard it, I tell you. :-)
You already know about mine, last year. http://chezdanisse.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-perfectly-buttered-toast-and-other.html
It's just about time to make a new memory.
Denise: I do believe we would all enjoy another slice of your perfectly buttered toast.