Oh Mrs. Queen Anne

This past Saturday EJ & I headed for the hillside & enjoyed a walking tour of Queen Anne called

The Evolution of an Urban Neighborhood. 

The morning began with a cup of coffee paired with a side of good conversation. 

From there, we met our fellow tourists in front of the former West Queen Anne Elementary, now a condominium building.

We learned about the Mr. Kerry (a member of the parks department), loggers, shifts in architecture styles & a grab bag of historical facts as we walked through our beloved neighborhood. 

Not to mention gawk at some pretty impressive mansions!

 Here are my favorites - 

European influences : ) 

Queen Anne, I'll stroll with you any day!

-SJW 

Turning heads & pages

The next time you need some inspiration 

for what to wear, 

 just pick up a book

& let the cover, the design, the title or the spine, 

outline what you're going to wear for the day. 

Six example"book looks" with catchy titles below - 

1. READ BETWEEN THE A-LINES

2. GO OUT AND PLAY ON WORDS

3. I ONLY READ AND WEAR THE CLASSICS

4. PUT ON YOUR LIP-GLOSSARY

 5. BOOKWORM MY WAY INTO FASHION

6. POEMS AND SHORTS STORIES

Sometimes it's okay to judge a book by its cover : ) 

SJW

You can never go wrong with a pumpkin patch

As much as I love tulips in the spring, I'm a sucker for pumpkins in the fall. 

This weekend we explored the delights of The Farm at Swan's Trail. 

We started the day off with apple cider & a tractor ride. 

Wound up in a corn maze. 

But no worries, it was in the shape of the state of Washington.

So we used our map of highways & byways & found our way out. 

Made our way to the "orchard"

My first time picking apples! Remember to use two hands : ) 

Next stop: the petting zoo.

& who can pass up apple cider donuts for $1.00?

But my favorite part, hands down, was the pumpkin picking (& posing)

The three chosen ones

Fall. 

The season of cider, pumpkin flavors &caramel apples. 

My favorite. 

SJW