With a friend’s CSA basket full from the farmer’s market, and the crab apple trees in town heavy with fruit ready for the picking — I’ve been spending many a warm, starry night on the patio with friends — lingering over meals full of the flavors of summer.

Alma's visit

Alma's visit

Alma's visit

Alma's visit

Alma's visit

Alma's visit

BBQ chicken and salmon, roasted veggies, warm apples served over cold vanilla ice cream, ice cold chardonnay, Miles Davis, and the M of Lookout Mountain shining brightly in the distance.

The first leaves are starting to turn. Autumn, the bar has been set. Let’s see what you can do.

~K