colors of autumn

Tomorrow morning J-Cat and I head up to the Adirondacks for Matt and Wynde's wedding. I'm not much for weddings, but I can't wait. Admittedly, my excitement has more to do with seeing some beautiful fall foliage, going apple picking, staying at a country lodge, and crisp cold weather. I am really jonesing for a fall fix. We just haven't really had any of that yet. Luckily, we'll be staying in Lake Placid, which is right about where the high color and peak color parts of that map are. I wish we could stay longer, but the nice thing about a quick trip is that we decided to splurge a little on our accomodations since it's only for a couple of nights. We'll be staying at a lodge that is actually known for it's food (not a surprising choice for me), and we chose one of the more decked out rooms with the feather beds and European steam showers. We just cheaped out on the rooms with fireplaces, but I have a little name-dropping plan that I have small hopes might get us an upgrade if they're available. It just so happens that one of my shows did a segment on this lodge less than a year ago and from all accounts it was a really positive reception. We'll see, I'm rarely successful at scoring perks like that.

When I return - with several bushels of apples, of course - I'll be doing some serious pie baking, so stay tuned!