Let’s face it, I’m a shopaholic. So now that I’ve admitted it, I can tell you how delighted I was to explore Columbia Winery’s lovely gift shop while I was at a recent wine tasting. This table offers several fragrances in the heavenly Rewined candle line, plus modern wood or wire wine bottle holders, aerators and wine glasses. Their Rose ...
Last week Jen and I were compelled by a passing view from the road of these restful Adirondack chairs. We were originally headed elsewhere, but pulled over to explore Sky River Meadery here in Woodinville. Don’t you want to rush over and settle into one of their Adirondack chairs, glass of mead or wine in hand, enjoying this amazing view ...
Check out the welcoming entrance at Bramble Bump, home of JM Cellars. This family-owned winery sits on seven acres of private property that has been cultivated into a private arboretum. Guests of the Woodinville winery are welcomed to explore the lush trails while sipping on glasses of wine, which is exactly what we did! Here are Carrie and Zoe walking ...
After our lunch at The Commons one recent Friday, my friend Sarah and I indulged in a tasting at Brian Carter Cellars. With all the many tasting rooms in Woodinville to choose from, I have to say it was Brian Carter Cellars‘ beautiful patio that drew us in. (The near proximity and easy walk from The Commons wasn’t a small part ...
I wasn’t able to celebrate my friend Sarah’s birthday on the actual day, but wanted to treat her to a nice meal out. We settled on a Friday – she’s a teacher and has Fridays off, luckily. We arranged to meet in Woodinville, and she chose The Commons for her birthday meal! It happened to be Negroni Week, with proceeds ...
The sun was out, temperatures were rising, and miraculously my good friend Zoe and I had openings in our schedules at the same time! We decided a wine tasting was the perfect way to catch up. Neither of us had been to Cougar Crest Winery before, so that was our destination this afternoon. Here is the Cougar Crest tasting room manager, ...
I keep dragging soon-to-be-appreciative friends into this incredible liquor store that’s tucked away in a little strip mall in Woodinville. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come here on the eve of a dinner party, theme party or cocktail party and gotten great advice on cocktails from the owner, David. Sure, I could shop for my parties at ...
The clouds were back today as we met up for our working lunch at Purple Cafe Woodinville, but the weather did not dampen our experience. This cheery seating area is covered and there are plenty of heaters installed to keep the chill away. The lighting of the interior space is what convinced us to sit inside… I am endlessly ...
I ran over to Purple Cafe Bellevue today to pick up my takeout lunch (Cream of sherry mushroom soup and their Greek & Grains salad). While waiting to pay, I noticed their stack of Cook + Cork books for sale, some autographed. I’m a huge fan of Purple Cafe restaurants and meant to buy this when it came out last ...
Last night Bob and I decided to take a long, leisurely walk from my English Hill home to dinner in Woodinville via the Tolt Pipeline Trail. Jen helped me drop my car off in the soccer field parking lot earlier in the day – I didn’t want to walk back up Heartattack Hill in the dark on our way ...