Living in Southern California, some think, deprives you of the change of seasons so obvious in other, colder, states. Not so, I think. There's always signs of the passing of the months, subtle as they may be. Autumn has always been crowned with colorful leaves falling from our liquid amber tree in the front yard and signals the start of the holiday season for me.
When I was a child, I used to check on the leaves of this tree as I would check a hour glass, waiting for that first yellow leaf to appear on the lawn. Maybe it would happen in late August or early September. Most always, though, it would seem to take forever for the leaves to change. All the other trees up and down the block had pretty red and gold leaves hanging or floating down to their respective lawns - why didn't ours have any yet?
My mom would always say that because it was the biggest tree, and maybe one of the oldest, it took longer to turn. I didn't understand, some of those other trees looked pretty darn close in size to ours, and I was impatient. The sooner the leaves turned, the sooner Halloween would arrive - and I loved Halloween.
Halloween kicks off the beginning of the party season for most, but we started a little early here at WFS. Somehow, our Fancy Food Truck Fridays, which is held every 2nd Friday of the month, just happened to fall the very day before the 3rd Saturday of the month and that's when we have our wine pairing events. Even better, this month we planned to include a poetry reading with the wine tastings. It turned out to be one fantastically busy, fantabulously fun weekend and we enjoyed every minute of it!
The food truck event Friday evening went off with nary a hitch, after having received the needed permit from L.A, County on Monday. They cut it pretty close, but we still had a good sized crowd enjoying the offerings of the different trucks. I ordered from Baby's Badass Burgers this time around and I must say that their food is mighty delicious! It was wonderful to have our new event sponsor, Danny's Farm, back in Altadena, if only for one night a month. The animals were a hit with the younger crowd, but of course the goats have a big following in our town! Next month's Fancy Food Truck Friday will be on November 11th.
On Saturday, Linda Dove and Judith Terzi, local poets both, joined OddBallGrape.com's Anne Bannon and Michael Holland for an evening devoted to wine and poetry.....oh, and food! Wonderfully tasty treats were provided to us by Lauren of Amy's Patio Cafe and I'm kicking myself in the pants for not getting pictures of them! Lovely prosciutto-wrapped asparagus spears, the asparagus perfectly al dente and prosciutto lean and flavorful. Mushroom caps filled with cream cheese and sun-dried tomatoes made savory bites and the fresh mozzarella, grape tomato and basil kebabs were unbelievably good, but it was the decadent brownies and the filo cups filled with a sweet blueberry compote that completely stole the show!
This evening Scott and I are taking it easy. Well, better make that he's taking it easy, I'm writing a blog post. Dinner's waiting, so enjoy your week ahead and we'll talk again next week....
Lori & Scott
Showing posts with label Wines For A Passionate Evening Of Poetry. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Scaring Up Some October Fun!
Just the other day, when it turned cold and rainy, we were worried we wouldn't have our expected Indian Summer here in Altadena. Loosen those scarves and remove your blazers, friends, because it's supposed to be in the upper 90s this week!
While we enjoy summer in fall, The Shops At Webster's will be (hopefully) hosting our 9th Fancy Food Truck Friday. I say hopefully, because as of this date, we haven't yet received our new permit from L.A. County.....talk about it coming down to the wire! We're all proceeding as if we'll have it in hand prior to the event and are all very excited to bring you this fun evening of community fellowship and good eating! Join us to welcome our new event sponsor, Danny's Farm and don't forget to bring the kids - Danny's Farm is bringing their fabulous new truck and mobile petting zoo! Do check our Facebook page here for up-to-date information first, though, or give us a call at 626-797-1135.
The very next day, WFS is hosting our monthly wine tasting with Anne Bannon and Mike Holland of OddBallGrape.com, this time with a wonderful, new twist. We're combining this tasting with a poetry reading by two of our area's beloved poets, Linda Dove and Judith Terzi! We'd be honored if you'd join us for all this fabulousness - please do make reservations on our event page on Facebook Event Page so we'll know how much wine and food to bring in. Don't have a Facebook account? No worries, simply give us a call or email info@webstersfinestationers.com and let us know you're coming!
These two events are scheduled back-to-back to commemorate two very occasions very special to us here at WFS. Scott's birthday is on October 13th (c'mon, join with me....happy birthday, Scott!) and October is also our store's anniversary! We've been open for four years now - amazing how time flies, isn't it? We decided awhile back to schedule these two community-building events together so we can celebrate with you all, and we certainly hope to see you at one (or both) of them! Fancy Food Truck Friday starts at 5:00 pm - we'll be in a Halloween mood, so come prepared to enjoy some spooky fun and some of Scott's delicious birthday cake. Wines For A Passionate Evening Of Poetry starts at 4:00 pm, and we'll be serving finger foods from Amy's Patio Cafe!
Coinciding with our 4th anniversary, WFS was profiled in Independent We Stand's Merchant Success Stories. The article is here and we'd love you to take a moment and give it a read.
Have a great week ahead, my friends, and we look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Lori & Scott
While we enjoy summer in fall, The Shops At Webster's will be (hopefully) hosting our 9th Fancy Food Truck Friday. I say hopefully, because as of this date, we haven't yet received our new permit from L.A. County.....talk about it coming down to the wire! We're all proceeding as if we'll have it in hand prior to the event and are all very excited to bring you this fun evening of community fellowship and good eating! Join us to welcome our new event sponsor, Danny's Farm and don't forget to bring the kids - Danny's Farm is bringing their fabulous new truck and mobile petting zoo! Do check our Facebook page here for up-to-date information first, though, or give us a call at 626-797-1135.
The very next day, WFS is hosting our monthly wine tasting with Anne Bannon and Mike Holland of OddBallGrape.com, this time with a wonderful, new twist. We're combining this tasting with a poetry reading by two of our area's beloved poets, Linda Dove and Judith Terzi! We'd be honored if you'd join us for all this fabulousness - please do make reservations on our event page on Facebook Event Page so we'll know how much wine and food to bring in. Don't have a Facebook account? No worries, simply give us a call or email info@webstersfinestationers.com and let us know you're coming!
These two events are scheduled back-to-back to commemorate two very occasions very special to us here at WFS. Scott's birthday is on October 13th (c'mon, join with me....happy birthday, Scott!) and October is also our store's anniversary! We've been open for four years now - amazing how time flies, isn't it? We decided awhile back to schedule these two community-building events together so we can celebrate with you all, and we certainly hope to see you at one (or both) of them! Fancy Food Truck Friday starts at 5:00 pm - we'll be in a Halloween mood, so come prepared to enjoy some spooky fun and some of Scott's delicious birthday cake. Wines For A Passionate Evening Of Poetry starts at 4:00 pm, and we'll be serving finger foods from Amy's Patio Cafe!
Coinciding with our 4th anniversary, WFS was profiled in Independent We Stand's Merchant Success Stories. The article is here and we'd love you to take a moment and give it a read.
Have a great week ahead, my friends, and we look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Lori & Scott
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Hello, 4th Quarter!
The year certainly has flown by, hasn't it? I can't believe it's already October, but that said, we're looking forward to the hustle and bustle of the next three months! (In the retail world, the 12 months are divided up into 4 quarters, the last three of which are the 4th quarter.)
This month holds the promise of much excitement, with our Fancy Food Truck Friday slated for Oct. 14th and our wine tasting/poetry reading on the 15th! In collaboration with local artist Patrick Gothard, we've hung his Day Of The Dead series of oil paintings in the store. An exuberant explosion of graphic color, these skeleton-inspired paintings are something to see - and we hope you'll come by and do just that! We have plans to be working with several more area artists over the coming months, adding to the number of local artists we already represent.
Remember to "like" our Facebook page, where you can keep up with what's happening with us, join in some interesting conversations and learn about events and specials! As always, have a great week ahead and we hope to see you soon!
Lori & Scott
This month holds the promise of much excitement, with our Fancy Food Truck Friday slated for Oct. 14th and our wine tasting/poetry reading on the 15th! In collaboration with local artist Patrick Gothard, we've hung his Day Of The Dead series of oil paintings in the store. An exuberant explosion of graphic color, these skeleton-inspired paintings are something to see - and we hope you'll come by and do just that! We have plans to be working with several more area artists over the coming months, adding to the number of local artists we already represent.
Remember to "like" our Facebook page, where you can keep up with what's happening with us, join in some interesting conversations and learn about events and specials! As always, have a great week ahead and we hope to see you soon!
Lori & Scott
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