Brooke & Steve Giannetti, Apples Recipes for Fall, and more on Weekend Meanderings. 

Brooke & Steve Giannetti, Apples Recipes for Fall, and more on weekend meanderings. 

WEEKEND MEANDERINGS

Good Saturday morning to you friends. It’s time for Weekend Meanderings with Juliet and I! This is our weekly series where we share all of the things that piqued our interests and caught our eye. We’re back! If we were French this would be la rentree, which means the return or entry after the August holidays. Kim is traveling this weekend in Carmel and I hope having an amazing time.

It’s funny because although it is only September 7th I already feel the holiday pressure. I’ve been approached by a few companies and they want to have my Christmas content posted by October 10th! Yikes. I will be honest, for bloggers the last quarter of the year is the busiest and when we make most of our income. So when you start seeing Christmas in October you will know why.

Thank you for your kind thoughts about Pisa. The good news is that her lump, although getting bigger is not painful for her and our vet thinks we should wait to do anything with it. It is not cancerous, it is a fat tumor(sorry I forgot the name) but is very common. She is a little worn out from her shots but otherwise doing well.

Ok, let’s meander.

What I Did on My August Break

• Watched the Olympics and loved them, especially track and field. Currently watching the Paralympics.
• Read lots of books and magazines.
• Spent a long weekend in Tennessee.
• Lots of family time at the pool, the beach club and celebrated 2 family birthdays.
• Shopped for antiques
• Hosted out of town friends for a weekend visit.
• Went to a bbq, 3 parties and had friends for cocktails and nibbles.
• Long walks with no phone and no distractions in the cool early morning.
• Baked holiday cookies, bread and desserts that you will see soon

Brooke & Steve Giannetti Designed House for Jennifer Garner

This week AD release Jennifer Garners’ Giannetti designed house tour and I love it! Have you seen it? It is a beautiful house.

I discovered Brooke and Steve in 2008. Brooke wrote the blog Velvet and Linen, in fact she still does. Since then Brooke and Steve have created Patina Farm in Ojai, CA and now live in Patina Meadow in Franklin, TN.

Steve is an incredibly talented architect and Brooke a designer. In addition to their work they have written 5 books, the latest which is coming out in January 2025. 

5 Apple Recipes to Make ASAP

Pumpkin and apples are the “it” fruit and vegetable of the season. Here are 5 easy apple recipes to make for family and friends and prep for the holidays.

Harvest Apple Pie with the perfect flakey pie crust.

Slab apple pie with streusel topping! This is my grandmothers recipe and it perfect for a crowd, although to be honest it is so good you might not even share.

Apple Blondies with Vanilla Glaze are my new Fall favorite. I made these for the few time a few weeks ago and I cannot stop thinking about them. In fact the week I made them I ate one every morning for breakfast.

Spiced apple bread with maple walnut topping. An easy and delicious quick bread.

This week I started my list of homemade Christmas gifts for my food hampers. Cranberry apple chutney is one of my favorites. Pin the recipe so that you can make some for your guests parties and holiday meals.

LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN

What’s so Great About Cottage Cheese?

‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse

12 Reasons Your Job Application Is Automatically Rejected

Who Is All That Obsessively Detailed College-Dorm Decorating Really For?

Turns out your toxic boss can teach you something.

7 Tiny Hacks to Improve Your To-Do List

Everything That Should Be on Your ‘Fall Cleaning’ Checklist

Interesting read about the difference between shopping in Rome and the US. 

Biologists are finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest—highlighting how little we know about native pollinators.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Monday I shared a book to add to your Fall stack and a Fall black and blue outfit among other things. You can see the book details on the blog or in my Amazon bookshop and the outfit details on the blog or LTK. Don’t forget to follow me.

Then cozy, collected Fall decor to pull out of your stash or to add to your home this season.

It’s apple season, why not make this applesauce bread? Add this recipe to the ones above and you are ready to bake all month long.

Last but not least, Friday Favorites! Scrumptious soups, books, decor, a Fall outfit and so much more!

UNTIL NEXT TIME

I hope that you enjoyed weekend meanderings. If you did please share the post on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter or Pinterest.

Have a great day, a very wonderful weekend and have some fun.

Don’t forget to pop over and visit my friends Kim and Juliet you can find the links below. If you missed any of the previous Weekend Meandering posts you can find them all here.

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