fall inspirations from up North

Happy, Happy Fall!

My family and I are vacationing in Colorado, and we're loving the cooler temperatures and rain.  It certainly feels like Fall here (big smile!).

I've taken so many Fall-inspired photos while on our trip, and was hoping to gather all of them to create a post dedicated to Fall, but we've been so busy having fun that I haven't had a chance.  

~ shopping in Littleton, Colorado ~

I've shared several of them on Instagram, and hope that you stop over to take a peek.

For now, I thought I would share a post that I wrote last year after returning home from a Fall trip to Central California with my mom and sister. 

I still enjoy looking at these photos, even a year later, and hope you do too!

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I returned from an annual 4-day trip that I take with my mom and sister every year. 

We travel a few short hours North to Los Olivos, Solvang, and San Luis Obispo to share one another's company, shop for hours on end, enjoy the changing season (COLD weather & gorgeous foliage!), and eat; and when I say eat, I mean we stop at lots of bakery shops and enjoy Danish delights . . . and a lot of them! Calorie-counting is out-the-door while we're away! 

Fall is in full bloom, and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorite Fall inspirations from up North . . . 

We have many traditions on our trip, and stopping by Avila Valley Farm is one of them . . .

~ So many pumpkins, and their varieties, in one place! ~

~ Look at the height of the trees towering over the pumpkin pile!~

~ Avila Valley Farm stand is bursting with Fall delights, fresh and jarred ~

~ They even sell home-baked desserts! ~

~ Buckets of Fall leaf bouquets FOR SALE ~

~ You can buy lunch here, as well. BBQ, of some sort ~

~ Scarecrows everywhere ~

We discovered a new farm along the way . . . Windmill Farms . . . We fell in
LOVE and plan to add it to our traditional stops next year. 

One of my favorite stops is J.Woest in Los Olivos!!

~ Pumpkins can brighten up any landscape ~

~ I love this planter arrangement! ~

~ I LOVE this wreath! ~

Our destination and home-base is always Solvang, California! 

~ Look at this beautiful tree! ~

We saw Fall foliage everywhere!

~ Picket Fences is my favorite shop in Solvang ~

~ a HARVEST window! ~

~ Mortensen's is my favorite Danish bakery in Solvang ~

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~ I have a "sweet" tradition while visiting the area . . .

I enjoy a Napoleon Hat cookie at a table right next to their

front facing window . . . where I enjoy a quiet moment,

people-watch, and count my blessings ~

~ Napoleon Hat cookie ~

A delicious Danish cookie!

A staple cookie in Danish bakeries. 

Napoleon Hats are a butter cookie with a marzipan center (YUM!!!),

and then dipped in chocolate

We had another wonderful trip!

I hope you found Fall inspirations in my photos, 

as you decorate your home and garden for this bountiful season.

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