a lot of eating and drinking this past weekend

I spent the majority of the long weekend in Newport, Rhode Island. My sister, husband, and I met up with our Gammie for our annual fall visit. We had a really great time! Normally, Newport in the fall is quiet and calm and even a little desolate, but not this year. If it was twenty degrees warmer it would have looked and felt exactly like our trip in July. 

We visited our favorite farm, did some bargain shopping at TJs and Shalls, met up with a dear friend for a wonderful lunch, went to our favorite winery, saw five sculptures (which I will write more about tomorrow), had a light cheese and cracker dinner, a lot of wine, pecan waffles for our Sunday breakfast, an afternoon cocktail, and an early Sunday dinner complete with rosemary pork and lobster. It was a weekend full of laughter, wine, and food...and surfing for my husband. (We ladies do not surf, although I did in Jersey the other weekend and stood up a few times. I am pretty much pro at this point.) During this trip to Sakonnet Vineyard we decided to buy a bottle and share it at the winery, as we had done tastings before and the line was quite long. We sat on beautifully handcrafted chairs made from branches and sticks and wood (see photo), and sipped on one of their newer wines called Blessed Blend. It was delightful and I wish I was there right now.