my wonderful man and i started off this unusually cold fall weekend off right. we were able to attend the Johnny Cash Musical Festival. Pictured here is Rosanne Cash. We also Willie Nelson and The Civil Wars. 

Lately I have been really into cooking. It's turned into a therapeutic release that just kinda snuck up on me. I didn't realize that I had begun to rely on it as a way to calm down after work. It's not that I am outright stressed, but I do stay pretty busy working with the kids all day long. It's been fun the past few weeks being creative in the kitchen. However, all creative ventures do not always turn out as planned. Last night I attempted Saffron-Vanilla Snickerdoodles. 

I really had to squish these guys into a ball because....

this is what dough looks like when you do not have a mixer...very crumbly!!! 

the cookies turned out to be more like biscuits but were so good!!! the ladies at my book club loved them AND gave me a good idea. Serve them with some ice cream and strawberries as a more healthy strawberry shortcake dessert! :) 

making dinner with our own eggplants. i think they turned out pretty good look'n :) 

burning the beeswax candle for some clean air. smells pretty nice too, especially if you like honey :)

a quick bite to eat at a surprisingly quiet cafe from all the tourists across the street enjoying Gharardelli 

my first time to see the Golden Gate Bridge! the water was freezing! it did not feel like August in San Francisco 

the fog really does roll in. so pretty. 

this lil guy ended up in the fountain at the house we looked after during the month of July. took me a while to get him out. i had to shoo him away before the dogs sniffed him out in the yard. 

one of the books i read this summer, WILD. highly recommended.