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This space feels so much like home to me, I been lucky enough to stay here a few different times. The apartment is full of amazing books, beautiful plants and sunlight, preserves, healing herbal oils and tinctures and of course bourbon. I could spend hours in there listening to records, looking through books and dreaming up whimsical plans for the future. This time it acted as a comfortable home base for not only Kyle and I but also our sous chef Dylan. We were all in town to stage at different restaurants. I went to Wildebeest, Dylan to Hawksworth (where Bryan is the sous chef) and since Kyle staged at Hawksworth last time we were in town he went to Cibo to expand his pasta knowledge. Bryan showed Dylan how the big boys do it and I learned so much and was truly inspired by the time I spent inside the Wildebeest.

Kaitlen is a dear friend of mine and she has moved from Vancouver to manage The Hollows for the busy season coming up. It is so nice having her along on our crazy days adventures. Her, Jennie and I went out early before work to harvest some vegetables from a garden outside of town. Now we have beets for all winter long, and parsnips for the rabbit stew.

A beautiful day off. We found a natural spring and collected some water. We also went to an apple orchard and bought apple chips, bags of red apples, and apple cider vinegar. The smell of the apples and the forest were so amazing. The cold spring water was delicious.