Tales of The Traveling Tote #41

Welcome December! The Tales of the Traveling Tote is a group of women who share our adventures with our named  Mackenzie Child's tote whether far or near. We share our travels every 3 months with a giveaway. Be sure to read this post and leave a comment for a chance to win this Mackenzie Child's To Go tote. If you are anonymous, please include your name. I am posting this a day early due to my link party that also falls on the first.

My  adventures with Miss Lola

Green Acres

Miss Lola and I visited Green Acres, a lovely nursery in our small town. Lots of pumpkins to choose from.  They have house plants, pots, a gift store and more.

My baker's rack decked out with Mackenzie Childs.

Dawn Gardens

Jain  from A Quiet Life Blog invited us to tour this lovely garden not too far from their home.

We had the pleasure of meeting the owners of  Dawn Gardens. Barry Friesen, with his 40 years at Dawn Landscaping, set out to make his property a showcase to his work and experience and God's creation of plants.  Out of this, Dawn Gardens was born.  His experience includes head gardener at Kaiser Medical Center in Oakland, and horticulture instructor at Merritt College in Oakland.  Barry received a degree in 1969 from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.  His passion for plants and landscaping is evident in his beautiful work in creating Dawn Gardens.

Such a beautiful garden.  I definitely will go back in the spring.

Miss Lola looks fabulous surrounded by the colors of falling leaves.

Paul, me and Miss Lola strolling through Dawn Gardens.

Dawn Garden's Fall VideoArt Tour - Paul & I visited  some of our local artists.Nicholson Van Altena GlassLocated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Nicholson van Altena Glass was founded in January of 2018 by Hannah Nicholson and Alana van Altena. As second generation artists, Nicholson van Altena Glass is creating their own unique works while continuing the works of Rick and Janet Nicholson of Nicholson Blown Glass.

Jennifer Johnson

An award winning International artist.Jennifer has 30 plus years.  Her sculptures are created from found and discarded steel.

Apple HillGirlfriends, June, Vicki and I headed up to Apple  Hill to visit some different farms. From fresh produce, apples, pumpkins, wine and so much more.  Boa Vista Orchards was our first stop.

We decided to have lunch while visiting. We all enjoyed a smoky brisket sandwich that was so tender and delicious. Of course we had to have some fresh apple pie too.

We stopped at Abel's Acres and snapped a few photos.

Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving day, we invited Jain and Scott to join us.  Jain brought this beautiful floral display with flowers from her garden. Jain was joking about the huge martini glass. We purchased the Holiday Turkey meal from Cracker Barrel.  I just had to re-heat everything.  It was good, however I prefer my stuffing and gravy. It included country green beans, which I doctored up with cream of mushroom soup and crispy onions. Jain and Scott were sent home with loads of food. Jain told me Scott loved my green beans and had 2 servings. When he was home, he looked at the green beans and said, they don’t look like Linda’s. I only doctored up one container of green beans. Awwwww.

Jain snapped another photo of me at our Thanksgiving table. I could not resist buying the John Derian turkey pillow. It makes for a beautiful centerpiece on our Thanksgiving table.

Cheers everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Please visit the other traveling tote gals to see where their travels took them.

Be sure to leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win the to go shopping tote.

The Traveling Tote gal's links

Debbie with Miss Aurora @Mountain Breaths

Emily with Miss Courtney Childs@ The French Hutch

Jenna with Miss Coquille @The Painted Apron

Linda P with Miss Lola @ Life and Linda

 Patti with Miss Kenzie @ Pandora's Box

Rita with Miss Luna C @ Panoply 

Sarah with Miss Merri Mac @ Hyacinths for the Soul

Jackie and Miss Madi K @ Purple Chocolat Home

Ricki Jill and Countess De Monet @ The Bookish Dilettante

The Love ❤️ Your Creativity link party is Sunday at noon.

Also the Christmas Tablescape Blog Hop is on Tuesday Dec.3rd.

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About Linda @ Life and Linda

Hello, welcome to LifeandLinda. I am from Northern California. I enjoy blogging, Designing Blogs, Decorating, cooking, entertaining, gardening and clogging. I hope you enjoy your visit.