Harvest Time in the Wine Country

My friend Julia and I recently ventured to the Santa Ynez Valley, just 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara. We love it up there this time of year -- a warm wind, pumpkin patches, apple orchards and vineyards...makes you just let down your shoulders, exhale and ... ahhhh....

Julia and I visited Lane Farms; we skipped and laughed through the orchards, picking our own apples. After posing for a picture or two on the cool farm tractor, we headed to Los Olivos for the most delightful cupcakes and glass of vino at Enjoy Cupcakes. Kevin the owner, said we had to indulge in the dreamsicle cupcake...to say the least...we ate 4 different cupcakes that were divine.

Spa health this weekend meant apple hunting, tractor posing and eating the most delicious cupcakes imaginable.