Woop Woop

Cape Cod, Vermont, Cape Cod, Vermont - Sometimes it feels like New England pulls me in all different directions, at all times! This weekend I am on the Cape. If you thought September was busy, brace yourselves for October. We've got the wedding of the year (you'll seeee), five birthdays, YES five. (Hi DeMane, LB, Ashley, Colucci and GBG, in that order!) I have plans to celebrate with some, others I've already sent my regrets. I've got blogger cocktails and dinners, a concert, and a night at the MFA all marked on the calendar and to top it all off at the end of the month, I'm going on vacation!

The title of this post is not in reference to my excitement about the month of October but to an awesome $13 bottle of wine I drank last night with my Mom, her boyfriend and my sister. A 2008 Shiraz from Australia, this wine was a big hit. It was versatile and full bodied with a soft juicy palate. I bought it because of the gorgeous picture on the bottle. Turns out Woop Woop is Outback slang for "middle of nowhere." My mom put together a delicious spread upon mine and Leah's arrival.An appetizer plate of thinly sliced Assiago cheese, olives, roasted garlic, olive oil and slices of toasted wheat ciabatta.For dinner she prepared ziti in a chunky homemade tomato basil sauce with Trader Joe's chicken sausages, peppers and onions. For dessert a homemade apple crisp with vanilla ice cream, made with locally harvested Courtland Apples. We are on Cape this weekend to celebrate my Mom's very belated birthday (which was September 17th) and to help her put on a yard sale!In between selling our quality wares we feasted on this beautiful lunch platter. 

I was particularly proud of my nature made clothing boutique. $1 per item!