Saturday offered the perfect weather for a long drive to enjoy the fall colors. We stopped at a local favorite, the Tin Trout, to enjoy a light lunch before continuing our journey. We will visit again with bigger appetites. The chef is Kirsten Mitchell, featured in many publications and one of North Carolina’s most coveted chefs.
I wore layers to remove as necessary as the day warmed up. Similar if not, the same items are in these links. Jacket – Sweater – Scarf – Jeans – Shoes – Bag. The perfect lip color to wear with this jacket is Plum (True Berry) here. (Shopping links may allow me to earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.)
We ordered a couple of appetizers to share, including the cornbread skillet, smoked trout, blue cheese, and pimento cheese dips. Everything was delicious!
We traveled along the Blue Ridge Parkway to enjoy these spectacular views along with thousands of other folks.
Perfect, casual outfit for a lunch & afternoon Autumn outing! Hard to see yr sweater. Is it camel or another color?
The sweater is gray (Hthr Smoke).
Buon pomeriggio Susan, anche qui in Italia, il viola è il colore del momento, a Bologna tutte le Signore eleganti indossano qualcosa di viola. Naturalmente ti sta molto bene. Buona settimana.
Lovely Autumn pictures! So glad you were able to capture the Tynecastle picture; I love the rock work.
Y’all (my Southern talk) had plenty of traffic to contend with! Wish I were there:)
Have a great day!
We have enjoyed a beautiful fall in Colorado this year. No early snow. The past two years we did have an early snow and the no beautiful colors. So, this year we’ve enjoyed every single day. Thank you for sharing. The Tynecastle is beautiful. I’ve added it to our list of things to see when we travel your direction (hopefully next year).
Pretty outfit on you. LOVE the purple jacket. Thanks for the pretty fall pics.
OMG- was the parkway really that crowded?! Looks kind of miserable, although if you’re going slowly, you get to enjoy the view more, I guess.
I think everyone is happy to have some crispness to the air and to be getting out the warmer clothes. You look great!
Yes, indeed. The Parkway was backed up for miles, bumper to bumper all the way, but everyone was smiling and enjoying the beauty.
How glorious! Love the purple jacket.
Wow! The fall colours are just glorious. And I love your jacket.
I enjoy hearing about you weekend adventures and love the photos. Thank you.
Love the purple jacket and the scenery is fabulous!!!
I’d like to give you a suggestion that my friend and I have discovered. Now that we are both retired we take our road trips during the week. #1-less traffic, #2-fewer people in restaurants, & sometimes even gas prices are less.
Thank you for the suggestion. Mr. Mickey still works during the week for his daughter.
Susan, I love following your blog. I just ordered the sweater. How do you store it? I usually fold and stack my sweaters but then end up messing up the stack looking for a specific one! Can it be hung on a padded hanger? Thank you so much!
I hang the lightweight sweaters inside out on a felted hanger. Inside out means the shoulder bumps are going down and will relax with your body heat in a few minutes. This way, I don’t have to steam every sweater before I wear it.
Beautiful fall colors!
Really liking the haircut and style!
Have you considered the straighter legs with the booties? I’m wanting to give it a shot – not sure what kind of jeans, and insist on warmth.
Looks like you’re truly having a great time.
Beautiful tree foliage this time of year in Pacific Northwest.
Bootcut jeans work better with booties; straight legs tend to bunch up over the top. So I wear my straight-leg jeans with loafers or oxfords.
Thank you. I miss the fall colors living in Houston. Your jacket color is great!
Jennifer
Beautiful pictures! I have always wanted to drive the Blueridge parkway. I had no idea that traffic is that bad. The colors are fabulous!
Susan, you look adorable in that outfit! Thank you for sharing it.
Beautiful fall colors….I live close to the blue ridge parkway in Asheville, NC….are you close! Love the color of your jacket!
Lovely!
You live well, Susan!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. I live in California and we don’t get the beautiful color changing.
Sandy N.
Susan, you always look gorgeous and well put-together, and your blogs are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your style tips.
As usual, you are stunningly exquisite. Also, the scenery pulls me back to the region from whence I came. It all is so nostalgic. Thank you for this post. Have a lovely week.
Beautiful, miss the fall colors living in Florida now….
love to see the delicious food you two enjoy!
Beautiful Fall colors! I’m not sure if it’s the right link for similar shoes??
My shoes are about four years old. The closest style of oxfords I could find are linked.
Susan, one of my favorite restaurants has fried pimento cheese balls as an appetizer. It is served with fig jam or ranch dressing. This sounds unusual but is delicious. I love hearing about the places you two go and the food you order.
I love your inspiring fashion posts. And I do love that jacket on you.
Hi Susan,
Oh wow what gorgeous scenery. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Thank you for these splendid photos. We just returned home to Houston after a week in North Carolina. After three days in Asheville, we drove to Johnson City for lunch at Label (the most delicious sweet potato fries ever!) and then to Beech Mountain. On Sunday we drove to Blowing Rock, waited 2 hours to be seated for lunch and then went to The Blowing Rock. Now I understand why so many people were in the town–they must have gotten off the Blue Ridge Parkway to eat. I’m so glad we didn’t get on it. We did enjoy lots of beautiful color and renewed our love for this part of the country. You are fortunate to be able to soak up this beauty whenever you decide to take a road trip.
Gorgeous pictures of fall!
Thank you for reminding us to enjoy the beautiful changing colors.
What a beautiful drive! The castle looks so interesting, can you tell us the history on this? Your outfit looks great. Thanks for sharing.
I believe it is now a Real Estate office, but I couldn’t find much information about the history of the building. Many Scottish-inspired buildings are in the same area. Read more about where it all started here.
I love reading all of your posts and whenever possible I try to let them guide me when I make purchases. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us 🙂
Great post! We were in Blowing Rock for a few days the end of September. It was beautiful and still pretty warm. We’ve been there in October and the leaves are amazing.
Brilliant colours. Thanks for sharing
The outfit that you are wairing is one of my favorite color combos….it looks great on you!!