Last week I took one too many nature walks, apparently, so I've been paying for it these last few days. Was it worth it? Well, the jury is still out on that, but I did get some lovely fall photos at least. I can still enjoy a good "walktoberfest" because the colors are changing quickly …
I've been putting off doing the final fall cleanup out there, mostly because I'm the queen of procrastinating and also because it's not as much fun as it sounds. It's definitely not as fun as, say, making pumpkin puree which will later be turned into pumpkin cookies, bread, pies and muffins... Still, I'm running out …
It has been such a weird year. We should be well into sweater and warm boot season and past our harvest time but yesterday we were still out there digging up more potatoes and gathering ears of corn. We've been watching the forecast and letting the corn go as long as possible, which has paid …
Things are still quite busy here at our little homestead. We picked the last of the onions and carrots yesterday and began cleanup of those beds (whew!). Today and tomorrow we'll tackle the potatoes and corn hopefully. Not only do we have the corn patch in the back of the property but someone (a bird? …
After an unmercifully hot summer, fall has finally arrived! Hooray!! It is such a relief and also a bit surprising because we should be having our first frost right about now yet so far there is no sign of it. Sure, the mornings are chilly but the daytime highs are still in the 70s and …
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