I wrote earlier about having apples, pears, and peaches in abundance. I am slowly getting everything off the dining room table and the refrigerator. I am happy to report that there is no more fruit on the floor around the table. The apples are good keepers and good eaters. The apples that are not being…
When the Cub Scout meeting was over tonight, the Harvest Moon was low, large, and yellow. By the time we found a good spot to “catch the moon,” it was high, small, and white. This is the best shot we got. Kind of fun. Our freecycled deep freezer is kaput. Unsure what to do at…
I have a bushel of peaches in my dining room. They are leftover from a canning marathon yesterday. Over 50 quarts and a dozen pint jars of peaches, plus half a dozen pints of peach jam. I have decided to bake peach goods, for freezing. I think the garage is cold enough to turn the…
The day is cool.I embrace it! Slugs, be gone. (Hearty thank you to Laura for gifting me with even more magnetic poetry sequel words! They are awesome!) I’ve scattered coffee grounds and pulverized egg shells around the green beans to keep the slugs from entering the bean area. I can’t bring myself to killing them.…
My fall garden success may just be dream this year. Unlike other years, slugs are into my beans and lettuce. So I’m possibly out of business. It’s getting a little cold out to start planting all over again. Drat.