It's now very evident that I can't compete with Jessica's blog regarding that little fire-cracker Ellie..so, I'm not even going to attempt to.. Both Jennifer and I have to realize we take the back seat when it comees to the daily antics and progression of Miss Ellie Young, and we are both happy to do so..after all, as the saying goes, "You are only young once".
So, with that said, I will return back to my boring but extremely content world of being a grandma, gardening and enjoying life one day at a time.
With the chill in the air today, it naturally gets me thinking of winter. I thought I would share a picture of some of the bounty from my garden this summer. All in all it was a very productive summer. I spent alot of time and sweat on keeping things up and running (growing) and enjoyed every minute of it. I have spent a fair amount of time canning and putting things away for this winter. Nothing like the feeling of having good farm food available when the snow is flying..a nice hot bowl of chili, made with my tomatoes, onions, garlic and peppers. There is something about the weather turning that makes you just want to snuggle in, put bread in the oven and bake cookies...all of which are great for my diabetes. Oh well, ya have to go somehow, why not a foot or a toe at a time....not funny, really.
So, I hope you enjoy the couple of pictures below...and remember, if you get a hankering for some farm fresh food this winter, come on over, there is always plenty for all!
Until next time,,,,,MOM
I spent about a hour staging this picture...I think it could almost be the cover of "Dutiful Farm Wife Journal" don't you think. If you can pick them out there is tomatoes, pickles, grape jelly, peach jam, garlic, onions, shallots, carrots, herbs, apples, kohlrabi, walnuts tomatoes and some flowers from my beds.
This is a shot of the new Clematis "Piniculata" I planted this spring, putting on quite a show already....
This is a new piece of garden sculpture I purchased at the Brucemore Garden show this spring, I have named her "Belvedere"...quite unusual don't you think?? She rocks very gracefully in the wind.
