We spent part of yesterday harvesting what was left of the apples (Liberty) and the winter squashes. I have one zucchini with about a 6” fruit on it and blooms galore, but we got down to 29 last night and everything is frosted this morning, so I’m not counting on much from here on out.
Still have some ‘Good Mother Stallard’ beans to pick (they don’t all dry at the same time) and our Popcorn (’Puffy Pop’) will need to be harvested and dried inside this season - Beau got it in too late. He found an ear of sweet corn that he missed with exactly ONE kernel of corn on the entire cob - he wanted to show me, but the puppies swiped it before he could, LOL!
The Box Elder Bugs and the FAKE Ladybugs have breathed their last, so just some more sweeping up to do where they are concerned. So HAPPY that plague is over for the season!
Diana, I thought of you yesterday. I had an opportunity to go thrifting for “new” clothes yesterday. Found some comfy sweatshirts and long sleeved blouses for bopping around the house in. One top is nice enough and in good enough shape to wear to church!
When I get that urge to update my wardrobe, thrifting is my way to go lately. Nobody knows it’s second hand but me. I don’t spend a lot of money, and look for good brands.
Now to get rid of some of the things I’m not getting “joy” from!
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. " -F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer
All picked and ready for cider and pies! We did not grow squash or apples, but in the fall growing up my father would load everyone in the car on Sundays and we would drive out in the country. He would buy a bushel of butternut squash and one or two of Apples and bring them home and they would sit on the porch until my mother cooked them or made applesauce.
I never raised shelling beans. You are fortunate to have some acreage!
“Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” Delia Owens
"The Box Elder Bugs and the FAKE Ladybugs have breathed their last, so just some more sweeping up to do where they are concerned. So HAPPY that plague is over for the season!"
I pulled off the covers and only lost a few tips of basil. Should be good for a week at least! Your drifts of boxelder bugs are great food for your worms! Free food for your compost pile detritivors or worm farm!