September, It's In the Bag, Too!

Last night our land was illuminated by a beautiful, harvest moon. Imagine our grandparents harvesting grain, corn, etc. by the light of the moon, working long hours during the day & into the wee hours of the morning...I neglected to get my camera out (sorry!), but you probably saw it, too.

Speaking of harvesting, we usually plant about 12 tomato plants, 4 grape tomatoes, 4 Roma tomatoes and 4 beef steak to ensure that our harvest is plentiful. Well, it is plentiful again, and so I have been canning tomatoes by the "oven" method. It is very easy just to peel, put into jars & pop into the oven & forget for 24 hours. When we open them during the winter, we can taste and smell our "summer in a jar!"

Our biggest project has been our kitchen...& we are nearing completion, as the crown and window molding are all that remains. I do have a couple of boxes to unpack, but that is minor and will get them done shortly. It was a lengthy project and we did all the labor ourselves. We are absolutely in love with it...the sun and moon light streamed through because we took out a wall that blocked some of that previously. Although Dale has an eye for a finished project, I really don't. I have to pick things out very carefully & consider all angles. I must admit, with Dale's expertise & my careful planning, we did well.

Now, realizing that September is gone...yard work is about done and it is time to turn into the direction of fall and all that has to offer...like the harvest moon and a good book! Any suggestions?

Where has the time gone

Wow, it's hard to believe that fall is here in full force. Where has the summer gone. I'm really beginning to believe that the older you get, the faster time flies. I've been at my new job for 5 months already. It's going very well and I'm learning something new every day. Nursing is a lot more stressful than I ever imagined, but the more I work, the more comfortable it gets. My summer has been filled with my friends weddings and I have another one in 2 weeks in Duluth. I guess I'm officially at that wedding age that everyone talks about. I hope everyone is doing wonderful!

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