It’s almost the end of a very good thing, Friends. Over the last weekend I tore some exhausted, withery plants out of our veggie garden, but not before we had lots of this:
Poor tomatoes. Half dead, but still bringing the goods to the table. And so they stay, leaning as far as they can over their cages.
This summer we had lots of lettuce. I planted a lot of it just in case and it took off. But. I saw a slug on a lettuce leaf once at some point during the summer. It’s funny how impossible that is to forget, try as you may. Will I plant it again next year?
*slugs*
It’s hard to say. I can imagine some mixed-bag package of seeds will have me hook, line, & sinker come spring. Maybe I’ll stick to lettuce in planters. They look good & are closer to the kitchen than the back garden. Hmm..
Our fall favorite is always the raspberries. And guess what, the nephew completely agrees. Such a smart kid. It’s amazing how fast they fly down his little hatch.
We’ve been getting big bowlfuls like this every other day for over a week, but with cold weather coming you just never know how much longer we have. Our freezer is loaded. Not with jam, mind you. I freeze the berries for smoothies & fruit sauce (hello, crepes!).
Oh by the way, I just saw on our calendar that last year we picked raspberries on October 27. Doesn’t that sound crazy? (Umm, don’t think I can’t hear you – “yeah, crazy that you recorded it.”)
Juanita said:
It was so fun to see your great garden and monstrous raspberry bush up close and personal. And to watch those berries disappear in a little boy’s mouth. It was so fun to see you up close and personal!! Enjoy your last days of Fall.
Suzanne said:
Yeah!!! Your visit was a definite bright spot in a c-r-a-z-y week. 🙂
I hope the rest of your trip was as much fun! Love to all of you..
And you can tell Iris that yesterday I was just craving some “MEAT” and thought of her. 🙂
Kristina Gulino said:
Mmmmm raspberries! I love the little changes you’ve made to the blog too. Nice Nice!
Suzanne said:
Thanks, Kristina!
I’d pass some raspberries your way if you were nearby! 🙂
Grace InAZ (@GraceInAZ1) said:
Mmmmmm those raspberries look yummy! Hugs, GraceinAZ
Suzanne said:
They are! Too bad I can’t share them with you! 🙂
lifeinspicyland said:
Your photos are beautiful! So happy to discover your blog as well, thank you for the introduction!
We also had a tree come down this summer – although not nearly the scale of yours – what an ordeal. I never realized trees were so expensive and such an undertaking….until we were the homeowner with one in our backyard.
On one other related note – my kitty Milo went in for a routine teeth cleaning (about seven years ago) and wound up with 10 teeth taken out. Aaackk! I felt like such a horrible feline parent, but I learned it was due to some genetic mouth/gum issues I couldn’t have prevented, brush as I might. He seems to have bounced back quite robustly and he holds his own at the food dish. 😉
Suzanne said:
Wow, trees and cats, we definitely have a lot in common. 🙂
I’m glad to hear your cat recovered, our is pretty much back to her normal self which makes me feel a little less horrible. Ha. It’s weird how pathetic they seem the second they’re not in control of their situation. It’s awful!
Anyway, it’s nice to “meet” you!
videogamegal said:
Very impressed by your green thumb! Our little apartment garden this year was ravaged by squirrels 😦
Suzanne said:
Ooh! I hate it cute little animals ruin everything. My worst garden enemy is the cutest little bunny you’ve ever seen. What can you do? 🙂
Matti said:
Awe man, you brought back some fab childhood memories of eating bucket loads of raspberries. We had red, yellow, black, and blue varieties we grew in lower Wisconsin. Yellow were the sweetest and my fav. Matti
Suzanne said:
Yellow! That sounds really pretty! I’ve seen them but never thought about growing them. I’ll have to think about that..
I have lots of childhood memories with picking raspberries too, maybe that’s part of why I’m so thrilled to have them now. You know how that works. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
Nicole Marie said:
I love raspberries! Enjoy them while they last! 🙂
Suzanne said:
Yes! We’re trying! I think you’d be grossed out if you saw the amount I plowed through yesterday. I try not to visualize it. 🙂
Good thing they’re good for us!
Stella's style said:
ahhh so jealous! I want to have a garden too! Everything looks so delicious!
Ps, thanks for your comment – made me very happy!
Suzanne said:
Go for it! They’re always room at least for a container garden of some sort, right? 🙂
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂