September 6, 2009

September Garden

After a few weeks off, the roses are back!

The basil has been fabulous in spaghetti sauce and salad!
If only my gardening pal were here to eat the new berry-berries!
Red celebrity tomatoes, with plenty of green still to ripen!
Raspberries! There were more, but I confess, I ate them!
Jalepeno peppers--awesome in salsa!

The zucchini is looking a little worse for the wear, but still producing. After being in McCall last week for 6 days, we came home to 6 arm-sized zucchini. But I found good homes for them all!
Butternut squash--not quite ready, but close!
Victoria grape tomatoes--perfect for popping in your mouth!
Grapes are close, too. They look great on one side, but the other is still green. A few more weeks ought to do it!
The zinnia are as tall, or taller than I am!
The new white peach tree had a single peach on it. We picked it tonight and ate it--it was delicious!
I also still have some green beans, but by September, they're not a pretty picture!

September is always a bittersweet month in the garden. In some ways, I'm ready for it to be over so I can move inside to other projects, like quiltmaking. In other ways, it's tough. I won't have another decent tomato til next July. No more fresh green beans or zucchini! But it's not over til the frost hits, or at least til I forget to cover everything one night. It's been a great gardening year!

Sunday in Moscow

a little reesie hug is always worth it!
Last week when we were up in McCall with JAM, we figured it would be worth the 3 hour one way drive to Moscow to see little R and her parents. We got there about 11:45, so we rescued R from the last 15 minutes of church and took her home. So much fun!

Here's a little dress I made for her. It's a little big, but soon it will fit.
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