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Last Updated: 8:00 PM GMT on November 15, 2009
— Last Comment: 8:22 PM GMT on November 15, 2009
Hello everyone and welcome to another blog.
A long couple of weeks behind us, and I don't think anyone will be sorry to see Season™ come to an end. With an ElNino winter ahead of us, we have a different weather season to prepare for...but those thoughts and ideas are for greater minds than my own. The morning when Ida was far to my west, I was able to grab the one sunrise this summer, worth photographing. Of course the pic does not do it justice. These colors lasted less than three minutes.  Although breezy, to downright windy at times, my neighbor decided to have a garage sale. I couldn't resist, but went with no money in my pocket. As luck would have it, though, I found something I couldn't live without- an amazing handmade tablecloth. My neighbor, an elderly gentleman, told me his mother had made it. She had made many tablecloths and doilies in the sixties and early seventies, he said, and this was one of many he had in a pile for sale. His mother lived her whole life in Tampa, FL, where he had been raised. She passed on in summer of '05. I was afraid to ask what he wanted for it.   I examined it thoroughly, for any stains, rips, or needlework that had come loose. It was PERFECT. And for those of you who do needlepoint, this was not cross stitch material, remember it was made between 1965-1975. I think she made it just for me. I ran home and grabbed five dollars, and now I am proud to share it with all of you.  Now to the outdoors- boy things sure grow slow in the fall. The broccoli is growing, I guess, but I honestly doubt I'll have any for Christmas dinner.   The carrots look good, and I probably will pull all eight of them for Christmas.  Grapefruit coming along as well, maybe a dozen. Probably won't be ready till at least January.  Ahh, tomatoes. Previously I had said that I had no idea what kind these were, but these are definitely the MoneyMaker standards, lucky me. They are indeterminates, which means they will just keep growing vinelike everywhere. But I am trimming them like crazy, and giving them support (panty-hose support!) so there might be fresh tomatoes on the table for Christmas, too.  By trimming excess leaves and removing the new growth, the plant puts most of it's energy into fruit production. At last count, there were thirty-five tomatoes on this plant.  The only romaine seed I had left! Granted it's not fifty-eight heads of romaine this time, just one, but it's better than nothing.  Planted some spinach babies I had grown from seed, as well. You can see the tomato in the far left.  One more volunteer- jalepeno peppers. Pulled them all up last spring, but a cluster popped up from seed. Even though we don't eat them, I had to nurture them. I'll find someone to give them to.  Many thoughts and prayers to those in the Mid-Atlantic states that have suffered damage and property loss. We can only hope that this will not be a prelude to our coming winter. Still, a reminder to the rest of us as the holiday season approaches, to be thankful for all that we have. Blessings and peace to all posters and visitors.
11-08-09- Closing for now, will re-open after this is over. Will have brandy-new pics (Yay!), same old inane drivel(Boo!) probably some skwerls and nuts, gardening and what-not...you know, the usual. Oh- and an amazing story about a tablecloth. Blessings to all my loved ones- and remember what M'Queen said:WE.Hi everyone, and welcome to November. Gardening at this time of year, is very different than in Spring. Not only does the weather seem to confuse the plants, b...
Hi everyone, and thank you for visiting.With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, thoughts turn to cooking, baking, candy-making and gift-giving. They all go hand-in-hand for me. Every other year, the pecan trees are loaded. This is one of the loaded years, so it's time to stock up. If just one pie, or one batch of spiced nuts were enough, it might be cost-effective. But since I usually go through two to four gallon-sized bags of them, it's simply che...
Hi everyone, and thank you for visiting.With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, thoughts turn to cooking, baking, candy-making and gift-giving. They all go hand-in-hand for me. Every other year, the pecan trees are loaded. This is one of the loaded years, so it's time to stock up. If just one pie, or one batch of spiced nuts were enough, it might be cost-effective. But since I usually go through two to four gallon-sized bags of them, it's simply che...
Hello everyone and welcome to a new blog! From earthquakes, sci-fi poodles, singing cats and late-night lurkers, I think that blog was done. Mother Nature played a big trick, even though it was expected. Low temps dropped down to the mid-forties, and are expected to hover there for most of this week. Dry weather has filtered in, and this area, as well as most of northern Florida, is expected to be under a Fire Weather Watch for the next four or five days. Autumn is ...
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