The Joy of Homemaking

Posted by Jenni on August 30th, 2008 in Gardening

Hey wait a minute, I thought summer was just getting going? Don’t we still have another month or two? It’s September I know, but my garden is still wanting more sun. Last week we had a LOT of rain and wind and colder weather and I went out the other day to check on my garden (between the heavy rains) and was sad to see that my one tomato plant that was in full bloom and bearing a lot of fruit, was completely dead. It’s still got a little bit of fruit that I can pick this weekend but that will be it. So sad, but I got my money’s worth for sure, and was able to bless a few families with the fruit as well.

Here are my pumpkins, I’m hoping that we get a little more sun to make sure they can mature and ripen. They are so pretty even if they don’t ripen :)  There are rumors that we will have an Indian Summer but after these two weeks of tons of rain, I will believe it when I see it!

And we have tons of corn!  I don’t know if they will continue to ripen if we don’t get more sunshine, I will have to see. It’s been a hard year for a successful garden, a late start and an early end. But it’s been a learning experience and I will definitely do it again next year with a year of successful gardening under my belt.

So let the fall come, I actually really look forward to the fall season it means that our baby is coming soon. I especially love apple season, I will forever have the emotionally charged memory of the smell of cooking apple butter filling the house connected with the labor and birth of our sweet Eamon. Who knows, maybe the week I’m expecting this new one I will get up the energy to make a bunch of applesauce. I also love all the changes that fall brings, the colorful changing leaves, the harvest season, pumpkins and pumpkin pie, and all the lovely warm soups and hearty meals I find myself preparing for our family. Good times.