It's fall, and that means...
Mother Nature is putting on a beautiful show.
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| The hills behind my house. The view from my house is actually blocked by pine trees, so I have to walk next door to see it. |
I'm getting the last of the harvest in and putting up pesto (before the basil gets frosted, since it is the most delicate thing in the garden) and applesauce (since my trees are loaded with apples this year).
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| Pesto ingredients and one small cat who is not allowed on the counter. Yes, that's Luna. Yes, she's still here. That's a discussion for another blog post. The lemon is my secret ingredient. |
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| Finished pesto. Most of it will go into the freezer to bring a spark of summer glory in the midst of winter. |
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| The apples on the right are Golden Delicious. The apples on the left are a mystery apple. The trees long predate my buying the house--14 years ago--and this tree never gave me apples until this year. Go figure. |
And tearing down the garden. That means dismantling the pond fountain and filter (a slimy, wet, and unpleasant job), planting next year's garlic with the help of pal Ellen, and clearing and covering the beds.
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| Dying tomato plants on the left. They'll come out soon. Brussels Sprouts. More tomatoes to the right mixed in with the asparagus ferns which still have to be clipped back. |
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| The pond |
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| This guy was supervising. |
Fall also means that it is time for another newsletter! If you haven't signed up yet, you should do it right away, since I'm hoping it will go out at the beginning of the week. There is going to be all sorts of fun news that my newsletter readers get to hear first. You can use the form at the top left of the blog, or this link:
NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
I usually only send out about four newsletters a year (seasonally, more or less), although there may be a few extra in the coming months as the new books come out. Did you realize that it is only five weeks until
VEILED MAGIC comes out on November 17th? Eek! If you want, you can preorder and it will be automatically delivered to you on the day! (It is an ebook only, but if you don't have an ereader, you can download a free app and read it on your computer.)
Also, be sure to check back here often in the next five weeks (or, you know, sign up to get email notifications when there is a new blog post) because I am about to go into SUPER GIVEAWAY MODE. And you don't want to miss what's coming up...
Happy fall! What's it like where you are?
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It's hot, dry, and dusty. Like summer, except with shorter days and nights that actually cool down, so that's something.
ReplyDeleteWe planted our winter veggie garden and cleaned fountains and ponds today, too. Sadly, there was no froggy supervisor.
I've got quite a few. I'll send you one :-)
DeleteWarm, thank heavens, because we just drove to SLC and back. But on a good note, I found your book Everyday Witchcraft. A third of the way through it already.
ReplyDeleteWarm, thank heavens, because we just drove to SLC and back. But on a good note, I found your book Everyday Witchcraft. A third of the way through it already.
ReplyDeleteYay! Enjoy!
DeleteIt was sunny but cool here today. A perfect autumn day in my opinion!
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Here too. We are supposed to have another couple of days of reasonable warmth and then a cold front is going to move in.
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