The last raised beds to harvest for this season were all the sweet potatoes. That in itself was quite the job, with the largest frame full of vines and the two smaller metal beds too. Plus, we had two

It was a beautiful day to head out to the local apple farm to get enough apples to make applesauce, pie filling, and freeze some for baking. I bought two 1/2-bushel bags, which would be more than I need,

Last Friday I invited my husband's brother and his wife over for a Lasagna dinner. I had a large pot of sauce on the stove from harvesting so many Roma tomatoes, and a large pan of lasagna in the freezer.

As the years fly by, gardening has become a little bit tougher on the body. Not that it's too hard, but when you pass the 70 and 80 mark, it's time to make some changes. This post is my gardening journal

When the sweet potato vines are taking over the entire raised bed, it is time to harvest some of them to enjoy for dinner. Sweet Potato Vine in Coconut Milk 1 large bunch sweet potato greens 1 tablespoon

I will start with dinner first. A simple and easy way to make chicken nuggets is to cut them into chunks, either breast or thighs. Dip them in beaten eggs, and toss them into flour with cornstarch added.

Practically all the tomato plants are done with blight and yellowing leaves. It's time to harvest what is left on the plants and pull them out. You can see that they are dying down for the season. I really

It was such a warm, sunny day and a great time to give all of Mika's toys a bath. I don't like putting them into the dryer; hanging them on the line is a must. Her favorite, of course, is Curious George.

Rearing the Monarch Butterflies for the summer is over for this year. The last three chrysalis cracked open, and the butterflies emerged. This male was the last one to hatch. I woke up in the morning to

The gardens are winding down for the most part here in western N.Y. Yet the sunflowers are in full swing, ready to ring in the fall season. I may have shown that this sunflower was a volunteer that reached

We grow seedlings, plant them out into the garden, and before we know it, we are ripping it all out. We put it in, we take it out! This has to be the first year in my entire life where keeping up with

Occasionally, we purchase large Butterball Turkey Breasts to cook, not only for dinner, but to carve the meat off for our dog, Mika. She loves turkey, and it is so much healthier for her than purchasing

The zucchini plants are slowing down. I found two large ones hiding under the leaves and decided to make bread with them. I removed all the large seeds and pulpy center before shredding the zucchini. Zucchini

When the Jalapeno peppers start to come on strong in the garden, it's time for another round of my favorite bread. You might think it would be too hot to enjoy with all those bits of pepper, but it does

I bet you're busy either starting your vegetable gardens or you are in full harvesting mode like I am. This week the peppers finally started getting color on them, and it was time to start preparing them

Thunderstorms and heavy rain rolled through two days this week. All of a sudden, the sun came out, and the rain was just a mist. I knew that there had to be a rainbow somewhere in the eastern sky. I ran

I had planted a lot of zinnias all around the yard this year, and oh my, I have so many bees gathering pollen from them than ever before. I don't know where they go, or if they colonize, but there are

I thought there would be one more day before two of the chrysalis hatched. It was pouring rain when I woke up and found these two sitting at the bottom of the cage. I hung the cage on the back porch for

This is by far my favorite type of Hydrangea. I mean, look at the size of those flowers. I had taken enough photos throughout the spring and summer that I thought I'd share them with you today. This was

Even in the bird world, couples stick together, even if it's bathing time. These sparrows are enjoying taking a nice dip in the little water feature next to my pond. I put this together hoping that the